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The Social Network & The Town
(Bonus post! Don’t worry, it’s all back to games after this.) “How was the movie?” “The movie?” “The Facebook movie.” “Uh, it’s pretty good, but immediately smacks you in the face with Sorkin...
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Let’s Play Dragon Age 2: The Demo!
I played Dragon Age: Origins on the Xbox 360. Thought I’d get the recently released demo of Dragon Age 2 on PC though to see if it improves anything. I want Dragon Age 2 to be good, I really do. But...
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Top 6 video game technologies needed in the real world
Video games present us with a wealth of futuristic and fantastical technology, some more practical than others. The potential for this tech in the real world could be limitless. Scientists and...
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Obsidian are not good writers (Alpha Protocol)
I recently bought Alpha Protocol on the cheap and it is a stupid game. Everything about it is lacking, although I expected as much from the reviews and scuttlebutt. The thing that really bugs me is...
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Challenge – a necessary evil?
“This game is just unfair! I’m not even sure you can get past this part.” “What? That bit was easy! There’s no challenge in this game at all.” Challenge is a tricky term to discuss in video games. We...
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Parasite Eve (Best games I never played, Part 2)
Much like Shadow Hearts, Parasite Eve is another game that I never played but have a tremendous fondness for. I watched the first game on YouTube, and later read a far more convenient screenshot LP of...
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The 5 dumbest parts of the Dragon Age 2 story (SPOILERS)
“The members of his karataam were killed by Tal-Vashoth but their disposal leads only here, to Saarebas and you.” Er…What? Look, you’re clearly speaking English, so why have you just randomly made up...
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Top 5 games with the best dialogue
Stories in games can be good. They should be good. But this list isn’t about the whole – grand scale, interwoven plot threads or dramatic storytelling – this list just about the words that carry the...
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The End?
This is the last, final, ultimate update of Grimly Enthusiastic. Probably. A variety of personal reasons mean I just can’t really keep it going any longer. But feel free to subscribe to the blog just...
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4 reasons you should care about who makes video games
[Here is one extra post for 2011. Regular updates are not returning.] Much has been said about the legitimisation of video games as a medium. From countless debates about whether games are art, to just...
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