I can barely see the computer screen to type this. I’ve gotten no sleep in the last week, it’s making me start to see things and my head hurts like hell. My wife lost her job and sits around at home all day. Our lives are falling apart but it doesn’t seem to matter, we’re [...]
A man walks down the street wearing a brown tracksuit and old running shoes. He has the face of Eastern Europe, and his features speak of a long and difficult life. He pushes his way past a homeless drunk, who loudly announces his displeasure but soon returns to locating a nearby gutter. The tracksuit man [...]
Welcome to Willamette, Colorado! On entering this lovely town your first thought will be “hey, what a lovely town” followed closely by “where can I get some stylish consumer products?” Not to worry, just head on over to the Willamette Mall for all your shopping needs. You’ll meet new people and have loads of fun, [...]
It’s Chrono Trigger, just go and buy it.
Okay, fine. Chrono Trigger (Square Enix - DS) is that well-known and much loved RPG, originally released on the Super Nintendo in 1995 - it was also released on the first Playstation in some areas, trivia buffs. It has recently been polished and re-re-released as a Nintendo DS [...]
When I was a teen-aged teenager, we went on a school camp to a nondescript bushland area. At some point our group stumbled across a big cliff which pushed out over a large watering hole. Given our age and situation, some people decided to climb up to the top and dive into the water below. [...]
Platform games frustrate and infuriate me. I am too impatient, running in half-cocked and trying to soar across the lava pits like a magic eagle only to die horribly and repeat the act a half-dozen times. It’s the same urge that makes me blaze through to final bosses without levelling in RPGs and refuse to [...]