Kelly and Michael jump though a lot of hoops here. They’ve got to renovate the one structure into two, and set them up to be separate addresses. Logan is old enough to be excited about the idea. He’s a social kid and enjoys the idea of having a family store. He begins regularly playing ‘bookstore’ in his room while the grown ups figure out the logistics of pulling off the real thing.
Continue reading ⟩⟩ “Sims 4 Overthinking: Let the Reno Begin”
No, I already used that one. Dangit…
– Shamus, Friday Nov 3, 2006
Continue reading ⟩⟩ “DM of the Rings Remaster XXV: Where Are We Again?”
The time is upon us. Kelly and Michael have to figure out what to do with the house. It’s not as simple as flipping it for profit or turning it into their family home. This house was Kelly’s great-grandmother’s home, built by her family, for her family.
It was built by her great-great grandfather for her great-grandparents.
It was the source of a known family feud in the 80’s.
It was a gift from her late great-uncle to her mother.
It was the place that Lorretta rebuilt after her divorce with Kelly’s father.
It was the place Logan came home to when he was born.
It was the place that caused Kelly and her older sister to stop speaking.
Continue reading ⟩⟩ “Sims 4 Overthinking: Lorretta’s Legacy”
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– Shamus, Wednesday Nov 1, 2006
Continue reading ⟩⟩ “DM of the Rings Remaster XXIV: Loot of the Rings”
So, yesterday was the anniversary of my dad’s passing. It doesn’t feel like it’s been a year, but I suppose grief has a way of messing with your understanding of time.
A year ago I had just finished the first complete draft of a book of vampire smut I was intending to publish, and was just entering the publishing stage of a book of poetry that was five years in the making.
I hadn’t seen my dad for a month when I’d gotten the call he was going to the hospital, of his own volition. I was in the middle of trying to get Wizards101, the only MMO I’ve ever truly loved, working on the laptop I had at the time. I had gotten through the character creation screen just fine, and had gotten to the moment where it would crash my entire system, when my phone rang.
Continue reading ⟩⟩ “One Year Later; A Vinegar Valentine to Grief”
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– Shamus, Monday Oct 30, 2006
Continue reading ⟩⟩ “DM of the Rings Remaster XXIII: Happy Halloween”
I’m getting a EKG and heart monitor put on for my usual writing day this week. Nothing too serious, but it’s out of the way and I won’t be home till late.
I’m currently binge-playing Tears of the Kingdom, maybe even have some words about it to write eventually here? There’s a particular series of quests driving me nuts, that feels article worthy. Bad quests feel way, way worse when the rest of the game is a masterpiece.
This is a massive step down in story, gameplay, and art design when compared to the 2014 soft reboot. Yet critics rated this one much higher. What's going on here?
Let's count up the ways in which Bethesda has misunderstood and misused the Fallout property.
An ongoing series where I work on making a 2D action game from scratch.
A breakdown of how this game faltered when the franchise was given to a different studio.
A video discussing Megatexture technology. Why we needed it, what it was supposed to do, and why it maybe didn't totally work.
Fidget spinners are ruining education! We need to... oh, never mind the fad is over. This is not the first time we've had a dumb moral panic.
This series began as a cheap little 2D overhead game and grew into the most profitable entertainment product ever made. I have a love / hate relationship with the series.
What lessons can we learn from the abrupt demise of this once-impressive games studio?
Here is how I'd conquer the game-publishing business. (Hint: NOT by copying EA, 2K, Activision, Take-Two, or Ubisoft.)
What is "Domino Worldbuilding" and how did it help to make Mass Effect one of the most interesting settings in modern RPGs?
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