If you follow me here on UWG, you may have caught an article I wrote last year in which I outlined how my husband and I, though gamers we be, don’t generally play games together. We both like different kinds of games, we have different play styles, sometimes we get a little too competitive, and…
Category: General Commentary
2014: My Most Anticipated Games!
So it’s now 2014, and we all know that a new year means new games to look forward to! With the PS4 and Xbox One being launched over Christmas this year will no doubt be packed with new releases, and many of them completely new franchises which excites me a lot. There are a few…
Dealing with the Backlog
Ah the gaming backlog, ever-present and never diminished. For those of us who like to keep current, and especially those who enjoy a good steam sale, the ol’ backlog is something that we never seem to completely escape is it (not to mention those time sinks we call “multiplayer games”)? It sounds like a bad…
The Perfect Bundle
Before I start this I hope everybody had a fantastic Christmas, and has a great new year! So, as you may, or may not know I work in retail, and we get a lot of people in over Christmas who have bags from shops like Game, HMV, that kind of thing, and this year with…
Merry Listmas: Games I’d Like to Play in 2014
Merry Christmas to you all! Glad to see that everyone is taking a break from all the presents and food to check in with us. Listmas continues here on UWG, and you need only search for the tag “Listmas” to read the posts we’ve completed since last Friday. Following up on the list I posted…
Merry Listmas: Games I Hope to Complete in 2014
When 2013 started, I had a singular gaming goal in mind: complete Skyrim. (Which I did!) Now that I’m facing the start of 2014, I have the same gaming goal in mind, except it involves multiple games. In the past, new years have tended to bring forth crops of new games, and I’ve generally tried…
I Shop (In Games), Therefore I Am
While I wouldn’t call it a “problem,” I have a bit of as shopping habit. In games. And before you start I’m with a “women and shopping” bit, just you hush. But…well, it is kind of bad. Just the other day, I spent over an hour in Grand Theft Auto V driving my character to…
Gaming Idiosyncrasies
Gaming idiosyncrasies, quirks, preferences — most gamers posses them to varying degrees. From playing only during a particular time of day, to having a preferred TV setup (that must NEVER be altered), to eating certain snacks only with certain games, they are what make gamers true individuals. And maybe a little…neurotic. Oh, I’m not making…
Replay Value With Limited Time
Games are judged on several qualities: Gameplay quality, Graphics, music, story, and of course replay value. The more hours one can spend with a game, the better. More replay value means more value for your gaming dollar. But how important is replay value when time is something a gamer doesn’t have an abundance of?
Beating Bowser is the Key to Happiness
The first video game I ever fully beat was Super Mario 3. And it what a glorious day that was! Browser was no more and I had saved the princess! My siblings were too young to decipher my song of joy, my dance of elation, or my nanny-nanny-boo-booing to all those who had yet to…
VIRTUAL BASTION 