Last year, our national paper sent in one of our finest journalists – who unfortunately a lapsed World of Warcraft (WoW) gamer – to preview the new expansion: Cataclysm. It is like asking a recently turned vegetarian to critic on a world class steakhouse dish (and in defense of my humble analogy, it was not [...]
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One Month Has Passed Since The Arrival Of Cataclysm …
January 12th, 2011 4 Comments
Tags: Cataclysm · mmorpg · World of Warcraft
Does The Single-player Aspect of StarCraft II Worth Your US$59.99?
August 9th, 2010 7 Comments
I am not that into multi-player, as far as real time strategy games are concerned. Even if purchasing directly from Blizzard Store means spending less, Starcraft II does cost more than the average PC games today. So, is the money well spent? Many friends asked me: Does Starcraft II play the same way as the original game [...]
Tags: Blizzard Entertainment · Starcraft II
God Of War III – “You Are Dead”
July 25th, 2010 2 Comments
Picture this. I would be siting on the sofa manhandling my gaming controller with such vengeance and ferocity; Cynthia would be siting on the floor reading newspapers or doing her own thing. Often when she looked at our plasma television, she would see the words in font size one million that said: You are dead. [...]
Tags: God of War 3 · PS3
Final Fantasy XIII Scores Very High In My Book
June 16th, 2010 4 Comments
I have always said that Japanese’s imagination knows no bound. And their commitment to production quality is truly an inspiration. If I am to combine all the cut scenes from the game Final Fantasy XIII, it can easily be one beautifully made anime in full HD glory (1080p). It takes me 80 hours to see the [...]
Tags: Final Fantasy · Final Fantasy 13 · PS3
So You Want A Final Fantasy XIII “Growth Egg” As Early As End Of Chapter 11?! Yes You Can!
May 30th, 2010 2 Comments
Arguably one of the most important items to obtain in Final Fantasy 13, “Growth Egg” doubles the Crystogen Points (or experience points) you earn that are needed for your character development. Who wouldn’t want it as soon as possible? To obtain a “Growth Egg”, you need to complete a class A mission that is opened [...]
Tags: ff13 · Final Fantasy · Final Fantasy 13 · PS3
Heavy Rain (PS3) – Immersion Can’t Get Better Than This!
May 21st, 2010 1 Comment
How far are you prepared to go to save someone you love? – from the theme of “Heavy Rain” It is hard to define the genre of this critically acclaimed title “Heavy Rain”. It is not exactly an action game, though there are some elements of action. It is not exactly an adventure game either, though [...]
Tags: game review · PS3
Kasumi Goto From The New Mass Effect 2 DLC – A Brief Review
April 8th, 2010 6 Comments
Does this digital game copy of the new Mass Effect 2 mini-expansion worth US$7? Read on to find out. I am a big fan of BioWare’s DLC (downloadable contents). They are often of the right length (read: not too time consuming) and are rewarding to play. Recently, BioWare has run into quality issue with the [...]
Tags: Mass Effect
Dragon Age: Origin – What A Journey!
March 25th, 2010 11 Comments
90 hours, I have poured into this game. This has to go into my personal record of one of the longest enduring gaming journey in the category of anything-but-world-of-warcraft. I seldom complete games these days. 50 odd hours into Mass Effect 2, I thought I was obsessive. 90 hours into Dragon Age: Origin, I reckon [...]
Tags: BioWare · Dragon Age: Origins
Of The Three Add-Ons Of Dragon Age: Origins
March 3rd, 2010 No Comments
While I am still far from completing the game Dragon Age: Origins (20% progress on 35 played hours), last evening, I have completed the three add-ons of this epic dark fantasy – a spiritual successor to Baldur’s Gate. If you are interested to find out if any of these add-ons worth your money, when the [...]
Tags: Dragon Age: Origins