Tuesday, September 30th, 2008
I’ve so far spent 33 hours commandeering the Normandy and landing on uncharted galaxies, wracking up those Paragon points and reprising my role as the finest Soldier in the Alliance. I am, at the time of writing, a Level 50 Soldier, Colonist, a Sole Survivor, and have just embarked on my second play-through where I plan on being the bitch, otherwise known as Renegade (it makes far more sense; I’d be cold, heartless, and full of resentment too if my entire family was slaughtered on Mindoir).
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Tags: Dead Space, Mass Effect, Sci-Fi
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Thursday, August 21st, 2008
From as far back as I can remember I’ve had a gross dislike towards anything space related. My ex was fixated on the genre, and often I’d have to sit through episodes of Battlestar Gallactica, completely depressed and cursing myself for not investing in a second TV for the bedroom. Then there’s movies. The only sc-fi movie I’ve ever been able to stomach - and actually rather enjoyed - was 2001: A Space Odyssey, but only because I had to write an essay on it for college, otherwise I would never have given it a look-in. Unfortunately, my dislike towards anything space related even extends to video games. When people talk about KOTOR and what an accomplishment it was, all I can think about is the hugely uninspiring environment I would find myself playing in. I couldn’t even bring myself to finish Lego Star Wars! (more…)
Tags: Bioshock, Dead Space, Mass Effect, Sci-Fi
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Hmm. Uhh. Yeah. Skyrim. It’s massive. The quests are never-ending. My character has a mohawk. My class is Breton. Don’t