Come for the games, stay for the drama.
Tipa Raph Koster today posted an article proposing that the reason people flock to games similar to ones they have already played is because they have no easy way of finding the alternatives. I agree! That’s a HUGE problem! How can I convince anyone Pi Story is a good game when they assume all MMOs must … Read more
With the original Neopets founders talking up their new company and their new game, I decided to go back and check out how my Xweetok was doing in the older game. Hungry and dying. Poor Spitefur. I’d been ignoring her since I won Shapeshifter last April. That triumph was my final goal in Neopets, and … Read more
Over at DS Fanboy, they have an article hinting that Chrono Trigger — one of the SNES’ best RPGs — could be making the jump to the Nintendo DS. This would be fantastic. Especially if they don’t repeat the mistakes of the FF3 port. Having to zoom in and out all the time combined with … Read more
I just had a thought, while writing the Mythos article. We all know where Mythos came from. Diablo II game play with a Warcraft art style. Diablo II came from Diablo, and Diablo was heavily influenced by the rogue-likes Moria and Angband, I think? Both those games were inspired by Hack, which was inspired by … Read more
As is way too often the case, I start writing a story about a MMO for Massively, and then get drawn into the game. Such was the case Sunday night with Pi Story, and last night with Mythos (both stories will show up today on Massively.com). Mythos is an easy game to get lost in, … Read more