Thud and blunder, by Crom!
Meaning, as you probably guessed from the title, that I picked up Age of Conan. (“Ma’am,” says the concerned GameStop clerk as I hand him my $5 for pre-order, “you know that this is an M game?” I’m not...
View ArticleKill Ten Rats
Sanya (yes, THAT Sanya) writes about quest development in MMORPGs, and why it’s the players’ fault that you’re stuck with all those dumb “kill ten rats and bring their tails to NPC X” quests.
View ArticleThe work surpassing the creator
Ursula LeGuin has a funny essay cautioning against actually meeting the writer behind the breathtaking works of genuis that you love to read, because you might find out that the creative genius is kind...
View ArticleMonday game blogging: Dogs in the Vineyard
(Yes, I know I traditionally do reviews and media blogging on Sunday, but I was so darn busy cleaning and fixing up the house yesterday that Samwise actually stopped me to ask “You’re not about to go...
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