Category Archives: Star Wars: The Old Republic

The Aftermath Slump

I don’t know quite why this is the case, but BioWare games always put me in a funk after the ending. Maybe it’s inevitable, really – Dragon Age II was the only new game I’ve been looking forward to for … Continue reading

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PAXpression

I am back from PAX, and it was a great time, even with the bouts of running around like a madman.  I’ve also got quite a store of posts saved up as a result, extolling the virtues of my Massively … Continue reading

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How Dragon Age 2 Made Me Excited for The Old Republic

The news exploded into the blogosphere that the demo for Dragon Age II had hit the ground, and so I downloaded it.  Today, I finally got a chance to play through for myself, and in doing so I became convinced … Continue reading

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The Dumb Sparklepony and 25 Better Options

I truly don’t care about this stupid horse thing except it’s twenty-five dollars. So I’m not going to convince you that it’s a double standard to complain about microtransactions with one side of your mouth and rush to get out … Continue reading

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Idea Exploration

One of the things that attracts me to game design as a concept is the way that a lot of it exists in subtleties.  Case in point: design space, brought to my head recently by a conversation over on Bio … Continue reading

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