I mentioned back in January of 2013 that Firefall by Red5 Studios was a game that I was looking forward to being released hopefully that same year. At this point I don't know if it will ever launch, or if it does, that it will be worth playing. To be fair, Red5's acting CEO, James… Continue reading The Dream that was Firefall
Category: Game Reviews
Starbound (So far …)
Starbound, one of my most anticipated games of 2013, was finally released into early beta last December by developer Chucklefish Games. As excited as I am about the game, I decided to wait until the early beta had a couple of patches under it's belt before I felt I could talk about the game… Continue reading Starbound (So far …)
Review: Path of Exile
Over the Thanksgiving Holiday my best gaming buddy Trev mentioned that he thought we should check out a free-to-play ARPG called Path of Exile. “All the reviews that I'm reading of this game keep calling it the spiritual successor to Diablo 2,” he said. I told him I had to leave to go to Thanksgiving… Continue reading Review: Path of Exile
High Stakes: High Command Game Review
Longtime fans of Hordes and Warmachine and anyone else with a penchant for bone-crunching, metal mangling gameplay, will find much of that experience re-envisioned in a hard hitting deck building game called High Command from Privateer Press. It is available as separate Warmachine and Hordes sets, and both bring all the same fun of theorycrafting… Continue reading High Stakes: High Command Game Review
Thoughts on Marvel Heroes
I recently had the good fortune to be able to get in on the Marvel Heroes open beta a couple of weeks ago through Steam. I jumped on to Steam and went to my library to figure out what I felt like playing. As I perused my list, I came across “Marvel Heroes – 2… Continue reading Thoughts on Marvel Heroes
Episode 50 – Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter
Tune in this week to hear me and Rhonda discuss our experiences in the Beta for Dungeons and Dragons Neverwinter, a new Free-To-Play MMO from Perfect World Entertainment and Cryptic Studios. We talk about character classes, graphics, and game play. This is Rhonda's first MMO experience so listen to hear her inital impression. We have… Continue reading Episode 50 – Dungeons & Dragons Neverwinter
What I’m Looking Forward to in 2013
Last week, I gave you my favorite picks for 2012. This week I look ahead to the coming year and share with you the games I'm most excited about. There is one small caveat. As far as I know, none of these games has a firm release date yet. With that in mind, let's take… Continue reading What I’m Looking Forward to in 2013
My Favorite Games of 2012
I played a lot of games last year. At least a lot for me. I just thought I would talk about my favorites from this past year and then, next week, look ahead to what releases I'm anxiously awaiting in 2013. And so, without further ado... 3. X-COM: Enemy Unknown If you listened to episode… Continue reading My Favorite Games of 2012
Episode 30 – Borderlands 2: Like Walking Into a Graphic Novel
Greetings gamers! Check out the latest episode of Game on Girl where we talk about Borderlands 2 from Gearbox. We share impressions of game play, story, graphics, and characters. If you're not playing and Borderlands 2 isn't on your must buy list, you are missing out! We'd love to hear your impressions of the game, how it compares… Continue reading Episode 30 – Borderlands 2: Like Walking Into a Graphic Novel
GoG Short #4 – First Impressions: Diablo III
In the fourth short episode of Game on Girl, we discuss our first impressions of Diablo III. We talk about game play, graphics, overall design and, of course, gender. We discuss differences in female versus male avatars, in particular the differences in the starting outfits of the demon hunters and the wizards. What do you… Continue reading GoG Short #4 – First Impressions: Diablo III