Like many series, the Paper Mario games have been caught in a downward spiral from which they don’t yet seem capable of recovering. While Super Paper Mario was certainly not the most popular game in the franchise, it was not until Sticker Star that I believe the series’ decay became clear. Not long ago, I…
Author: duckofindeed
I like to work on art and writing and was inspired by video games and movies and other such things. I love when I find creative stories and characters, and I try to make my own. So far, I've been unsuccessful, but I'm trying.
The Journey to White Forest and the Completion of Half-Life 2
I have finally completed Half-Life 2 and its mini sequels, Episode One and Two, so today I present you all with the final installment of my experiences. Episode Two takes place after the train crash at the end of Episode One, which Gordon and Alyx apparently survived unscathed. Our objective: head for the Resistance base…
The Escape from City 17
I’ve been playing nothing but Half-Life 2 lately, and even though I had recently finished the main game, my adventure with our silent hero Gordon Freeman was not yet over. (Maybe he’s just shy.) The Orange Box also came with two mini-sequels, Half-Life 2: Episode One and Two respectively. And today, I discuss my highlights…
Half-Life 2, I Fear You No Longer
Despite lots of difficulties, including a great need to conquer my earlier fears, I finally beat Half-Life 2. It took me about a month, and honestly, it feels like I’ve been with this game for much longer because so much has happened in all that time. I braved all kinds of horrors, including a zombie-ridden…
Oh, So That’s Why We Don’t Go to Ravenholm
I wrote a short while back about my initial experiences with Half-Life 2, namely concerning how uneasy the game made me feel because of how real the environment looked and the first person perspective. Now that I have progressed a good ways into the game, I can’t say that has really changed. In fact, the game…
The Anxiety of Playing Half-Life 2
I had originally bought The Orange Box for the PS3 because I wanted to play Portal on a console rather than a PC. The collection also came with Team Fortress 2, plus Half-Life 2 and Half-Life 2: Episode One and Two, and while I had always heard very positive things about Half-Life, I knew nothing…
Day 12: A Game Everyone Should Play
I am slowly making my way through the 30 days of video game topics I started…probably a few years ago, and today we have finally reached…number 12. I’m not even halfway done yet! Yikes! Well, this topic involves a game everyone should play, and I had to put careful consideration into which one I would…
New Details Revealed for Zelda Wii U
I am not typically one to follow news of any kind, video game news included. From time to time, however, a tidbit of knowledge catches my eye, more often than not relating to the select series I hold nearest to my heart. One of those is The Legend of Zelda. Games from this series are…
The Simple Pleasures of Exploration in Sly 4
When buying a house, they always say location is everything. Never have I heard this applied to video games, however. What people typically cite as being important to them in gaming is an engaging story or interesting characters, or simply good gameplay. While I would agree that all of those are far more important than…
Resonance: Mining Melancholy
I had to check several times to make sure no one had already written about this one, as Mining Melancholy might possibly be one of the most brilliant songs in a game that already has plenty of amazing tracks. As expected, Mining Melancholy is found in every mine level of Donkey Kong Country 2. As…
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