Friday, April 1, 2011

Your New Addiction

Head on over and download yourself a free copy of Desktop Dungeons.  That is, of course, if you haven't already done so.  I feel like I might be late to the party on this one, but for anyone who hasn't checked it out yet, prepare to lose some precious time.

The game takes place in a single dungeon, and you either win or lose (mostly lose) in around 10 minutes.  But that doesn't mean you stop playing.  Nope, you go back in for more punishment.  Each randomly generated dungeon begins with only a few visible blocks surrounding you, and as you explore, you uncover potions, spells, shrines, and, of course, enemies.  None of the enemies move, and only attack you when you attack them, so it's more about figuring out how to level up to beat the dungeon boss(es).  I've never had so much trouble deciding whether I should click the button and consume my mana potion or not.  You see, it's easier to beat enemies at the same or lower levels than you, but beating more powerful creatures grants greater experience, albeit at the cost of life and mana.  So is that mana potion worth the experience?

All the classic RPG staples are here.  Humans, Elves, Dwarves, Halflings, Gnomes, all able to play a stock set of character classes.  Everyone's got their different bonuses, strengths, and weaknesses.  It's not a new idea, just a perfectly-executed old idea.  Actually, you should stop reading this and start playing.

-dp

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Gray Matter Review

That's right. For my first shot at a true review, I'm giving a go at the off-the-radar PC adventure game, Gray Matter. I finally got myself a new PC. My laptop is around 5 years old, and having to turn it on, then wait 5 minutes before I could use it had to stop, so I head over to Best Buy and picked up a new Asus. And why not try a PC while I'm at it? Gray Matter is available for $30, but I downloaded it off Amazon for $15. I don't really know why it was that price, though. Maybe just because it was a download, or maybe my account had some kind of credit.

Enough of that, though! Review after the jump.


Sunday, January 16, 2011

About 2010

I'm only one guy, and can't have played enough games to create a proper "Best of the Year" list, considering some of the games everyone's talking about I've never tried myself (i.e. Call of Duty: Black Ops, Red Dead Redemption, Halo: Reach, Starcraft 2).  How did I spend my gaming year, though?  That's a question I can answer!