I apologize for the long hiatus of my reviews. Life has been very busy, and I found myself playing more Dwarf Fortress after I wrote my review of it, meaning that I did not really pick up any new games to review for a while. What finally motivated me to purchase a new game was […]
Check out my latest Let’s Play series of Dwarf Fortress with my wife here: As I have recently not had the funds to buy a lot of new games, I have been interested in trying various free and older, low cost games. After stumbling across a recommendation for it on Reddit, I looked into Dwarf
Crusader Kings 2 was a surprise hit in the PC gaming world. Unlike the seemingly more inaccessible flagship franchise of Paradox Interactive Europa Universalis, this grand strategy title managed to gain a wider audience of many people who played more RTS style games, such as Starcraft or Total War, or turn-based games like Civilization. The
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Skyrim was my most anticipated game of 2011. I preordered it, got it at midnight the day it was released, and played it solidly for almost an entire year, trying to complete as many quests as I could and try as many play styles as I could think of–including the infamous “being an NPC” play
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In response to wonderful feedback I received on my first review, I have made some changes to my review rubric. You can review the updated version here: http://www.keithsayer.com/2013/02/07/gaming-rubric/ Just a quick rundown of the changes: I renamed the “Originality” category “Uniqueness” for clarity and fairness. I added a question to the “Uniqueness” category about whether
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Graphics/Visual Effects 9 The graphics are not the selling point of this game, but strategy RPG’s as a whole do not tend to have great graphics. In this genre, XCOM is a pretty good looking game, especially when it comes to its effects (the different kind of gun shots and psionic powers) and highly detailed
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Hello, all! My name is Keith Sayer, and I am an avid gamer and student. I would like to begin blogging to share some of my experiences in gaming with the world. I find that when I am considering buying a game, I often rely on good reviews to decide whether I will purchase it
