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Category Archives: Games
Doom 3 – All mouth, no trousers
While I was off last week I had a loan of Doom 3. What a load of old pants. While it’s a joy to look at, and the graphics are DAMN good, the gameplay is disappointing. Sorry. Did I just … Continue reading
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MMORPFPSG
OK – here is the idea that is going to make me millions. Or rather, it would if I could get the credit for it. But remember – you heard it here first. Unless you heard it elsewhere. We’ve all … Continue reading
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Scary Monsters
Doom 3 demo. Got it installed at the weekend. Got the graphics working last night after our video night. Had the piss scared out of me. Really. Now I’ve seen some scary films and read some scary books and played … Continue reading
Morrowind: First Impressions
Morning, campers… After having a sly day off yesterday, and spending an enjoyable afternoon in the pub, I thought I’d bore you all to tears with what I got up to. There was a successful trip to Static for some … Continue reading
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Massive Update
Wow – it’s been ages since I wrote anything here, and I decided that it was time for a big update of whats been happening in my world. This goes doubly now that I am also being syndicated over at … Continue reading
You’re standing in a cave. The available exits are…
After a long (make that a looooooonnnnnnng) amount of time I’ve finally re-installed TADS (the Text Adventure Development System) on the pc at home. And I ve actually started using it. So far, using a map I created the last … Continue reading
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Condition Zero
I bowed into a bit of pressure from some guys at work the other day, and decided to give Counter Strike: Condition Zero a go. I’ve been having so much fun playing Enemy Territory with the LUGRadio guys, but sometimes … Continue reading
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Unnecessary Requirements
Recently I, and more particularly Heather, have been enjoying the delights of Bomberclone, a clone of the classic Bomberman game. To be honest, it’s a great little game, with cool graphics, and funny sound effects. And it’s addictive as hell. … Continue reading
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Review: Return to Castle Wolfenstein (Part 2)
(see also Part One) Ok – that game is now over, so it is time to write some final reflections in full reflecto-vision. To add to my cons list from before, I would add Zombies – they are particularly annoying, … Continue reading
I did it
Oh yes. I did it. Return to Castle Wolfenstein is now complete!!!!! Part 2 of my review will arrive shortly (once my hands have stopped shaking). mrBen
Review: Return to Castle Wolfenstein (part 1)
Given that I am coming into the last few levels of Return to Castle Wolfenstein (RtCW) I thought I would begin my review of the game now, and then write the second part once it is done. For those of … Continue reading
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Finally getting an answer
As many of you will know, I have been playing Enemy Territory for a few weeks now, and thoroughly enjoying it. So much so, that I decided I wanted a copy of Return to Castle Wolfenstein, the single-player game upon … Continue reading
Icewind Dale – Brrr, it’s cold out there
The game I’ve been spending all my allowed pc time on at the moment is Icewind Dale. And it’s great. But I can hear you all say: “Al, it’s an OLD game. If you must play that kind of thing … Continue reading
Half-Life2 – only half living?
I can’t say that I am a dedicated gamer by any means. I’ve always enjoyed playing computer games, but didn’t really show much promise until I hit my twenties, when suddenly I rediscovered hand-eye co-ordination, and finally completed my first … Continue reading
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ET – but no phone home
It’s been _ages_ since my last post, so I thought I would better throw something on. The last couple of days I have been thorough enjoying myself with ET – not Extra-Terrestrial but Enemy Territory. ET is an online multiplayer … Continue reading
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Doom3
Well, id Software finally released the Linux binaries for Doom3, along with a demo. Downloaded and installed last night for a bit of play. Only had 30 minutes, so didn’t get very far in, plus if I’m going to do … Continue reading
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150 locations and counting…
Okay, after a brief hiatus at work (it’s been really busy this week, I’m actually having to work for my money) I’ve managed to push the number of locations in the adventure to 150. Hopefully this afternoon I’ll have a … Continue reading
Dungeoneering for beginners
Doing some adventure game planning to keep my mind off the approaching nuptials… So with 90+ locations and a lot of them re-mapped with more details I’ll share what I’ve done location-wise. There is: a creepy forest, a mad scientist’s … Continue reading
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I’ll be a crazed killer then…
So. Here we go again. A 17 yr old boy brutally kills a 14 yr old boy and the killer’s parents blame it on the game “Manhunt”. Now they, and the victim’s parents, want to ban a whole selection of … Continue reading
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Keeping the Adventure going…
A while ago I came up with the (possibly ill-advised?) idea of creating my own text adventure game. Why? Well back in the day, when I owned a Sinclair ZX Spectrum, I loved playing text adventures and even wrote a … Continue reading
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