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Archive for the 'Games' Category

My Own Little Piece of UI Design

• Wednesday, October 17th, 2007 • 1 Comment

I beta test GameTap. A while back someone posted on the beta forum about a certain dialog box being confusing. I agreed, and instantly had an idea for a way that the dialog box could be made better. I drew it out in Photoshop, posted it to the forum, and in pretty much the very [...]


Trackmania United

• Tuesday, June 19th, 2007 • No Comments

I grabbed Trackmania United yesterday on a bit of a whim after hearing a bit about how awesome it was. I actually tried to warez it quite a few months ago but the copy protection actually prevented me from playing it. So, yes, I actually bought this game.

Holy shit, I am so glad I did. [...]


Oh!

• Sunday, December 17th, 2006 • No Comments

It’s been a while. My best music of 2006 (edit – this originally said 2005. what the hell!) list is coming. I swear. I’m working on that one in my head. I have no idea how I’m supposed to pick a number one. In a year of overwhelmingly uninteresting releases, the few decent ones were [...]


This Week In Brad

• Saturday, November 25th, 2006 • No Comments

I’m at Step 8 now. That’s cool. That’s about it for the personal update. Sorry.

Also this week isn’t actually in me. That’s dirty.

Saturday night I suddenly decided that the Wii I didn’t want is the Wii I should get, and called around trying to see if anyone was already selling any. That was stupid. I [...]


The Bood Things About Episodic Gaming

• Sunday, June 4th, 2006 • No Comments

Bood. See, good, and bad… Bood. Get it? It’s a constantly evolving language, people.

This is a gaming post, so in other news: Anyone wanna give me $140 so I can buy a DS Lite? No?

I’ve purchased both Sin Episodes: Emergence and Half-Life 2: Episode 1, (the title of which will always result in a slight [...]


Oblivion

• Thursday, March 30th, 2006 • 2 Comments

I’m ridiculously addicted to The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t. To give you a little perspective, I’ve already played this more than any other game in history. Usually I get bored with games pretty easily, sometimes never actually completing them if game time lasts longer than eight hours [...]


Trauma Center (NDS)

• Sunday, February 19th, 2006 • No Comments

I’d hate to bemoan a game for being too difficult. It says something about me as a gamer that maybe I’m not prepared to accept just yet, but I think I’m going to have to. I’ve always been a bit odd when it comes to video games. I love them, I play a lot of [...]


Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space

• Monday, February 13th, 2006 • No Comments

I’ve spent a little under a week with this game. I’ve played countless sessions, though not as many as Trista has, but still.

Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space is a sequel to a game I didn’t play. Put simply, in gaming sessions that last anywhere from two minutes to thirty minutes, you explore a small [...]