To (Not Quite) Infinity and Beyond in Star Trek Online

When I started out with my summertime free-to-play MMORPG free-for-all, there were five games on my list: DC Universe Online, TERA, Skyforge, Phantasy Star Online 2 NG, and not Final Fantasy XIV, but rather Star Trek Online. After the FFXIV diversion, there was only one thing left to do, and that was to give Star…

YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #260

Up this week: Bastion – we play as “the Kid” in a world gone awry in this classic indie title Not Zangief – it’s the return of our occasional series that’s all about having fun with fighting games. Ori and the Will of the Wisps – we finally get around to playing this sequel to…

YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #259

Up this week: Bastion – we play as “the Kid” in a world gone awry in this classic indie title Not Zangief – it’s the return of our occasional series that’s all about having fun with fighting games. Ori and the Will of the Wisps – we finally get around to playing this sequel to…

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy is Flarkin’ Fantastic!

My last attempt at playing a superhero game was with Marvel’s Spider-Man, an excellent game according to one and all. After playing it for a few hours, I concluded that I was far more interested in swinging around New York as the titular friendly neighborhood hero than following Peter Parker’s story. In the moment, superhero…

YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #258

Up this week: Not Zangief – it’s the return of our occasional series that’s all about having fun with fighting games. Miitopia – what adventures await us in the world of Miitopia? After playing its demo, we return to the game to find out! Ori and the Will of the Wisps – we finally get around…

YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #257

Up this week: Not Zangief – it’s the return of our occasional series that’s all about having fun with fighting games. Miitopia – what adventures await us in the world of Miitopia? After playing its demo, we return to the game to find out! Ori and the Will of the Wisps – we finally get around…

YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #256

Up this week: Not Zangief – it’s the return of our occasional series that’s all about having fun with fighting games. Miitopia – what adventures await us in the world of Miitopia? After playing its demo, we return to the game to find out! Ori and the Will of the Wisps – we finally get around…

YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #255

Up this week: Miitopia – what adventures await us in the world of Miitopia? After playing its demo, we return to the game to find out! Not Zangief – it’s the return of our occasional series that’s all about having fun with fighting games. Death Road to Canada – do we have what it takes to…

Who in their right mind starts playing a “dead” game?

After having a so-so time playing DC Universe Online, my search for easy-going, console-based multiplayer/MMORPG ventures continued. I had made a short list of possibilities, and after a quick round of eenie, meenie, miny, moe, I ended up at another decades-old game, TERA. I knew nothing about the game save for the fact that I…