Rift vs Sliced Bread: A one month retrospective.

Rift’s “Droughtlands” is the kind of land only a wily coyote could love, filled with dead-end canyons and high, high mesas. Harlan’s Vista rises from a sticky sea of tar and rifts. On the very top is an ancient wardstone. I was doing quests around the Vista and noticed that the wardstone — far above … Read more

EQ2: The Outpost of the Overlord

Being the only player in the Outpost of the Overlord is like being the only kid at Disneyland. Rides aren’t as fun without someone else there! But at level 10, there’s absolutely nothing that gives my little coercer any experience. Once she leaves the Outpost, though, it’s gone forever. No characters can start there any … Read more

Dragon Age 2: Money shot

All I hear is people complaining about Dragon Age 2. It’s linear. It isn’t as good as Dragon Age: Origins. Blah blah blah. But you know what’s different — and better — about Dragon Age 2 vs Dragon Age: Origins or Dragon Age: Awakenings? In DA2, you have to decide where you stand on certain … Read more