Category Archives: Gaming

This! This is what I want my writing to do!

Posted on July 12, 2012 by Andrew

Every time I watch this video, it makes me cry. The question I ask myself, I suppose, is why.  What is it about the broken-up timeline that makes the video so effective?  Why would it not be as effective if … Continue reading →

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On Powering Through

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Andrew

I have decided that I’m going to power through finishing THE UNDERGROUND EMPIRE OF JOSEPH WUNDERKIND.  It means that the final manuscript (not that a first draft is in any way final, though I often feel like it is) will … Continue reading →

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Game Diary: Tarr Chronicles

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Andrew

Often, I troll video game shops for bargain basement games. Not that any of these shops have basements – in Houston a basement would be quickly flooded during the rainy season – but that if they did have a basement, … Continue reading →

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Game Diary: Magic the Gathering: Tactics

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Andrew

I got in on the ground floor.  Only a few sets released, and the game was still fresh in the mind of the public who were unclear as to whether this was a harmless diversion or a tool for worshipping … Continue reading →

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Game Diary: but that was [yesterday]

Posted on November 17, 2010 by Andrew

A month or so ago I signed up to be a judge for the jayisgames.com Ninth Game Design Competition.  As you might expect, at that moment I was looking for even more ways to waste my time, but at least … Continue reading →

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Game Diary: Oblivion’s Storytelling

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Andrew

By now you know that I am obsessed with story.  Narrative is the grail to which I aspire, the altar at which I bow, the king to which I bend my knee, and the root I trip over when it’s … Continue reading →

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Game Diary: Oblivion

Posted on October 11, 2010 by Andrew

That habit I’ve spoken of before of never finishing games, never has it been more prevalent than with games made by Bethesda.  Evidence for the prosecution items #1 and #2, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and The Elder Scrolls IV: … Continue reading →

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Game Diary: Epic War 1, 2, 3, & 4

Posted on October 6, 2010 by Andrew

Here’s what I hate about many casual games you may find lurking unsuspiciously on the internet: They are designed to extend the time you spend playing them through forcing you to replay levels that you have already beaten. You have … Continue reading →

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Game Diary: Majesty 2

Posted on September 25, 2010 by Andrew

One: I had a dream months ago where I found out that I’d won a fellowship.  One of the big ones.  Something to write home about. It turns out that dream was of the déjà vu variety.  While playing one … Continue reading →

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Game Diary: Majesty 2

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Andrew

Oh lord, is this game annoying, and it’s not even halfway done with me yet. (Here’s the part where I tell you about this whole Game Diary idea: Instead of it being reviews – which, admittedly, it sometimes will be … Continue reading →

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