http://imperium.blogsome.com Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:35:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Finally, after a relatively short transition period, the new blog I announced in the previous post has materialised. It is now time to chop off the head (and limbs if you’re feeling a bit of a Lecter vibe) of old swampy Imperium, and usher in a fresher, more exciting ... http://imperium.blogsome.com/2008/08/18/this-is-the-end-my-friend/ A rare double post for you - the supposed visitor to my blog - today. First, allow me to apologise for the absence of a review of Sins of a Solar Empire. At some point I will begin work on it, but for now I’m enjoying writing these ... http://imperium.blogsome.com/2008/07/27/bats-frighten-me/ I don’t know what exactly got me thinking about Deus Ex (the second best game of all time) this morning. I think it may have been an advert for the Game of the Year Edition on Steam (on sale for $10). Perhaps it was a link to the ... http://imperium.blogsome.com/2008/07/27/95/ Baldur’s Gate has been on hold for weeks now. Race Driver: GRID, the second racing game I’ve ever bought (the first being Driver, which I remember buying with Quake III when it was released), has devoured most of my spare time. It’s so addictive that a few weeks ... http://imperium.blogsome.com/2008/07/05/diplomatic-malfunction/ Baldur’s Gate is (predictably) moving at a slow pace. But games always end up on the back burner when I’m playing them with three other people, all with different social and academic engagements, online on some days and not on others. When we have been able to play ... http://imperium.blogsome.com/2008/06/02/games-crash-when-wyverns-die/ Round two of the great voting experiment commences now. I’ve added in Max Payne 2, which I finished a few days ago. Sins of a Solar Empire is a definite favourite. And I’ve decided that I’ll do a comparative review of Dreamfall and Psychonauts. I played ... http://imperium.blogsome.com/2008/05/15/kindly-vote-once-more/ I am pleased to announce that my review of Gears of War has arrived, right on time for a half-year after its release! __________ Gears of War Do you know what it feels like when you land a rocket directly beneath someone’s crotch in Quake? It’s a beautiful thing to behold. ... http://imperium.blogsome.com/2008/05/12/gears-of-war/ I’ve decided to conduct an experiment of sorts. I’m trying to decide which game to write about for my next review, and I want to see if I can get a popular vote here on Imperium. If you’re sufficiently concerned to pick one of the games in the ... http://imperium.blogsome.com/2008/03/24/what-the-fuck-do-we-do-now/ And lo, Crytek didst bring forth a new patch (1.2) for their flagship action game Crysis, and the people waited for the download to complete with much nervous twitching. The change log was extensive, the fixes were many. The download came to an end, the people fell silent ... http://imperium.blogsome.com/2008/03/08/2-wheel-drive/ Many apologies for the prolonged wait. Finding the time for Imperium is much harder now that I have other things taking up my time. My review of the KOTORs is now finished, as promised: __________ Knights of the Old Republic I & II About a month ago now I reached the ... http://imperium.blogsome.com/2008/02/24/kotors/