What is this blog all about?

Here’s where I stick my wandering thoughts on the games I’ve played. Good, bad, it really doesn’t matter as long as its fun, right? Well, most of the time at least. One other thing you should know: Deadly Towers is not that bad a game. There, I said it.

What was your first game?

As far as I can remember, it would have had to have been the Temple of Apshai for the Apple //c. Ever since playing that game, I could never get the worlds “though art frugal” out of my head. Thanks a lot, Epyx.

Where else do I write?

Most of the older reviews, such as those under the general topic categories, can be found on Shacknews where I usually lurk and occasionally post when I have the time under the moniker, SixDemonBag. I also don’t have every review that I’ve posted listed here, as a few were solicited for use and are the property of the site, but I’ve tried to include as many of my fan based reviews as I could to try and consolidate everything in one place.

I’ve also contributed a few reviews to Primotech, a great site focused on next generation titles for the PC and consoles such as the 360, PS3, and the Wii. I’ve also written for Allgames.com under “Dungeonbuster” which I like to use as a gaming nickname because of my love for RPGs. I probably have Apshai to thank for that addiction, along with the Bard’s Tale.

In moving some of my fan reviews here, a few have also been cleaned up a bit for better clarity (i.e. grammar mistakes), or have been updated with new information that I may have found out after the fact (such as the fact that Valkyrie Profile for the PS1 has been re-released for the PSP, although I had no idea that it would be at the time I wrote the piece), partly in an effort to spark items that may be of interest to gamers that would like to know more than simply what my experience was like. I couldn’t edit some of my reviews after they had been posted, so I couldn’t correct anything that others had pointed out that weren’t so clear or were clearly wrong. I try to research as many things as possible about my facts before posting a review, but I’m only human and will correct anything pointed out.

What do you prefer to play?

I like to play anything that I think might be fun, although I definitely prefer RPGs. Near the top of the list are action and adventure titles, shooters, and the occasional RTS. Simulator-type titles like Star Wars: Tie Fighter or Freespace are also among my favorites, and there’s always the oddball title or two including some really good titles from independent devs/fans that simply love crafting their own games whether it be from Japan’s shmup scene or the Dreamcast homebrew crowd.

Les Miserables, aka,"Arm Joe" from Japan. How awesome is that?!

Console or PC?

In a perfect universe, both would resurrect titles, past and present, to fight it out in a final battle that would determine the fate of gaming for all time. Sonic would battle Kampfgruppe panzers, Mass Effect’s Shepherd would pit the Normandy against Starflight’s Spemin, and Cloud would become trapped by Mama Fratelli in the Goonies. It would be awesome. It would be beyond imagination. It would be silly as hell, and I’d love every minute of it because the gamers would win.

Hey! Where are the scores?

At least for now, I don’t have a scoring system though that might change to give readers that don’t have time to read the whole thing a chance to glance at a summary.

For now, though, no scores, just the facts. It also avoids having to explain why one game is .5 better than another title. I hate ratings in general, but I can see the practical uses of a system especially when other sites use them as a ranking method at aggregate sites. If you simply want to know what I thought about a title, you can skip to the end and read my summary. The details are there if you want to scan over them.

Have a question? Love games? Have a crush on Tails?

Curious about a review I’ve done or if I’ve played a particular title? You can send me a line at world.1.1rc at gmail dot com.