cyd

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What a random person on the internet thought of Grant, Lee, Sherman: Civil War Generals 2⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  The bloodiness of the battles of the American Civil War are often remarked upon, including by contemporary commentators. So it’s nice that they emphasized that in the game.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Dragon Age: Dreadwolf - Official 'Thedas Calls' Teaser Trailer⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  The layoffs and budget cuts are symptoms, not cause. They’ve been terribly mismanaged for years, pissing away resources doing essentially nothing.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨The surprisingly robust careers of Star Trek stars who became video game voice actors⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  There seem to be three distinct post-Trek futures:

  • genuine big shot actor
  • reasonably successful voice actor
  • B-movie “star”, featured prominently on the poster and appearing for 5 minutes in the actual movie.
• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What were your top favorite video games as a kid?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  • Dark Sun: Shattered Lands, still the single best computer gaming representation of an epic D&D campaign, edging out even Baldur’s Gate 1-3 in my opinion.

  • Ultima 7: an RPG built around the goal of immersing the player completely into the game world, eschewing any straightforward gameplay loops. If only the Ultima series had continued going strong, like the Elder Scrolls, rather than fizzling out with 8 and 9…

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨What were your top favorite video games as a kid?⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  It’s amazing that CT never spawned an ongoing franchise. Aside from the controversial CC, there have been no other followups or even remakes, only a remaster. It’s like the platonic ideal of a JRPG, sitting alone and unsullied in the timestream.