T w e n t y S i d e d
– Shamus, Monday Nov 6, 2006
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DM of the Rings Remaster XXVI: Our Dearly Discarded
Finally, News.
Many people have noticed that despite being told we’d be uploading old content, and updating the site…nothing has really happened. We haven’t forgotten, but the transition from Dad doing everything, to unexpected family takeover, was (shocker!) not as smooth as we hoped.
The haphazardly decided upon system and attempted delegation of tasks looked like this:
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Sims 4 Overthinking: Let the Reno Begin
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.
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DM of the Rings Remaster XXV: Where Are We Again?
No, I already used that one. Dangit…
– Shamus, Friday Nov 3, 2006
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Sims 4 Overthinking: Lorretta’s Legacy
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.
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DM of the Rings Remaster XXIV: Loot of the Rings
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– Shamus, Wednesday Nov 1, 2006
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One Year Later; A Vinegar Valentine to Grief
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.
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From The Archives:
Another PC Golden Age?
Is it real? Is PC gaming returning to its former glory? Sort of. It's complicated.
The Death of Half-Life
Valve still hasn't admitted it, but the Half-Life franchise is dead. So what made these games so popular anyway?
The Best of 2019
I called 2019 "The Year of corporate Dystopia". Here is a list of the games I thought were interesting or worth talking about that year.
Stop Asking Me to Play Dark Souls!
An unhinged rant where I maybe slightly over-reacted to the water torture of Souls evangelism.
Best. Plot Twist. Ever.
Few people remember BioWare's Jade Empire, but it had a unique setting and a really well-executed plot twist.
The Best of 2018
I called 2018 "The Year of Good News". Here is a list of the games I thought were interesting or worth talking about that year.
Artless in Alderaan
People were so worried about the boring gameplay of The Old Republic they overlooked just how boring and amateur the art is.
Steam Summer Blues
This mess of dross, confusion, and terrible UI design is the storefront the big publishers couldn't beat? Amazing.
Zenimax vs. Facebook
This series explores the troubled history of VR and the strange lawsuit between Zenimax publishing and Facebook.
A Star is Born
Remember the superhero MMO from 2009? Neither does anyone else. It was dumb. So dumb I was compelled to write this.