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I found a free to play MMO off Steam called Realm of the Mad

I found a free to play MMO off Steam called Realm of the Mad God. It has just about the simplest sign-up process ever as after you load the game you don't need to sign-up for an account, they just start you in a zone to teach you the game and you play it.

http://www.realmofthemadgod.com/ (you can play it in your browser right now)

Immediately I felt at home because of the retro graphics and simple controls. Seriously, this game is pretty simple and its a refreshing experience. You start out as the Wizard class and its a fun class to play. You can unlock other classes by playing the game. Yesterday I unlocked the Priest class.

One thing you need to know is that death is... Read All

Play this now. Itll take you about 20 min. to beat, and oh

http://www.whatisnous.com/thumbnails/tn_Nous2.png

Play this now. It'll take you about 20 min. to beat, and oh boy is it worth it:

http://www.whatisnous.com/

Tungsten Post Author wrote on 03/11/2012 at 09:04pm

And hurry up because I want to talk about it.

jdodson Admin wrote on 03/12/2012 at 12:50am

Gonna download it now. Let you know when I finish with it either way :)

jdodson Admin wrote on 03/12/2012 at 01:20am

Ok so I just stopped playing it. I stopped at the part where I am trying to hit the box and it keeps counting down cores.

Interesting game. Seems like its going for something Portalish. I am not sure I got how to play the game totally. I liked that the game pulled screenshots from my desktop and tried to crash and then come back.

I didn't like the dialog between me and the computer very much, it seemed.... For lack of a better word, annoying. My reactions to the text were way different than the options presented. It was like "Choose A" or "Choose B" and I didn't think either were what I was thinking. I also didn't like the test, like I don't know, just didn't like it.

In the end the game was fun even though I didn't know much of what I was doing most of the time. I liked collecting points but then I said something about wanting a lot of points and it gave me unlimited points and I was no happy with that and then they gave me negative full points. I didn't like that either. I think when a game is so whimsical with its score I don't know, that really lost me.

I get it, score doesn't matter or something? But I wasn't sure what the point was and the game didn't really go anywhere so I wasn't really sure why I should keep playing the "I need to catch you level" when its not clear me doing that meant anything cool would happen.

The game is unique, and if you want surprises and not to know what to expect next, check it out. I guess I would say it frustrated me but then again, thats most likely part of the design.

Tungsten Post Author wrote on 03/12/2012 at 02:08am

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That was the end, and really the pay off. It's fine though if you didn't really buy into it, and I could see how it would be frustrating.

My own personal take was that it was a bit of an anti game: the points don't matter, there are no real levels, and in the end (after you beat that box) it basically just admits that it was a game.

It resonated with me, maybe because I'm kind of sick of games being what they have traditionally been. The game kind of mocks the idea of a score, the "crazy" AI, bosses, stories, even good guys vs. bad guys. I love a good God of War or COD as much as the next guy, but here and there the old formula just feels stale, and its nice to see another game that pokes at that.

And you have to admit that the whole Crash to Desktop thing was clever.

jdodson Admin wrote on 03/12/2012 at 03:06am

It had a ton of unique moments that made me really think about what a game really is. It built up something and then tore it back down. Which I find interesting generally.

Cool project though and these sorts of experiments are cool.

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Do you like puzzle games? They you might like this. Dont

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Do you like puzzle games? They you might like this. Don't be fooled though, this isn't really a puzzle game. It is much more than that.

This game tricks you into being an engineer. It starts out all cute with these simple little puzzles, and 10 0hours in you're managing multiple plants, multiple processes, matching inflow with outflow, all while shooting lasers at giant floating pyramid.

I've never really been able to pick up coding, but I have a feeling that this game kind of feels like that. You are given a task and you begin to put together different little tricks that you have learned in order to complete that task. When you find out that your old methods won't work... Read All

I pre-ordered the Diablo 3 collectors edition last week. I

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I pre-ordered the Diablo 3 collectors edition last week. I got the Starcraft 2 collectors edition and loved it, decided since its not that much more than the box copy of D3, ill get the collectors as well.

http://us.battle.net/d3/en/services/collectors-edition/

Comes with: Diablo 3 PC/Mac game, Diablo skull and 4G usb soul stone, Behind the scenes DVD/Bluray, art of Diablo 3 book & the Diablo 3 soundtrack. It also comes with some digital stuff like SC2 avatars and some exclusive D3 items.

Kind of with pre-ordering the game got you into the beta. Id love to give it a go.

This is a free to play DOTA style game that I find wildly

http://competitive.na.leagueoflegends.com/sites/default/files/upload/wallpaper/wallpaper_team20kat_1280x1024.jpg

This is a free to play DOTA style game that I find wildly fun and addictive! Gamers who enjoy online competitive play will probably enjoy this title quite a bit.

There are two resource systems in the game: Riot Points (RP) and Influence Points (IP). You obtain IP from playing games while you buy RP from the store. Either resource can be used to buy champions and runes. But if you want to buy a skin for your beloved champs you can only use RP.

The graphics and animations are very good and gameplay is generally smooth. My biggest complaint with this game is the community. You should either turn chat off or be ready to be trolled consistently by one of the worst communities... Read All

jdodson Admin wrote on 03/09/2012 at 04:04am

Cool. Can you get this off Steam or from the developers site only? I didn't know this is free to play.

I sort of expect any DoTA clone to be rife with douche-bags. DoTA was, for sure. I know because I dared play it as a lowly noob-cock mortal....

Chowda Post Author wrote on 03/09/2012 at 05:46am

Pretty sure this is only available from Riot. I'm used to the elite being arrogant braggarts, but I have been blindsided by these apathetic verbally abusive middle schoolers. The amount of trash talking far exceeds the typical CS/HALO/ bullshit I'm used to dealing with. I'm not bitter...

jdodson Admin wrote on 03/09/2012 at 03:22pm

Lol. I think the online douchery in certain game communities is a bit over the top. Then again as long as they all congregate to one or two games that I don't play.... ;)

vdogmr25 wrote on 03/09/2012 at 08:12pm

I play this one too. It's a blast, especially when you can get a few guys you know to play with ya. It matches you with players that team up, as well, so if you have a group of five, you're almost guaranteed to play another team of five. That's when the games can get really heated.

Chowda Post Author wrote on 03/10/2012 at 03:42am

Yeah after you get some games under your belt the matchmaking system is pretty good. However, if you're a group of 5 you get matched to other groups of 5 regardless of ranking. So those can be pretty lopsided sometimes, unless you're playing ranked of course.

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Looks like there may be a screenshot of Doom 4 floating

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/02/id-responds-to-alleged-doom-4-image-leak/

Looks like there may be a screenshot of Doom 4 floating around. If this is real, I am excited. Even if it isn't, the fact that Doom 4 is being made excites me enough.

@jdodson have you seen this?

Found an awesome site the other day as I was searching for

http://www.secrettoeverybody.com/images/secret.png

Found an awesome site the other day as I was searching for phrases from Zelda games. Yeah, I do that.

http://secrettoeverybody.com/

The Secret to Everybody site takes phrases from the original games and collects them in screen-shot form for you to view. Very fun.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 03/08/2012 at 04:41pm

I bet you'd like to have more bombs.

Timogorgon Member wrote on 03/08/2012 at 05:34pm

Checked the chest. Wow that is a nice chest! - Zelda pick up lines.

Timogorgon Member wrote on 03/08/2012 at 05:51pm

The fact that this website exists makes me very happy. I am definitely bookmarking it.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 03/09/2012 at 03:57am

I know. I did the search expecting a sImple screenshot not the amazing that is that site.

And yes, I always buy more bombs. :).

Timogorgon Member wrote on 03/12/2012 at 06:46am

When it comes to bomb bags and quivers, bigger is always better.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 03/13/2012 at 12:59am

It is, plus its not hard to add more bombs to your bag after you up the maximum.

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I got this game as a gift from a friend for Christmas. Im

I got this game as a gift from a friend for Christmas. I'm told this is very similar to the Warcraft 3 mod Defense of the Ancients, but I've never played that so I can't really comment on any similarities.

The game is a mix of RTS and RPG. There are two teams and your objective is to destroy the other teams base. Throughout the map are several flags that teams can occupy that grant their side either stat bonuses, increased gold production, or portals that spawn waves of NPC controlled soldiers.

Each player picks either an assassin character (you control one character, but your abilities are typically more powerful) or a general who can command a group of minions. The... Read All

My quick first impressions from the beta (<1hour in): I

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My quick first impressions from the beta (<1hour in):

I miss the old art style. I wasn't a hater on the original footage, and I think that it's okay for the series to move in a different direction, but so much of the game right now looks like the early areas of WoW when you start as an undead. It's good, its fun, its interesting, but it's not how I think of Diablo.

One thing I really miss are the old 2D sprites. They were so detailed, while the new models seems so cartooney, just like the base models of WoW mobs.

Enough with the bashing. The gameplay is spot on. It's just like you remember except they've added fun little things like environmental damage and a more... Read All

jdodson Admin wrote on 03/07/2012 at 05:36am

Awesome. @chowda said that the beta is VERY simple and that the regular game would be harder.

The original sprite art was great, but as with everything 3D is the movement ahead. Wonder how much sooner the game would have shipped if it were 2D :)

Tungsten Post Author wrote on 03/09/2012 at 04:02am

After playing through it for a couple hours, I'm very happy with it. The game play is just fun and the atmosphere is great. It started seeming less cartoony and more just... dark. Not a game to play when you're already depressed.

The customization of the powers looks like it will be really cool, as will the artisan system. I'm not sold completely on the auction house, but, eh, so what if it breaks the game.

I need to run through it again as the other characters, but I think I need to go back to Skyrim and actually run through the main quest line (213 hours in and I still have no clue why the dragons are coming back).

jdodson Admin wrote on 03/09/2012 at 04:07am

Thing with the Auction house is you don't have to use it. It only breaks the game if you or your friends use it too.

I'm not sure, it could be cool... It could suck.

What characters have you made it through with so far?

Tungsten Post Author wrote on 03/09/2012 at 10:47pm

Just the monk. I think demon hunter is next

jdodson Admin wrote on 03/10/2012 at 01:45am

I am interested in the Demon Hunter and the Witch Doctor.

Tungsten Post Author wrote on 03/10/2012 at 03:43am

They just unlocked Hardcore mode. Roguelike Diablo? Sounds like pure agony to me.

jdodson Admin wrote on 03/10/2012 at 03:51am

Some will love it I imagine.

jdodson Admin wrote on 03/10/2012 at 03:53am

I might try it once... Maybe. :$

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