Category Archives: Writing About Games

Well Hello There

Posted on August 18, 2019 by Ian

It’s been a minute, which is more and more common between posts lately, much to my frustration. Full time day jobs, depression, and exhaustion are a pain and a half. But a quick summary of what’s been going on!

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(Animal) Crossing Back Over Into New Leaf

Posted on June 9, 2019 by Ian

I picked up my copy of Animal Crossing: New Leaf for the first time in ages this week. I bought it when I went to visit my family this last Christmas, and didn’t play it much after I got back. … Continue reading →

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The Best Cons Require a Team

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Ian

All the best cons require a team. I mean, just look at Leverage. No one of the characters could have pulled off the heists they did without help from the others. Same with Ocean’s 11 and its sequels, and Ocean’s … Continue reading →

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Let’s Play Max Payne: Episode 1

Posted on March 8, 2019 by Ian

Hey everyone! I recorded a Let’s Play for Max Payne. At least the first episode of one. The game is super-melodramatic, to a ridiculous degree, so you get to experience a lot of painful (or funny, depending) writing in this … Continue reading →

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Vampyr (2018) Review

Posted on February 25, 2019 by Ian

Vampyr A Beautiful Mess Platform Played On: PC Developer: DONTNOD Publisher: Focus Home Entertainment Year Released: 2018 Vampyr wants to be a lot of things. An action-RPG with branching combat styles. A deep story game with important moral choices that … Continue reading →

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Gameboy Camera Zooming and Peripheral Bit Rot

Posted on June 4, 2018 by Ian

In very cool, very retro news, a photographer named Bastiaan Ekeler made a zoom lens for his Gameboy Camera. It’s a very impressive modification, letting him take full-frame shots of objects as far away as the Moon. There’s something incredibly … Continue reading →

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Neat Gaming News!

Posted on May 21, 2018 by Ian

A round-up of some of the gaming news I’ve seen recently that is very, very cool. To me, the coolest kid. >_>;; Xbox Adaptive Controller from Microsoft A controller that’s made from the ground-up to be customized by people with … Continue reading →

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Have Fire, Will Travel: Destructive Mistakes

Posted on November 21, 2017 by Ian

When last we left K’lathan the Argonian, my avatar for this little journey, he’d just crashed in Whiterun overnight after a long and arduous journey from Riverwood, after almost being eaten by a dragon in Helgen. He’s delivered his message. … Continue reading →

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Have Fire, Will Travel: Part 1

Posted on September 19, 2017 by Ian

At the encouragement (read: fun stories) of some friends in a Slack I’m in, I decided to jump back into Skyrim. (The Special Edition, on PC, and unmodded, for those of you keeping score at home.) And what better way … Continue reading →

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Ian Reads World of Darkness: Chapter 5: Merits

Posted on May 16, 2014 by Ian

Today for Ian Read Worlds of Darkness, we talk about Chapter 5: Merits!  Does a Stunt by any other name smell just as sweet?  We’ll find out! Hey everyone!  Sorry this post is so late.  I spent a lot of … Continue reading →

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