In the process of working my way up in difficulty to the needlepoint projects I daydream about, I am making a tissue box cover. I’m pretty sure everyone who’s ever done plastic canvas needlepoint has done at least one of these, and by the time I finish this project I Continue Reading
Games
Suikoden: Tierkreis Review for Long-Standing Suikoden Fans
This review of Suikoden: Tierkreis is specifically intended for people who’ve been fans of the Suikoden series for a long time, a discourse about how Tierkreis compares to the rest of the Suikoden games. It doesn’t cover the basics a normal review would give you, and it doesn’t involve any Continue Reading
Raised on Dungeons & Dragons
Wil Wheaton has been waxing nostalgic about his D&D experiences and telling us about the campaign he’s running for his son and friends over at his blog lately. This, in turn, has had me waxing nostalgic about my own D&D experiences. I’m lucky enough to have parents who have played Continue Reading
SuikOh Noes!
I’ve been a fan of the Suikoden games for a long time. Even through the disappointments that were the third and fourth games in the series, I’ve retained, on the whole, a positive attitude towards the series. I haven’t played Rhapsodia (retitled Suikoden Tactics for its English release) yet, but Continue Reading
Making the Best Use of Recount, Part 1: The Introduction
This is the first in what is to be a series of posts about Recount. Links to the rest are at the bottom. What Recount Is Recount is an add-on for World of Warcraft. It keeps track of many types of battle data for all members of your group. The Continue Reading
On Being a Good World of Warcraft Player
Too many World of Warcraft players rely on this: as an indicator of how good a player one is. Or on the color of the names of one’s gear. Or on how fast they got from 0 to 80. None of these are good indicators. There’s also a vast difference Continue Reading
What World of Warcraft and Milk Have in Common
If you were to trace the balance of power between classes in World of Warcraft over the course of multiple patch updates, you’d probably find it similar to watching a very drunk man walking down the street. In one version, warlocks are overpowered. Next, it’s the hunters’ turn. There go Continue Reading