tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-822652626838141662012-07-25T21:09:42.219-07:00after you read everything else, this might make a little bit of sensetim hsuhttps://plus.google.com/102746046966889025571noreply@blogger.comBlogger137125Subscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with Googletag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82265262683814166.post-69436044427562338892012-05-31T15:46:00.001-07:002012-06-16T19:48:37.397-07:002012-06-16T19:48:37.397-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b>Title: Dinos in Space</b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b>Platform: PC, Mac</b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b>Release: <a href="http://dinopuzzlegame.com/">$5 available from developer</a></b><br> <br> </div></div><a href="http://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2012/05/review-dinos-in-space-yarned-deathball.html#more">Onward... &gt;&gt;</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=vjTdaiDEroo:FGitTfn7MG4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=vjTdaiDEroo:FGitTfn7MG4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=vjTdaiDEroo:FGitTfn7MG4:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=vjTdaiDEroo:FGitTfn7MG4:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=vjTdaiDEroo:FGitTfn7MG4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=vjTdaiDEroo:FGitTfn7MG4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=vjTdaiDEroo:FGitTfn7MG4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=vjTdaiDEroo:FGitTfn7MG4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=vjTdaiDEroo:FGitTfn7MG4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=vjTdaiDEroo:FGitTfn7MG4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=vjTdaiDEroo:FGitTfn7MG4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=vjTdaiDEroo:FGitTfn7MG4:Ai9wHcEiVAU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=vjTdaiDEroo:FGitTfn7MG4:Ai9wHcEiVAU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMediocrityCodex/~4/vjTdaiDEroo" height="1" width="1"/>tim hsuhttps://plus.google.com/102746046966889025571noreply@blogger.comhttp://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2012/05/review-dinos-in-space-yarned-deathball.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82265262683814166.post-60460081398026113542012-05-18T11:38:00.002-07:002012-05-18T11:55:01.975-07:002012-05-18T11:55:01.975-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> So Diablo 3 is out. If you&#39;re looking for screenshots and media and other fancy-schmancy malarkey, you can just google it. I&#39;m about to just...talk.<br> <br> It&#39;s got a lot of good things going for it. It looks great, runs smoothly, has a friendly, accessible inventory and hotkey scheme, and delivers dastardly satisfying combat feedback. When you click, things go boom.<br> <br> On top of all this is an overwhelming amount of lore, backstory, sidestory, journal padding, and platinum-pantied voice acting surrounded by increasingly verisimilitudinous visual fidelity so much so that if you had a big enough screen, it&#39;d easily take over your waking world. Boom!<br> <br> </div><a href="http://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2012/05/diablo-3-we-are-99.html#more">Onward... &gt;&gt;</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=RZY4-AdV-50:1gyhMzCb01U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=RZY4-AdV-50:1gyhMzCb01U:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=RZY4-AdV-50:1gyhMzCb01U:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=RZY4-AdV-50:1gyhMzCb01U:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=RZY4-AdV-50:1gyhMzCb01U:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=RZY4-AdV-50:1gyhMzCb01U:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=RZY4-AdV-50:1gyhMzCb01U:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=RZY4-AdV-50:1gyhMzCb01U:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=RZY4-AdV-50:1gyhMzCb01U:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=RZY4-AdV-50:1gyhMzCb01U:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=RZY4-AdV-50:1gyhMzCb01U:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=RZY4-AdV-50:1gyhMzCb01U:Ai9wHcEiVAU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=RZY4-AdV-50:1gyhMzCb01U:Ai9wHcEiVAU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMediocrityCodex/~4/RZY4-AdV-50" height="1" width="1"/>tim hsuhttps://plus.google.com/102746046966889025571noreply@blogger.comhttp://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2012/05/diablo-3-we-are-99.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82265262683814166.post-69826717541705736682012-05-03T06:00:00.000-07:002012-05-03T20:29:46.030-07:002012-05-03T20:29:46.030-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-g8APCyDBR-M/T6IBCOS_pqI/AAAAAAAABEQ/WAziQZCikUU/s1600/cargo+title.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-g8APCyDBR-M/T6IBCOS_pqI/AAAAAAAABEQ/WAziQZCikUU/s400/cargo+title.jpg" width="400"></a></div> <b>Title: </b>Cargo: The Quest for Gravity<br> <b>Developer: </b>Ice-Pick Lodge<br> <b>Price/Platform:</b> $19.99/Steam<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Insanity, at a price that can&#39;t be beat<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> </div><a href="http://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2012/05/review-cargo-quest-for-gravity.html#more">Onward... &gt;&gt;</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=bJo95oaNicE:rT4u6dNbDRg:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=bJo95oaNicE:rT4u6dNbDRg:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=bJo95oaNicE:rT4u6dNbDRg:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=bJo95oaNicE:rT4u6dNbDRg:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=bJo95oaNicE:rT4u6dNbDRg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=bJo95oaNicE:rT4u6dNbDRg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=bJo95oaNicE:rT4u6dNbDRg:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=bJo95oaNicE:rT4u6dNbDRg:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=bJo95oaNicE:rT4u6dNbDRg:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=bJo95oaNicE:rT4u6dNbDRg:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=bJo95oaNicE:rT4u6dNbDRg:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=bJo95oaNicE:rT4u6dNbDRg:Ai9wHcEiVAU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=bJo95oaNicE:rT4u6dNbDRg:Ai9wHcEiVAU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMediocrityCodex/~4/bJo95oaNicE" height="1" width="1"/>tim hsuhttps://plus.google.com/102746046966889025571noreply@blogger.comhttp://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2012/05/review-cargo-quest-for-gravity.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82265262683814166.post-19334997490451917152012-05-02T19:33:00.001-07:002012-05-03T00:43:44.824-07:002012-05-03T00:43:44.824-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KYCJ79GG9Lc/T6HtbhgjQRI/AAAAAAAABDs/QLrAR8DnNHo/s1600/Avernum+title.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="183" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-KYCJ79GG9Lc/T6HtbhgjQRI/AAAAAAAABDs/QLrAR8DnNHo/s400/Avernum+title.jpg" width="400"></a></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b>Title: </b>Avernum: Escape from the Pit</div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b>Developer:</b> Spiderweb Software</div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b>Price/Platform:</b> $9.99/Steam</div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> I told you so</div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal"> </div> </div><a href="http://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2012/05/review-avernum-escape-from-pit-tale-of.html#more">Onward... &gt;&gt;</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=vcdySNGgNZs:MCS8ZPdbH04:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=vcdySNGgNZs:MCS8ZPdbH04:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=vcdySNGgNZs:MCS8ZPdbH04:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=vcdySNGgNZs:MCS8ZPdbH04:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=vcdySNGgNZs:MCS8ZPdbH04:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=vcdySNGgNZs:MCS8ZPdbH04:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=vcdySNGgNZs:MCS8ZPdbH04:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=vcdySNGgNZs:MCS8ZPdbH04:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=vcdySNGgNZs:MCS8ZPdbH04:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=vcdySNGgNZs:MCS8ZPdbH04:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=vcdySNGgNZs:MCS8ZPdbH04:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=vcdySNGgNZs:MCS8ZPdbH04:Ai9wHcEiVAU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=vcdySNGgNZs:MCS8ZPdbH04:Ai9wHcEiVAU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMediocrityCodex/~4/vcdySNGgNZs" height="1" width="1"/>tim hsuhttps://plus.google.com/102746046966889025571noreply@blogger.comhttp://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2012/05/review-avernum-escape-from-pit-tale-of.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82265262683814166.post-76173374523515563062012-04-10T00:58:00.004-07:002012-04-27T20:42:18.826-07:002012-04-27T20:42:18.826-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <b>Games Journalism is a necessary evil, as regarded by gaming vets. We all know the score, they&#39;re out to sell more copies, get more hits, and make more of the almighty dollarinos. This means they&#39;ve always got ulterior motives: unbalanced reviews, fawning editorials, and of course page-crushing interactive and flash-based advertisements.</b> <b>Games Journalism, what is it good for?</b><br> <br> <b>But the sad truth is that the emphasis of the phrase is not the &quot;evil&quot; but rather the &quot;necessary&quot;: we all need somebody to fish out that ocean for us from time to time. It operates on the same principle as the good ol&#39; fashioned industry it&#39;s fathered by. Without it, we&#39;d either be stuck following only what we know and referred from place to place by one samey individual to the next, or worse be completely devoid of contact with human life and degenerate into HG Wellsian troglodytism.</b><br> <br> <b>Is there a middle ground to be had? Recent coverage of Deus Ex: Human Revolution may have the answer.</b><br> <b></b><br> <b></b><br> </div><a href="http://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2012/04/superhype-when-friends-become-frenemies.html#more">Onward... &gt;&gt;</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=VOm1uyhahmw:5JsY7jBYbVo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=VOm1uyhahmw:5JsY7jBYbVo:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=VOm1uyhahmw:5JsY7jBYbVo:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=VOm1uyhahmw:5JsY7jBYbVo:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=VOm1uyhahmw:5JsY7jBYbVo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=VOm1uyhahmw:5JsY7jBYbVo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=VOm1uyhahmw:5JsY7jBYbVo:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=VOm1uyhahmw:5JsY7jBYbVo:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=VOm1uyhahmw:5JsY7jBYbVo:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=VOm1uyhahmw:5JsY7jBYbVo:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=VOm1uyhahmw:5JsY7jBYbVo:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=VOm1uyhahmw:5JsY7jBYbVo:Ai9wHcEiVAU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=VOm1uyhahmw:5JsY7jBYbVo:Ai9wHcEiVAU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMediocrityCodex/~4/VOm1uyhahmw" height="1" width="1"/>tim hsuhttps://plus.google.com/102746046966889025571noreply@blogger.comhttp://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2012/04/superhype-when-friends-become-frenemies.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82265262683814166.post-14603849613224129512012-04-06T18:45:00.003-07:002012-04-17T00:06:40.193-07:002012-04-17T00:06:40.193-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br> <div class="MsoNormal"> The entirety of this blog has been dedicated to gaming. Some of it is dedicated to the industry, some of it is dedicated to criticism, and the majority of it has been dedicated to game review. However, this most dominant of things is actually the thing that I loathe and love the most.</div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> Games review is inherently subjective. It’s also largely used as a compass, and in this sense it is viewed as an objective tool with which one can guide him or herself to their desired gaming destination. In this light it’s easy to see why the ambivalence exists, and so strongly: who really knows where they want to end up, and how many of those people actually know how to get there? And yet therein is my implied task: to guide and direct the flow of fulfillment. </div> </div><a href="http://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2012/04/dialogue-of-games-review.html#more">Onward... &gt;&gt;</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=LHsxSxd2LNI:U-qGZh7L6nw:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=LHsxSxd2LNI:U-qGZh7L6nw:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=LHsxSxd2LNI:U-qGZh7L6nw:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=LHsxSxd2LNI:U-qGZh7L6nw:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=LHsxSxd2LNI:U-qGZh7L6nw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=LHsxSxd2LNI:U-qGZh7L6nw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=LHsxSxd2LNI:U-qGZh7L6nw:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=LHsxSxd2LNI:U-qGZh7L6nw:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=LHsxSxd2LNI:U-qGZh7L6nw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=LHsxSxd2LNI:U-qGZh7L6nw:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=LHsxSxd2LNI:U-qGZh7L6nw:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=LHsxSxd2LNI:U-qGZh7L6nw:Ai9wHcEiVAU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=LHsxSxd2LNI:U-qGZh7L6nw:Ai9wHcEiVAU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMediocrityCodex/~4/LHsxSxd2LNI" height="1" width="1"/>tim hsuhttps://plus.google.com/102746046966889025571noreply@blogger.comhttp://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2012/04/dialogue-of-games-review.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82265262683814166.post-25610546934306978852012-03-23T19:10:00.002-07:002012-03-23T19:12:06.182-07:002012-03-23T19:12:06.182-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="MsoNormal"> <i><b>They say heartbreak is the best inspiration. This is heartbreak inspiration</b></i><b><i><br></i></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> There’s been a stray around our house for the past few days. The first couple of days we fed it food…bad idea. But it’s hard to say no to a stray sometimes, especially when they end up in your own backyard. But it got the crazy idea in its head that it isn’t a stray. It loves people. Whenever we step outside it immediately starts to rub on our legs and try to be petted. But it isn’t just trying to scratch for fleas. I know because it otherwise sits around and can’t be bothered. But once we show it some attention, it’s clear she just wants to be loved.</div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br> </div></div><a href="http://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2012/03/heartbreak-inspiration-i-am-cat.html#more">Onward... &gt;&gt;</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=tWtyLhxUJKo:La9vJt6dn-s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=tWtyLhxUJKo:La9vJt6dn-s:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=tWtyLhxUJKo:La9vJt6dn-s:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=tWtyLhxUJKo:La9vJt6dn-s:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=tWtyLhxUJKo:La9vJt6dn-s:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=tWtyLhxUJKo:La9vJt6dn-s:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=tWtyLhxUJKo:La9vJt6dn-s:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=tWtyLhxUJKo:La9vJt6dn-s:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=tWtyLhxUJKo:La9vJt6dn-s:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=tWtyLhxUJKo:La9vJt6dn-s:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=tWtyLhxUJKo:La9vJt6dn-s:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=tWtyLhxUJKo:La9vJt6dn-s:Ai9wHcEiVAU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=tWtyLhxUJKo:La9vJt6dn-s:Ai9wHcEiVAU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMediocrityCodex/~4/tWtyLhxUJKo" height="1" width="1"/>tim hsuhttps://plus.google.com/102746046966889025571noreply@blogger.comhttp://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2012/03/heartbreak-inspiration-i-am-cat.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82265262683814166.post-53721888738796486152012-03-19T21:51:00.003-07:002012-03-19T21:53:27.170-07:002012-03-19T21:53:27.170-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <b><i>This is a personal piece I submitted to another site, but was rejected due to &quot;style&quot; issues. So I thought &quot;well that blows&quot; but then realized I have my own blog where I publish stuff all the time, on which I&#39;m the style nazi, and in which I can choose to publish what I choose. So I&#39;m publishing it here.</i></b><br> <br> <b><i>enjoy.</i></b><br> <br> </div><a href="http://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2012/03/fanfictions-are-crap.html#more">Onward... &gt;&gt;</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=5evF4yESnIg:6rnhc4fTrYM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=5evF4yESnIg:6rnhc4fTrYM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=5evF4yESnIg:6rnhc4fTrYM:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=5evF4yESnIg:6rnhc4fTrYM:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=5evF4yESnIg:6rnhc4fTrYM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=5evF4yESnIg:6rnhc4fTrYM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=5evF4yESnIg:6rnhc4fTrYM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=5evF4yESnIg:6rnhc4fTrYM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=5evF4yESnIg:6rnhc4fTrYM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=5evF4yESnIg:6rnhc4fTrYM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=5evF4yESnIg:6rnhc4fTrYM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=5evF4yESnIg:6rnhc4fTrYM:Ai9wHcEiVAU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=5evF4yESnIg:6rnhc4fTrYM:Ai9wHcEiVAU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMediocrityCodex/~4/5evF4yESnIg" height="1" width="1"/>tim hsuhttps://plus.google.com/102746046966889025571noreply@blogger.comhttp://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2012/03/fanfictions-are-crap.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82265262683814166.post-61215894710309336432012-02-28T19:26:00.000-08:002012-02-29T01:35:50.965-08:002012-02-29T01:35:50.965-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RM26SuNlLKE/T02YFFkr0CI/AAAAAAAAA_U/DrdN99noAwk/s1600/LastRemnantBox.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RM26SuNlLKE/T02YFFkr0CI/AAAAAAAAA_U/DrdN99noAwk/s400/LastRemnantBox.jpg" width="386"></a></div> <br> <br> <b>   </b><br> <br> <b>Title: The Last Remnant</b><br> <b>Developer: Square Enix</b><br> <b>Release: X360, PS3, PC </b><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <div class="MsoNormal"> In the future, when you die, your car, your house, your clothes, your TV, and your wife disintegrate. That is, unless someone else decides to take responsibility for it all</div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> </div><a href="http://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2012/02/review-last-remnant-particle-ocean.html#more">Onward... &gt;&gt;</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=mOASnTAPWiM:xQTdbpWnj4Y:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=mOASnTAPWiM:xQTdbpWnj4Y:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=mOASnTAPWiM:xQTdbpWnj4Y:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=mOASnTAPWiM:xQTdbpWnj4Y:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=mOASnTAPWiM:xQTdbpWnj4Y:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=mOASnTAPWiM:xQTdbpWnj4Y:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=mOASnTAPWiM:xQTdbpWnj4Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=mOASnTAPWiM:xQTdbpWnj4Y:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=mOASnTAPWiM:xQTdbpWnj4Y:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=mOASnTAPWiM:xQTdbpWnj4Y:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=mOASnTAPWiM:xQTdbpWnj4Y:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=mOASnTAPWiM:xQTdbpWnj4Y:Ai9wHcEiVAU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=mOASnTAPWiM:xQTdbpWnj4Y:Ai9wHcEiVAU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMediocrityCodex/~4/mOASnTAPWiM" height="1" width="1"/>tim hsuhttps://plus.google.com/102746046966889025571noreply@blogger.comhttp://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2012/02/review-last-remnant-particle-ocean.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82265262683814166.post-56667564038943528572012-02-19T00:44:00.001-08:002012-02-19T00:48:22.795-08:002012-02-19T00:48:22.795-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">I’ve been busy as of late, and every time I get busy I make other people do this kind of charity work that I do for you for me. Is that confusing? It should be, because stuff like this should never have to happen, but dammit, here we are, aren’t we? Life sucks, sometimes.</span></i></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Anyway, I’ve never played Final Fantasy XIII, but I have friends with whom I’ve talked long and hard about it and by their kind hearts and wretched opinions, I feel strongly averse to it. Averse enough to publish a review that essentially tears it apart and really talks about why it’s so terrible. Also, I can’t say no to free material. Unless it’s from you, so no, don’t ask me to publish your stuff. Well, only sometimes. I have to read it first.</span></i></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Anyway, here it is.</span></i></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"> <span style="font-size: large;"><b>Final Fantasy Episode XIII: A Ridonkulously Long Review</b></span></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">By Richard “jedirnc” Chang</span></b></div> <div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin-bottom: 0in;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt;"></span></div> </div><a href="http://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2012/02/guest-article-final-fantasy-xiii-review.html#more">Onward... &gt;&gt;</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=T9RrQysaVDc:-BdSQ-78QMM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=T9RrQysaVDc:-BdSQ-78QMM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=T9RrQysaVDc:-BdSQ-78QMM:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=T9RrQysaVDc:-BdSQ-78QMM:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=T9RrQysaVDc:-BdSQ-78QMM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=T9RrQysaVDc:-BdSQ-78QMM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=T9RrQysaVDc:-BdSQ-78QMM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=T9RrQysaVDc:-BdSQ-78QMM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=T9RrQysaVDc:-BdSQ-78QMM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=T9RrQysaVDc:-BdSQ-78QMM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=T9RrQysaVDc:-BdSQ-78QMM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=T9RrQysaVDc:-BdSQ-78QMM:Ai9wHcEiVAU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=T9RrQysaVDc:-BdSQ-78QMM:Ai9wHcEiVAU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMediocrityCodex/~4/T9RrQysaVDc" height="1" width="1"/>tim hsuhttps://plus.google.com/102746046966889025571noreply@blogger.comhttp://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2012/02/guest-article-final-fantasy-xiii-review.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82265262683814166.post-49931897088595856582012-01-30T23:35:00.000-08:002012-01-31T00:45:54.023-08:002012-01-31T00:45:54.023-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> I just ran across <a href="http://www.unwinnable.com/2012/01/27/playing-god-on-death-motherhood-and-creatures/">this piece on Unwinnable</a> about the game <i>Creatures</i>, something of akin to an ant farm simulator/behavioral modeling machine. The game has no true goal, but its mechanics are incredibly complex. The purpose of the game was to recreate the phenomenon of life in a basic, algorithmic form such that the beings within could run their course from birth to death, all while allowing the player to influence their actions both directly (by giving them direct orders) and indirectly (by way of providing materials and some pavlovian operant conditioning).<br> <br> </div><a href="http://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2012/01/games-as-diaries-or-why-creatures-is.html#more">Onward... &gt;&gt;</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=YIOb4tc7pQ4:M3ZTNkImVkM:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=YIOb4tc7pQ4:M3ZTNkImVkM:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=YIOb4tc7pQ4:M3ZTNkImVkM:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=YIOb4tc7pQ4:M3ZTNkImVkM:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=YIOb4tc7pQ4:M3ZTNkImVkM:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=YIOb4tc7pQ4:M3ZTNkImVkM:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=YIOb4tc7pQ4:M3ZTNkImVkM:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=YIOb4tc7pQ4:M3ZTNkImVkM:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=YIOb4tc7pQ4:M3ZTNkImVkM:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=YIOb4tc7pQ4:M3ZTNkImVkM:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=YIOb4tc7pQ4:M3ZTNkImVkM:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=YIOb4tc7pQ4:M3ZTNkImVkM:Ai9wHcEiVAU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=YIOb4tc7pQ4:M3ZTNkImVkM:Ai9wHcEiVAU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMediocrityCodex/~4/YIOb4tc7pQ4" height="1" width="1"/>tim hsuhttps://plus.google.com/102746046966889025571noreply@blogger.comhttp://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2012/01/games-as-diaries-or-why-creatures-is.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82265262683814166.post-83560800918931955312012-01-25T17:28:00.000-08:002012-01-26T11:14:05.757-08:002012-01-26T11:14:05.757-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vtHU-SJASGA/TyCqYvoE9HI/AAAAAAAAA8w/RIvBmeJgdiE/s1600/2012-01-25_00001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="147" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vtHU-SJASGA/TyCqYvoE9HI/AAAAAAAAA8w/RIvBmeJgdiE/s320/2012-01-25_00001.jpg" width="320"></a></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> From Dust</div> <div class="MsoNormal"> Developer: Eric Chahi/Ubisoft</div> <div class="MsoNormal"> Release: $14.99</div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> Why do you always have to treat people like money, sir</div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> </div><a href="http://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2012/01/review-from-dust-you-wont-see-it-coming.html#more">Onward... &gt;&gt;</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=I_klzH1ZPGo:hABqi5ULB4s:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=I_klzH1ZPGo:hABqi5ULB4s:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=I_klzH1ZPGo:hABqi5ULB4s:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=I_klzH1ZPGo:hABqi5ULB4s:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=I_klzH1ZPGo:hABqi5ULB4s:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=I_klzH1ZPGo:hABqi5ULB4s:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=I_klzH1ZPGo:hABqi5ULB4s:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=I_klzH1ZPGo:hABqi5ULB4s:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=I_klzH1ZPGo:hABqi5ULB4s:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=I_klzH1ZPGo:hABqi5ULB4s:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=I_klzH1ZPGo:hABqi5ULB4s:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=I_klzH1ZPGo:hABqi5ULB4s:Ai9wHcEiVAU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=I_klzH1ZPGo:hABqi5ULB4s:Ai9wHcEiVAU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMediocrityCodex/~4/I_klzH1ZPGo" height="1" width="1"/>tim hsuhttps://plus.google.com/102746046966889025571noreply@blogger.comhttp://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2012/01/review-from-dust-you-wont-see-it-coming.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82265262683814166.post-56417497209446350222012-01-03T03:26:00.000-08:002012-01-03T03:43:25.275-08:002012-01-03T03:43:25.275-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br> <div class="MsoNormal"> Fun is really hard work most of the time. Real Life necessitates it: a night of heavy drinking is always accompanied by a terrible hangover no matter how good of a time you had that night, unless you take the necessary precautions and eat adequate amounts of food and space your drinks out by the hour with glasses of water (but it’s likely that if you had a good time, you were too busy doing that and not drinking glasses of water). Blowing up an old CRT monitor 10 miles from the highway in the middle of Death Valley by stuffing it with 20lbs of Tannerite binary exploding targets and firing a large-caliber rifle at it necessitates being 10 miles away from the highway in the middle of Death Valley to prevent the possibility of stray fragments landing in populated areas or roadways. Having fun, good, explosive, regrettable, coyote ugly-style fun, is annoyingly burdensome.</div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> Not so in videogames.</div> <div class="MsoNormal"> </div> </div><a href="http://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2012/01/superhype-sterilized-chaos.html#more">Onward... &gt;&gt;</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=nfMnoDkXCpA:tt_17ebMaoI:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=nfMnoDkXCpA:tt_17ebMaoI:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=nfMnoDkXCpA:tt_17ebMaoI:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=nfMnoDkXCpA:tt_17ebMaoI:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=nfMnoDkXCpA:tt_17ebMaoI:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=nfMnoDkXCpA:tt_17ebMaoI:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=nfMnoDkXCpA:tt_17ebMaoI:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=nfMnoDkXCpA:tt_17ebMaoI:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=nfMnoDkXCpA:tt_17ebMaoI:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=nfMnoDkXCpA:tt_17ebMaoI:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=nfMnoDkXCpA:tt_17ebMaoI:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=nfMnoDkXCpA:tt_17ebMaoI:Ai9wHcEiVAU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=nfMnoDkXCpA:tt_17ebMaoI:Ai9wHcEiVAU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMediocrityCodex/~4/nfMnoDkXCpA" height="1" width="1"/>tim hsuhttps://plus.google.com/102746046966889025571noreply@blogger.comhttp://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2012/01/superhype-sterilized-chaos.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82265262683814166.post-62648120913678694912011-12-21T23:15:00.000-08:002011-12-22T01:27:12.067-08:002011-12-22T01:27:12.067-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fcIZdS5nJb4/TvLXe9POEqI/AAAAAAAAA44/y1EN-H-fYms/s1600/2011-12-21_00001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="178" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fcIZdS5nJb4/TvLXe9POEqI/AAAAAAAAA44/y1EN-H-fYms/s400/2011-12-21_00001.jpg" width="400"></a></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Title: </b>Batman: Arkham City</div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Developer: </b>Rocksteady Studios</div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Release</b>: $49.99 (PC, Steam, Multiplat too)</div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> Batarangs, check. Batclaw, check. Batsuit, check. Psychopathic villains, check. Paradoxically benevolent sadomasochist ambivalent bipolar girlfriend, check. Superego-repressed narcissistic self-righteous chaotic good protagonist, checkmate</div> <div class="MsoNormal"> </div> </div><a href="http://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2011/12/review-batman-arkham-city-where.html#more">Onward... &gt;&gt;</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=rHI7X1LjUhE:wwb-EmzYxS0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=rHI7X1LjUhE:wwb-EmzYxS0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=rHI7X1LjUhE:wwb-EmzYxS0:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=rHI7X1LjUhE:wwb-EmzYxS0:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=rHI7X1LjUhE:wwb-EmzYxS0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=rHI7X1LjUhE:wwb-EmzYxS0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=rHI7X1LjUhE:wwb-EmzYxS0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=rHI7X1LjUhE:wwb-EmzYxS0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=rHI7X1LjUhE:wwb-EmzYxS0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=rHI7X1LjUhE:wwb-EmzYxS0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=rHI7X1LjUhE:wwb-EmzYxS0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=rHI7X1LjUhE:wwb-EmzYxS0:Ai9wHcEiVAU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=rHI7X1LjUhE:wwb-EmzYxS0:Ai9wHcEiVAU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMediocrityCodex/~4/rHI7X1LjUhE" height="1" width="1"/>tim hsuhttps://plus.google.com/102746046966889025571noreply@blogger.comhttp://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2011/12/review-batman-arkham-city-where.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82265262683814166.post-65097587702739201622011-12-05T16:45:00.001-08:002011-12-05T17:28:42.488-08:002011-12-05T17:28:42.488-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> We are approaching a horizon. This media we engage in is growing more quickly than we imagined. Growing out of our control.<br> </div><a href="http://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2011/12/read-good-book-ian-bogosts-how-to-do.html#more">Onward... &gt;&gt;</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=9aByHyntjQ0:BzmrewpPhbE:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=9aByHyntjQ0:BzmrewpPhbE:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=9aByHyntjQ0:BzmrewpPhbE:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=9aByHyntjQ0:BzmrewpPhbE:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=9aByHyntjQ0:BzmrewpPhbE:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=9aByHyntjQ0:BzmrewpPhbE:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=9aByHyntjQ0:BzmrewpPhbE:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=9aByHyntjQ0:BzmrewpPhbE:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=9aByHyntjQ0:BzmrewpPhbE:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=9aByHyntjQ0:BzmrewpPhbE:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=9aByHyntjQ0:BzmrewpPhbE:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=9aByHyntjQ0:BzmrewpPhbE:Ai9wHcEiVAU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=9aByHyntjQ0:BzmrewpPhbE:Ai9wHcEiVAU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMediocrityCodex/~4/9aByHyntjQ0" height="1" width="1"/>tim hsuhttps://plus.google.com/102746046966889025571noreply@blogger.comhttp://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2011/12/read-good-book-ian-bogosts-how-to-do.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82265262683814166.post-16386830882636164682011-12-01T12:52:00.001-08:002011-12-05T17:34:18.524-08:002011-12-05T17:34:18.524-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bJoE_-Qf76w/Ttfq3UnvNMI/AAAAAAAAA3k/zTHR1viQK_U/s1600/2011-12-01_00001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="193" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bJoE_-Qf76w/Ttfq3UnvNMI/AAAAAAAAA3k/zTHR1viQK_U/s400/2011-12-01_00001.jpg" width="400"></a></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b>T</b><b>itle: </b>Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine</div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b>Developer:</b> Relic Games</div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b>Release:</b> $49.99 (PC, Steam. Multiplat too.)</div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal">  Suspend disbelief? Sir, there was never any belief to begin with</div> <div class="MsoNormal"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> </div><a href="http://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2011/12/review-wh40k-space-marine-have-your.html#more">Onward... &gt;&gt;</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=EYoueOAzg0Y:kqyLG1BURw4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=EYoueOAzg0Y:kqyLG1BURw4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=EYoueOAzg0Y:kqyLG1BURw4:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=EYoueOAzg0Y:kqyLG1BURw4:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=EYoueOAzg0Y:kqyLG1BURw4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=EYoueOAzg0Y:kqyLG1BURw4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=EYoueOAzg0Y:kqyLG1BURw4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=EYoueOAzg0Y:kqyLG1BURw4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=EYoueOAzg0Y:kqyLG1BURw4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=EYoueOAzg0Y:kqyLG1BURw4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=EYoueOAzg0Y:kqyLG1BURw4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=EYoueOAzg0Y:kqyLG1BURw4:Ai9wHcEiVAU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=EYoueOAzg0Y:kqyLG1BURw4:Ai9wHcEiVAU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMediocrityCodex/~4/EYoueOAzg0Y" height="1" width="1"/>tim hsuhttps://plus.google.com/102746046966889025571noreply@blogger.comhttp://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2011/12/review-wh40k-space-marine-have-your.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82265262683814166.post-15913833525003570392011-11-21T17:45:00.001-08:002011-11-21T20:33:55.014-08:002011-11-21T20:33:55.014-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="MsoNormal"> <b>“It’s like you know you’re in the Matrix and you’re enjoying it.”</b> – Adam Harshberger</div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> What should games aim to be? This is a huge question. It’s the question that looms large in some designer’s minds, driving them towards the completion of an idea or the eventual creation of a new one. It’s also a question that your average player never asks explicitly, but always implicitly. It is also the question which, when answered, determines the quality of the particular game being played.</div> <div class="MsoNormal"> </div> </div><a href="http://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2011/11/this-is-not-post-youre-looking-for.html#more">Onward... &gt;&gt;</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=upg13vNu4Hs:6qqW-qRnUuQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=upg13vNu4Hs:6qqW-qRnUuQ:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=upg13vNu4Hs:6qqW-qRnUuQ:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=upg13vNu4Hs:6qqW-qRnUuQ:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=upg13vNu4Hs:6qqW-qRnUuQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=upg13vNu4Hs:6qqW-qRnUuQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=upg13vNu4Hs:6qqW-qRnUuQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=upg13vNu4Hs:6qqW-qRnUuQ:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=upg13vNu4Hs:6qqW-qRnUuQ:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=upg13vNu4Hs:6qqW-qRnUuQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=upg13vNu4Hs:6qqW-qRnUuQ:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=upg13vNu4Hs:6qqW-qRnUuQ:Ai9wHcEiVAU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=upg13vNu4Hs:6qqW-qRnUuQ:Ai9wHcEiVAU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMediocrityCodex/~4/upg13vNu4Hs" height="1" width="1"/>tim hsuhttps://plus.google.com/102746046966889025571noreply@blogger.comhttp://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2011/11/this-is-not-post-youre-looking-for.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82265262683814166.post-57653841560777657632011-11-15T10:00:00.000-08:002011-11-15T12:21:43.757-08:002011-11-15T12:21:43.757-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RzzJ7owY3_M/TsHZOyhLq6I/AAAAAAAAA10/OuHR8gdxp8g/s1600/BF+3+cover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RzzJ7owY3_M/TsHZOyhLq6I/AAAAAAAAA10/OuHR8gdxp8g/s400/BF+3+cover.jpg" width="275"></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Title:</b> Battlefield 3</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Developer:</b> Digital Illusions CE</div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Release:</b> Multiplatform $59.99 (Reviewed on PC,  with Origin)</div><div class="MsoNormal">  </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br> </div><div class="MsoNormal">Oh look, the kids are all grown up</div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br> </div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br> <br> <br> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br> </div><div class="MsoNormal"></div><div class="MsoNormal">  </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br> </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br> </div></div><a href="http://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2011/11/review-battlefield-3-inertia-be-damned.html#more">Onward... &gt;&gt;</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=ZAO96522LiA:xtNoe2mHJLU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=ZAO96522LiA:xtNoe2mHJLU:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=ZAO96522LiA:xtNoe2mHJLU:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=ZAO96522LiA:xtNoe2mHJLU:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=ZAO96522LiA:xtNoe2mHJLU:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=ZAO96522LiA:xtNoe2mHJLU:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=ZAO96522LiA:xtNoe2mHJLU:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=ZAO96522LiA:xtNoe2mHJLU:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=ZAO96522LiA:xtNoe2mHJLU:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=ZAO96522LiA:xtNoe2mHJLU:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=ZAO96522LiA:xtNoe2mHJLU:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=ZAO96522LiA:xtNoe2mHJLU:Ai9wHcEiVAU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=ZAO96522LiA:xtNoe2mHJLU:Ai9wHcEiVAU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMediocrityCodex/~4/ZAO96522LiA" height="1" width="1"/>tim hsuhttps://plus.google.com/102746046966889025571noreply@blogger.comhttp://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2011/11/review-battlefield-3-inertia-be-damned.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82265262683814166.post-86395844326655738732011-11-14T16:20:00.001-08:002011-11-14T16:40:36.995-08:002011-11-14T16:40:36.995-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> Hey folks.<br /> <br /> I've left you hanging for a few weeks now, but I promise I'll make it up to you. And to start, here's a little game I found on IndieGames.com! (Click the picture to go there!)<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://kwarp.com/portfolio/bullettimeninja.html"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b82iSBIrUIo/TsGwftOTSVI/AAAAAAAAA1s/uUd5cokp-Dg/s1600/BT+Ninja.jpg" /></a></div> <br /> It is what it sounds like, I promise. It's also a sweet example of a <a href="http://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2011/09/per-aspera-ad-astra-birth-of-new.html">simple concept made better by fantastic level design</a>.<br /> <br /> Have a go and have some fun!</div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=S6fxjc0oPqI:G6okj-TWZt0:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=S6fxjc0oPqI:G6okj-TWZt0:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=S6fxjc0oPqI:G6okj-TWZt0:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=S6fxjc0oPqI:G6okj-TWZt0:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=S6fxjc0oPqI:G6okj-TWZt0:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=S6fxjc0oPqI:G6okj-TWZt0:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=S6fxjc0oPqI:G6okj-TWZt0:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=S6fxjc0oPqI:G6okj-TWZt0:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=S6fxjc0oPqI:G6okj-TWZt0:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=S6fxjc0oPqI:G6okj-TWZt0:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=S6fxjc0oPqI:G6okj-TWZt0:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=S6fxjc0oPqI:G6okj-TWZt0:Ai9wHcEiVAU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=S6fxjc0oPqI:G6okj-TWZt0:Ai9wHcEiVAU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMediocrityCodex/~4/S6fxjc0oPqI" height="1" width="1"/>tim hsuhttps://plus.google.com/102746046966889025571noreply@blogger.comhttp://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2011/11/indie-cred-bullet-time-ninja.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82265262683814166.post-57709621547048593182011-11-08T16:48:00.000-08:002011-11-08T16:51:33.950-08:002011-11-08T16:51:33.950-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> I&#39;ve been wanting to say a little something about this game for awhile now, but haven&#39;t yet found the appropriate time, space, or words that may adequately describe it.<br> <br> But the truth is there are no words that can. And there never will be. Not necessarily because the game is impossibly amazing and words can&#39;t actually suffice, but for a rather different reason. Honestly, there&#39;s a feeling that&#39;s been seriously nagging at me for the past few days that sounds like pure madness, but is of course perfectly logical: why do we keep writing about games?<br> <br> </div><a href="http://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2011/11/indie-in-minute-dinorubbish-megabundle.html#more">Onward... &gt;&gt;</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=8fi0X65nDYQ:pFK3o5mb_6k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=8fi0X65nDYQ:pFK3o5mb_6k:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=8fi0X65nDYQ:pFK3o5mb_6k:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=8fi0X65nDYQ:pFK3o5mb_6k:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=8fi0X65nDYQ:pFK3o5mb_6k:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=8fi0X65nDYQ:pFK3o5mb_6k:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=8fi0X65nDYQ:pFK3o5mb_6k:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=8fi0X65nDYQ:pFK3o5mb_6k:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=8fi0X65nDYQ:pFK3o5mb_6k:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=8fi0X65nDYQ:pFK3o5mb_6k:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=8fi0X65nDYQ:pFK3o5mb_6k:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=8fi0X65nDYQ:pFK3o5mb_6k:Ai9wHcEiVAU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=8fi0X65nDYQ:pFK3o5mb_6k:Ai9wHcEiVAU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMediocrityCodex/~4/8fi0X65nDYQ" height="1" width="1"/>tim hsuhttps://plus.google.com/102746046966889025571noreply@blogger.comhttp://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2011/11/indie-in-minute-dinorubbish-megabundle.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82265262683814166.post-20288551582980401802011-11-02T23:55:00.000-07:002011-11-03T00:06:00.206-07:002011-11-03T00:06:00.206-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> This is floating around the internet today:<br> <br></div> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/W1ZtBCpo0eU" width="560"></iframe></div> <br> </div><a href="http://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2011/11/rtfm-legacy-of-misinterpreting-modern.html#more">Onward... &gt;&gt;</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=A9CfN2hwbMs:FjTAXbpw8xY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=A9CfN2hwbMs:FjTAXbpw8xY:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=A9CfN2hwbMs:FjTAXbpw8xY:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=A9CfN2hwbMs:FjTAXbpw8xY:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=A9CfN2hwbMs:FjTAXbpw8xY:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=A9CfN2hwbMs:FjTAXbpw8xY:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=A9CfN2hwbMs:FjTAXbpw8xY:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=A9CfN2hwbMs:FjTAXbpw8xY:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=A9CfN2hwbMs:FjTAXbpw8xY:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=A9CfN2hwbMs:FjTAXbpw8xY:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=A9CfN2hwbMs:FjTAXbpw8xY:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=A9CfN2hwbMs:FjTAXbpw8xY:Ai9wHcEiVAU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=A9CfN2hwbMs:FjTAXbpw8xY:Ai9wHcEiVAU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMediocrityCodex/~4/A9CfN2hwbMs" height="1" width="1"/>tim hsuhttps://plus.google.com/102746046966889025571noreply@blogger.comhttp://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2011/11/rtfm-legacy-of-misinterpreting-modern.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82265262683814166.post-55096306992085628042011-10-31T18:59:00.000-07:002011-11-01T19:02:45.154-07:002011-11-01T19:02:45.154-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H2mvr3cbESI/Tq9RUdrdOzI/AAAAAAAAAw4/E2pBdgpqdwU/s1600/metro-2033-box-sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="260" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H2mvr3cbESI/Tq9RUdrdOzI/AAAAAAAAAw4/E2pBdgpqdwU/s320/metro-2033-box-sm.jpg" width="320"></a></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> Metro 2033</div> <div class="MsoNormal"> Developer: 4A Games</div> <div class="MsoNormal"> Release: $19.99 (PC, Steam)</div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> Fear the future because let’s be honest, you don’t know how to shoot a gun</div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> </div><a href="http://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2011/10/review-metro-2033-light-in-darkness.html#more">Onward... &gt;&gt;</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=P_yumqVsIcw:Y_TG3bDkl7E:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=P_yumqVsIcw:Y_TG3bDkl7E:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a 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business.<br /> <br /> They sell indie games in bundles for one low, low price!<br /> <br /> Not unlike the phenomenally successful <a href="http://www.humblebundle.com/">Humble Bundle</a> (that now grace the internet 1-2 times per year), Indie Royale is a great venue for indie developers to get exposure (and sales). But at the same time, this apparent copy-catting feels a bit strange, doesn't it? What exactly is the difference between this and the venerable humbleable bundelable?<br /> <br /> Let's examine the differences:<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.humblebundle.com/">The Humble Bundle</a> is a charitable venture that promotes indie games with its primary intent being fundraising. While it's backed and managed by a singular indie developer, it's scope is wide and decidedly not game-oriented. It aims to give consumers and creators alike a way to contribute to the needy via charities like EFF (An advocacy group for electronic media and art) and Child's Play (a program that takes donations of video games (and paraphernalia, and cash!) as a means to aid needy kids). It's not purely a business per se, but its recent success has catapulted it into both financial solvency as well as cultural popularity. The Humble Bundle is about games, but not really about games.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.indieroyale.com/">Indie Royale</a> is a joint venture between <a href="http://indiegames.com/index.html">The Indie Games Blog</a> (part of the press group owned by <a href="http://www.gamasutra.com/">Gamasutra</a>) and <a href="http://www.desura.com/">Desura</a> (a well-known digital distribution business). It's about games! It's about indie games, more specifically. Their aim is to promote and sell indie games that have been vetted by themselves and other notables. It's clearly subjective, but if you've spent some time on either of these sites, you'll see that they're very well tread (and it's never easy to stay humble when promoting oneself!). It appears that Indie Royale's primary intent is simply about selling games, and they do it by offering bundles every 2 weeks at low, low prices. There's a tiny twist: the price of the bundle starts at a certain price, and then will change based on what people are paying for it. For every person who pays the listed price (known as the "minimum"), the price <u>goes up</u> by 1-2 cents. For every person who "beats the minimum" (by a reasonable amount, approximately 2x the minimum) the price <u>goes down</u> 1-2 cents. Interesting!<br /> <br /> I'd say it's worth checking out. The launch bundle includes quite a few well-reviewed games for around $5. While it isn't necessary charitable, I think it's a great way to support your favorite indie devs, as well as get exposed to some new ones. It's got a good model running too, since their releases are far more frequent (and more financially sound) than the Humble Bundle.<br /> <br /> Take a look, and share your thoughts!</div><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=rUwBduwNevc:_Gz4_WISi2k:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=rUwBduwNevc:_Gz4_WISi2k:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=rUwBduwNevc:_Gz4_WISi2k:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=rUwBduwNevc:_Gz4_WISi2k:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=rUwBduwNevc:_Gz4_WISi2k:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=rUwBduwNevc:_Gz4_WISi2k:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=rUwBduwNevc:_Gz4_WISi2k:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=rUwBduwNevc:_Gz4_WISi2k:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=rUwBduwNevc:_Gz4_WISi2k:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=rUwBduwNevc:_Gz4_WISi2k:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=rUwBduwNevc:_Gz4_WISi2k:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=rUwBduwNevc:_Gz4_WISi2k:Ai9wHcEiVAU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=rUwBduwNevc:_Gz4_WISi2k:Ai9wHcEiVAU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMediocrityCodex/~4/rUwBduwNevc" height="1" width="1"/>tim hsuhttps://plus.google.com/102746046966889025571noreply@blogger.comhttp://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2011/10/attack-of-killer-indie-bundles.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82265262683814166.post-59235695156180370002011-10-23T15:22:00.000-07:002011-10-23T16:03:20.416-07:002011-10-23T16:03:20.416-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cPwsb2-U5Os/TqSStLSNfQI/AAAAAAAAAv8/AuV49qB4gWw/s1600/dod+title.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-cPwsb2-U5Os/TqSStLSNfQI/AAAAAAAAAv8/AuV49qB4gWw/s400/dod+title.jpg" width="387"></a></div> Title: Dungeons of Dredmor<br> Developer: Gaslamp Games<br> <br> <div class="MsoNormal"> Release: $4.99 (PC, Steam)</div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> </div> <div class="MsoNormal"> No, YOUR father was an impotent side of half-baked ham sandwich</div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> </div> </div><a href="http://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2011/10/review-dungeons-of-dredmor-babbys-first.html#more">Onward... &gt;&gt;</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=L86Oem89UGM:23PrDMlw-c4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=L86Oem89UGM:23PrDMlw-c4:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=L86Oem89UGM:23PrDMlw-c4:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=L86Oem89UGM:23PrDMlw-c4:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=L86Oem89UGM:23PrDMlw-c4:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=L86Oem89UGM:23PrDMlw-c4:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=L86Oem89UGM:23PrDMlw-c4:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=L86Oem89UGM:23PrDMlw-c4:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=L86Oem89UGM:23PrDMlw-c4:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=L86Oem89UGM:23PrDMlw-c4:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=L86Oem89UGM:23PrDMlw-c4:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=L86Oem89UGM:23PrDMlw-c4:Ai9wHcEiVAU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=L86Oem89UGM:23PrDMlw-c4:Ai9wHcEiVAU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMediocrityCodex/~4/L86Oem89UGM" height="1" width="1"/>tim hsuhttps://plus.google.com/102746046966889025571noreply@blogger.comhttp://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2011/10/review-dungeons-of-dredmor-babbys-first.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-82265262683814166.post-82467219415650659242011-10-18T15:08:00.000-07:002011-10-18T20:25:35.093-07:002011-10-18T20:25:35.093-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NjfYU8lp7-4/Tp33ZzyTOQI/AAAAAAAAAvA/8KaJUf1OTQE/s1600/2011-10-18_00001.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NjfYU8lp7-4/Tp33ZzyTOQI/AAAAAAAAAvA/8KaJUf1OTQE/s400/2011-10-18_00001.jpg" width="400"></a></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> Bastion</div> <div class="MsoNormal"> Developer: Supergiant Games</div> <div class="MsoNormal"> Release: $14.99 (PC, XBLA)</div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> I’m no stranger to storytelling by strangers, but this is stranger still</div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> <br></div> <div class="MsoNormal"> </div> </div><a href="http://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2011/10/normal-0-false-false-false-en-us-ja-x.html#more">Onward... &gt;&gt;</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=iCFDCWka17Q:1CgbgK0l_mc:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=iCFDCWka17Q:1CgbgK0l_mc:63t7Ie-LG7Y"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=63t7Ie-LG7Y" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=iCFDCWka17Q:1CgbgK0l_mc:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=iCFDCWka17Q:1CgbgK0l_mc:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=iCFDCWka17Q:1CgbgK0l_mc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=iCFDCWka17Q:1CgbgK0l_mc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=iCFDCWka17Q:1CgbgK0l_mc:F7zBnMyn0Lo"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=iCFDCWka17Q:1CgbgK0l_mc:F7zBnMyn0Lo" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=iCFDCWka17Q:1CgbgK0l_mc:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=iCFDCWka17Q:1CgbgK0l_mc:gIN9vFwOqvQ"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=iCFDCWka17Q:1CgbgK0l_mc:gIN9vFwOqvQ" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?a=iCFDCWka17Q:1CgbgK0l_mc:Ai9wHcEiVAU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/TheMediocrityCodex?i=iCFDCWka17Q:1CgbgK0l_mc:Ai9wHcEiVAU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TheMediocrityCodex/~4/iCFDCWka17Q" height="1" width="1"/>tim hsuhttps://plus.google.com/102746046966889025571noreply@blogger.comhttp://mediocritycodex.blogspot.com/2011/10/normal-0-false-false-false-en-us-ja-x.html