T w e n t y S i d e d
Sorry about the late post lads. I was holding off filling the queue for the month until the site was feeling better, and then I forgot I hadn’t filled up the queue for the month. And continued to forget until my grandma asked me about it (everyone please say thank you grandma). Anyway, the schedules back up and running now, and i’ll have another apology ready for you next month when I forget to refill the queue again. Bye for now!
Dead Island
A stream-of-gameplay review of Dead Island. This game is a cavalcade of bugs and bad design choices.
Dear Hollywood: Do a Mash Reboot
Since we're rebooting everything, MASH will probably come up eventually. Here are some casting suggestions.
Starcraft 2: Rush Analysis
I write a program to simulate different strategies in Starcraft 2, to see how they compare.
Shamus Plays WOW
Ever wondered what's in all those quest boxes you've never bothered to read? Get ready: They're more insane than you might expect.
MMO Population Problems
Computers keep getting more powerful. So why do the population caps for massively multiplayer games stay about the same?
I know I’m belaboring the obvious, but man this DM sucks.
Having the NPCs congratulate the heroes on their heroism after a major battle is basic RPG manners. You don’t just go “Hi, here’s you next quest, now move on!”
It’s self-destructive too, because after the big battle is when the PCs are most willing to engage with NPCs. You can do a ton of roleplaying about the aftermath: civilians showering the heroes with praise, the king organizing a big pyre for the dead, distributing rewards and titles, etc.
Thank you, Grandma!
Thank you Grandma!
Thank? You, Grandma!
Arigato, Obachan!
One small typo in Gandalf’s second speech bubble, “Faramir his son clinging to life” looks like it should be “Faramir his son clings to life” from the original.
The first speech bubble in this panel also devolved from two sentences into a single run-on one, and the second-last panel would have retained much more of its original humour if the emphasis on “ANOTHER” hadn’t been unceremoniously defenestrated. Other than that, well done :)
Being late once just whets audiences appetites. Being late always bores the audience and drives them away. So what I’m saying is that think nothing of it, but please don’t leave us hanging like this again.
And of course many thanks to your gra’ma.
Thanks, Granny!
Thank you, Grandma!