by LepcisMagna 
The impenetrable game to end all impenetrable games. The game that randomly generates worlds, monsters, cultures, people, events, dances, books, and more. The game that has inspired a whole subgenre of games and countless tales – involving goblins, lava, elephants, and – of course – dwarves. The game that was banned from /r/nocontext posts for just being cheating. The game the author joked was more about watching it be played than actually playing it.
Continue reading “Dwarf Fortress”by LepcisMagna 
On the one hand, this game has fairly frequent bugs (or seeming bugs) and lacks polish in a lot of places. On the other, I’ve played it for 45 of the last 60 hours. So … Tier One, I guess? Full review to follow, once I’ve completed it.
by LepcisMagna 
I have no idea what I think of this game. For that matter, I’m not sure when I will know what I think of this game. I’m only writing this because it seems like it might be tens of hours before I can really make a determination and I don’t want to be thinking of writing this impression that entire time. But I’ll do my best here for now.
Continue reading “Monster Hunter: World”by LepcisMagna 
Sekiro is a very different game from the rest of the Souls-likes, though I suppose you could say that about every From Software game. There is only one primary weapon. There is no jolly cooperation. You have a grappling hook and climbing mechanics. You can…stealth? This is a weird game.
Continue reading “Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice”by LepcisMagna 
Above, Inspector Jenks being his usual, almost excessively, debonair self. Contradiction is an FMV game along the lines of Phoenix Wright, except that you’re a police inspector and not trying to fight against the most inhumane court system imaginable.
Continue reading “Contradiction – Spot the Liar!”by LepcisMagna 
I’m still not sure I like Horizon: Zero Dawn, though I’ve played for almost 8 hours now, I’m barely out of the starting area, and I have materials enough to supply arrows for a small army.
Continue reading “Horizon: Zero Dawn”by LepcisMagna 
Kingdom Come: Deliverance is pitched as a low fantasy RPG where you play as just “a guy” in medieval times. I’m not usually one to play such games, but Bannerlord (which I still think back to, despite the faults I pointed out) made me reconsider – after all, clawing your way up from serfdom sounded vaguely interesting. Sadly, what I got was yet another “cinematic” experience with frustrating gameplay – and I didn’t even get to the combat. I suppose my run of luck with good games had to end sometime.
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“And on far-off Earth, Dr. Carlisle Perera had as yet told no one how he had wakened from a restless sleep with the message from his subconscious still echoing in his brain: The Ramans do everything in threes.”
–Rendezvous with Rama, Arthur C. Clarke
That’s classic science fiction there. And I dare say this is some classic science fiction right here.
Continue reading “Outer Wilds”by LepcisMagna 
Am I just here to play clones of Legend of Grimrock, FTL, and Dark Souls? Maybe. I don’t know any more.
Continue reading “Operencia: The Stolen Sun”by LepcisMagna 
Creating a believable and realistic speculative fiction world is a tough challenge. One false step and the whole facade falls apart.
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