Chugging right along with my playthrough reviews of games from the Half-Life series, today I’m going to talk about another revolutionary title. Today, I’m going to share my thoughts on Portal. If you’re wondering what this game has to do with Half-Life, allow me to explain. While it’s true that Portal is not a branded…
Of all the PC gaming reviews I’ve written over the years. This has been one of the most requested. Back in the summer, I made a random die roll to see what special project I would adopt next when it came to my game playthrough/reviews. The Half-Life series was the winner. Last month I paved…
Happy New Year! It’s the first of the year. That means it’s time for an updated look at my tech picks. If you read this site often, you probably already know that this time, I have some pretty major changes to report. It’s no secret that I’ve been expressing frustrations with the direction that Microsoft…
Back in the summer, I conducted an experiment in which a die roll determined what game/franchise I would take on as a special project. The result of this random roll was “Half-Life“. Up to that point, I had played and reviewed the original Half-Life game and its expansions/addons. So, I decided to follow the same…
I really don’t know why I do this to myself. It’s true, I’ve enjoyed quite a few of the new Star Wars canon novels. But, for every one that I’ve enjoyed, there’s been more than a few that were lackluster (and that’s putting it mildly). I’m not going to beat around the bush here. Today’s…
One of the drawbacks of doing game reviews the way I do is that I’m always behind the curve. For my reviews, I like to play games by chronological release date. Yes, I make exceptions from time to time. But the reason I do this is so that I can see how the industry has…
I’m the worst when it comes to keeping up with these film (and even music) reviews. It’s no secret that other topics, namely video games and D&D, get the majority of my attention. But don’t let that fool you. I’m very passionate about the movies that I watched growing up. The last film I talked…
Happy Thanksgiving to all of my US readers. I hope your Thanksgiving holiday is filled with plenty of camaraderie, tasty food, and relaxation. On top of that, may you find the time today to carve out a little room for gaming. This time of year things start to get pretty hectic for many of us….
As has been the case with all of the 2024 D&D rules releases, I’ve gone back and forth on if I should review them or not. It’s no secret that I’m not a big fan of the 2024 ruleset. I’m not playing this version of D&D, and I don’t plan to. However, this is the…
The second Monster Vault release for Tales of the Valiant (and D&D 5E) is finally here. Those of you that are clinging to the 2014 D&D rules, or those of you who are actually playing Tales of the Valiant proper are probably asking, is there really anything of value in this book? It’s a fair…