Unfortunately, after that disappointing HârnMaster game, this was disappointing, too. I’ve raved about Artemis plenty of times here before. I still think it’s a completely new kind of game, one that we’re still just beginning to explore. And I still … Continue reading
Tag Archives: computers & RPGs
What games did I play in 2014? I don’t really try to track all the different games I play, mostly just to enjoy them while I’m playing them. Still, it’s interesting to think about what all I’ve played recently. Here … Continue reading
The next, second, and last, panel I was on at Convergence 2014. The topic was pretty similar to last year’s “I’m Getting Too Old to Find Time to Game”, so we were a little worried about repeating territory already trod. … Continue reading
Via the Darklands email list, I discovered a Kickstarter project that looks pretty nifty: Serpent in the Staglands. The combat system looks heavily inspired by Darklands (which, as you may remember, I consider to be basically the best CRPG ever). … Continue reading
I’ve played Artemis a few times now. It is, as I’ve said, a pretty revolutionary concept. It’s not quite an RPG, not quite a LAN game, not quite a LARP… Artemis is pretty much its own genre. In my head, … Continue reading
Through a thread on Story Games, I found out about a nifty game app available for iOS or Android: Road of Kings. It’s a sort of hexcrawl, where you’re out to prove your worth as a barbarian chief by accumulating … Continue reading
Saturday night, I had somehow managed to get tickets for two two-hour blocks of Artemis Starship Bridge Simulator in a row. As I’ve mentioned before, I find this game to be pretty revolutionary — it’s equal parts LARP, LAN game, … Continue reading
Check out Space Engine. It’s a free (but not open source) program that allows you to fly to and explore a vast array of real and procedurally-generated places in the universe. It’s Windows-native, but seems to run quite happily in … Continue reading
This past weekend, for various reasons, I felt like playing Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim again. After a long time getting it to update, I was back in the Velothi Mountains and soon exploring Tolvald’s Cave. It was just as pretty … Continue reading
Like a lot of general-purpose SF conventions, I didn’t do much actual gaming at Convergence. There’s a lot of gaming on the 22nd floor, but a) getting there, with the long lines for the elevators, is a major hassle and … Continue reading