I'm really enjoying my new pathfinder character. The last two characters I've played have been either bookish-introvert-quiet, or sullen-distrustful-quiet; Viva the gnome sorceress is outgoing and ridiculously cheerful, and it's much, much easier for me to play. On Friday afternoon I found myself thinking "Oooh, in two hours I get to be someone who ( Read more... )

Chicken festival and game nights.

( Skeeetches. )

I've only watched (not played) the synthesis and control endings, because I won't consider playing synthesis and my possible-control Shepard is still stuck in ME1. That said, I have yet more thoughts on Why Synthesis Is Problimatic behind the cut.
( Beware spoilers, all ye who enter here! )

The things I shouted either at the screen, my housemate madalchemist, or twitter while playing ME3 (only up to the first tour round the Normandy, so not far).

( Spoilers for tiny stuff; nothing major )

This is reposted from my tumblr. I meant to edit it to something slightly shorter and more readable, but seeing as I haven't had time, here's the whole damn thing.This issue has come up again because of the impending release of Mass Effect 3. It brings up some interesting questions, many of which hit people very close to home and are emotional ( Read more... )

So ME3 fandom is basically like this:


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I mentioned to E last night that I hadn't actually played the demo yet, and he suggested I get on that and he'd be happy to watch. So I played the demo while giving full commentary, and he went to sleep rested his eyes, occasionally sitting up to say things like "I thought kids couldn't die in video games?"* and "Nice one," and, in a very, very ( Read more... )

Oddly enough, as an artist and musician, the two things that usually won't turn me off a game are... art. And music.

Well, that's not quite true: Artistic choices can turn me off in a heartbeat. There are games I won't play because I find the way they've chosen to portray their characters obnoxious. But rendering quality -- which is technology ( Read more... )

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when last we heard of Maeve, she'd been sent to the temple of Erathis, goddes of law and civilization... and rules. So many rules.

Item 6Sister Heronsgate ( Read more... )

item 4High Justice ( Read more... )