Category Archives: PC Gaming

So yeah, Sony sucked me back into Everquest; I should change the about page to remove the “recovering addict” part. In fairness, they did a good job of coming back from a very bad situation. From an outsider’s point of … Continue reading →

So, I’ve been looking for Planescape: Torment for a while now. This is the Infinity Engine RPG that always seems to come up when people start talking about Really Good RPGs.  It’s got enough of a Reputation that I’m willing … Continue reading →

Lemmings, which I’ve been ranting about lately, is not the OLDEST game on my backlog, even if it does date back to 1991. Put this way: I have memories of playing Pong at OMSI in Portland. Obviously Pong doesn’t really … Continue reading →

I’m not going to claim outright that Hard Boiled is the best action movie of all time. There are an awful lot of movies I’ve never seen, after all, so that would be unfair. I think it’s likely, though, that … Continue reading →

Scored at Goodwill tonight: Baldur’s Gate, Baldur’s Gate : Tales of the Sword Coast, Baldur’s Gate II, all for a massive $10. Boxes trashed all to heck and back, so not pictured, but discs in reasonable shape. No manuals for … Continue reading →

Or, in other words, I finished Half-life today. I was actually kind of surprised that there WAS a Big Boss Fight to wrap up the game.   I’d gotten quite used to the idea that Big Stompy Aliens weren’t for … Continue reading →

So, I’ve spent the last year going to school, losing weight, studying Japanese, and …oh, right, playing an awful lot of highly regarded games.  Being able to strip-mine the last decade or more for new-to-me titles has been quite a … Continue reading →

One of the side effects of this year’s “clear out the backlog” project has been a new appreciation for bundled software. Usually, if you get any software with a new piece of hardware (beyond, you know, the basic drivers and … Continue reading →

I really did plan to get to sleep at a reasonable time last night, but I felt really close to the end of Psychonauts and decided to see if I could finish it. And I did – granted, I was … Continue reading →