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Dragon Age: Origins. Done.

Gordon — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 22:22:11 +0000

I completed Dragon Age: Origins last Saturday evening, almost exactly two weeks after I purchased it (or rather traded in the PS3 version for the PC one) with a total of just under 50 hours clocked. Yep, I had a pretty intense Christmas holiday with it, exactly what I needed. I wanted a great single [...]

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Dragon Age: Origins. Done.

My Goals For Age 28

Gordon — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:00:38 +0000

Ding! Today I turn 28 years old. Having a birthday so close to the New Year is a double edged sword. It’s good in the sense that I have a solid two weeks of gifts and celebrations from Christmas until now but it sucks in the sense that I don’t have anything to look forward [...]

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My Goals For Age 28

MMO Win, RPG Fail

Gordon — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 17:00:41 +0000

MMORPGs are pretty spectacular things. When you consider the amount of effort, scope, money and time that goes into one, they are truly the giants of the gaming industry. However, as much as I love them, I don’t think they are necessarily true to their RPG heritage and perhaps calling them such is an injustice [...]

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MMO Win, RPG Fail

My MMORPG New Year’s Resolution

Gordon — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 14:27:45 +0000

It’s custom to come up with a resolution every New Year and although there’s plenty of things in my personal and professional life that I want to resolve to change, I’ve got a very specific one for MMORPGs: Play less; play more quality. It’s now 2010 and when I look back at my MMO gaming over the [...]

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My MMORPG New Year’s Resolution

I’m Your Hero, Baby

Gordon — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:50:20 +0000

I guess I’m not your average hero. When I create a character for a RPG, there are usually four golden rules that I follow: Go for the direct approach. My preferred play style is that of grabbing the biggest, meanest looking weapon I can find, walk right up to the my enemies and recklessly attack them [...]

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I’m Your Hero, Baby

I Pre-Ordered Star Trek Online

Gordon — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 22:08:08 +0000

Title says it all, frankly. Even though I’ve been feeling (and still feel) very lukewarm towards the forthcoming Star Trek Online, I decided to pre-order it anyway. It was a combination of a beta-access (even though I recall swearing I’d never beta test another game) and head-start promise and some well-received Amazon vouchers as a [...]

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I Pre-Ordered Star Trek Online

Should MMORPGs Be Simpler?

Gordon — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 20:13:18 +0000

As Tobold points out, with the release of Cataclysm Blizzard will be simplifying many of the stats that are currently in the game, including things like Spell Power, Attack Power and Defense. Check out his article for a full list. I’m in two frames of mind about the whole thing. I agree in principle with what [...]

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Should MMORPGs Be Simpler?

One Year Of We Fly Spitfires

Gordon — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 23:39:19 +0000

Not only is today Christmas Day but it also marks the first anniversary of this blog. Crazy huh? I can’t quite believe it’s been one year since I started it, it’s just passed so quickly, nor can I quite believe how popular it’s become! When I first started writing I thought I’d be lucky to [...]

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One Year Of We Fly Spitfires

Dragon Age: Origins – PC vs PS3

Gordon — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:32:45 +0000

For some reason when Dragon Age: Origins came out I got it into my head that I wanted the PS3 version instead of the PC one and even ended up waiting two weeks to get it (for some reason the PS3 version was delayed in the UK). I think at the time I thought I’d [...]

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Dragon Age: Origins - PC vs PS3

Mature MMORPGs

Gordon — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:52:29 +0000

When Age of Conan came out last year it brought something new to the MMORPG genre - blood, guts and breasts. I remember there being some controversy as people divided into two camps about it all. Some deplored the idea of grotesque combat and nudity, arguing that it glorified violence and objectified women. A highly [...]

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Mature MMORPGs