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Category Archives: Video Games!

The Action Points Podcast! Episode 10: Movies, Geek Culture and Female Armour

May 30, 2013by aaronlime Leave a comment

Two episodes this week! It is because I am a horrible hack and didn’t get last week’s episode edited :( In this episode: Daniel and I have some movie talk […]

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The Action Points Podcast! Episode 9: Storytelling in Boardgames

May 29, 2013by aaronlime Leave a comment

Firstly, apologies for missing last week. This week we have two episodes for your aural enjoyment! In this episode: We talk about storytelling in boardgames – boardgames that tell stories, […]

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In which I clarify what it means (to me) to be a gamer, and the value of freemium games.

May 9, 2013by thisausterelife Leave a comment

A while ago, in conversation with fellow podcaster/blogger Evan, I found myself needing to clarify something I had said on a whim. ‘I am not a gamer’ I proclaimed, and […]

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Mini-Review, Musings, Video Games!

Make Numbers Go Up: The Game

April 28, 2013by aaronlime 3 Comments

I just finished a cute little Flash game called Parameters. It is essentially a total abstraction of the mechanics behind many computer RPG and ARPG games. It looks like this: […]

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Mini-Review, Video Games!

Dragon’s Crown and Those Breasts

April 24, 2013by MostStrange Leave a comment

[Re-post from evanritchie.blogspot.com] There’s a certain context missing to the debate/discussion around the sexism in Dragon’s Crown. If you haven’t read the articles or seen the trailers, here’s a recap: Dragon’s […]

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Musings, Video Games!

Bioshock Discussion Post-Mortem

April 19, 2013by MostStrange Leave a comment

[Re-post from evanritchie.blogspot.com] So here’s where I stand: We have gaming developing in two (or more, but we’ll stick with two for the minute) directions. One offers entertainment from narrative-heavy immersion […]

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Musings, Video Games!

Bioshock Infinite, Telling People about Videogames and the Action Points Podcast.

April 18, 2013by MostStrange Leave a comment

[Re-post from evanritchie.blogspot.com] Bioshock Infinite – Telling People About Videogames – Hey, Listen There. That’s the plan for this post. Got it? Good. Bioshock Infinite spoke to me in a way […]

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Musings, Video Games!

A Field of Stone Hydras

March 9, 2013by aaronlime Leave a comment

I was playing Duels of the Planeswalkers, the intro level Magic: the Gathering computer game, when I encountered this amusing situation: I was playing Liliana’s deck against the Hydra encounter, […]

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Magic: the Gathering, Mini-Review, Video Games!

FTL Part 2: Further Thoughts Late

September 18, 2012by aaronlime 1 Comment

I previously wrote about FTL, explaining some of the mechanics and concluding that I liked the game. Why, though? The game is fairly random, and the randomness would usually be […]

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Full Review, Musings, Opinions, Video Games!

FTL: In space, no one can hear you scream obscenities at the rebel scum that just tore apart your beautiful ship

September 16, 2012by aaronlime 2 Comments

FTL was just released yesterday, and I am hooked. It’s a relatively simple title and is essentially a roguelike with spaceships. You start off with a pretty basic spaceship, and […]

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