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The Grand List of Console Role Playing Game Cliches

The Grand List of Console Role Playing Game Cliches
Big News: This list is available in German courtesy of Lena Eierhoff and Thomas Voß, French courtesy of Jamic, Russian courtesy of Glarion, and now in Spanish courtesy of Ana Pescador, Naxo Fdez, and Daniel Sànchez. Thanks, Glarion! Thanks, Jamic! Thanks, Lena! Thanks, Ana! Thanks, Naxo! There are few people who love a good console RPG more than I. Note that the list is closed to new entries -- this is as cliché-ridden as it's going to get.

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Understanding Pac-Man Ghost Behavior Posted on December 2, 2010 It only seems right for me to begin this blog with the topic that inspired me to start it in the first place. Not too long ago, I came across Jamey Pittman’s “Pac-Man Dossier”, which is a ridiculously-detailed explanation of the mechanics of Pac-Man. I found it absolutely fascinating, so this site is my attempt to discover and aggregate similarly-detailed information about other games (albeit in much smaller chunks). However, as a bit of a tribute, I’m going to start with Pac-Man as well, specifically the ghost AI. It’s an interesting topic, and hopefully my explanation will be a bit more accessible than Jamey’s, due to focusing on only the information relevant to ghost behavior. Gnome's Lair: Gaming magazines of the pre-Internet era living happy online lives Well, ok, not necessarily pre-Internet gaming mags, but definitely classifiable as retro. Or at least of retro gaming interest. Or, well, you get the point don't you? Anyway, sod it. This is a post about freely available digitized computer & video gaming mags of yore and where to find them. Sadly, it lacks an interesting and/or witty introduction.

Dragon Age: Origins (PC) FAQ/Walkthrough by noz3r0 ______ _______ | _ \ .----.---.-.-----.-----.-----.| _ |-----.-----. |. | \| _| _ | _ | _ | ||. 1 | _ | -__| |. | \__| |___._|___ |_____|__|__||. _ |___ |_____| |: 1 / |_____| |: | |_____| |::.. . / |::.|:. | `------' Origins `--- ---' "In war, victory. In peace, vigilance. In death, sacrifice" _____________________________________________________________________________ /=============================================================================\ | FAQ/Walkthrough | | By: Greg Boccia aka noz3r0 | | Email: noz3r0@gmail.com | | Version: Final | | Copyright ©2009 Greg Boccia | \=============================================================================/ /¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯\ |+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Table of Contents+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++| |=============================================================================| | I. Introduction................................................ [01.00.00]| | II.

A DIALOGUE WITH SARAH, AGED 3: IN WHICH IT IS SHOWN THAT IF YOUR DAD IS A CHEMISTRY PROFESSOR, ASKING “WHY” CAN BE DANGEROUS SARAH: Daddy, were you in the shower? DAD: Yes, I was in the shower. SARAH: Why? DAD: I was dirty. The shower gets me clean. OOT2D Map Project - Accepting Community Sprites - Read Well as many of you know I have spent the majority of my time here mapping and really just creating sprites which might be of use to an OOT2D project (the reason most of the oldschool members came here in the first place). I have been looking at the map which I now have, with all of the areas which I have created and come to the conclusion I am over half way through. What with the holidays starting now and me having nothing to do, I thought I might make a project out of it and see what I could get done.

Poke - CodeFromThe70s.org Intro Poke is the ultimate gaming utility. It's a small program that allows you to cheat in every game out there - published or to be published in the future. Dragon Age: Origins Romance Guide ========================================================= Dragon Age Origins Romance FAQ ========================================================= This FAQ may be not be reproduced under any circumstances except for personal, private use. It may not be placed on any web site or otherwise distributed publicly without advance written permission. Use of this guide on any other web site or as a part of any public display is strictly prohibited, and a violation of copyright. All trademarks and copyrights contained in this document are owned by their respective trademark and copyright holders.

19 Amazing Video Game Cakes Serious gamers know just how time-consuming gaming is, often making it difficult to do anything besides working (only to buy more games) and playing the games themselves. Even so, gamers usually do still manage to have lives outside of the console; these cakes are some of the amazing creations born as a result. Consoles While most people dedicate their gaming obsessions to the specific games they play, others adore entire consoles.

Ten games that make you think about life At the start of this year, we decided to come up with a list of Flash casual games with a philosophical bent. To be honest, we struggled. After days of research, we could only find a handful of games that had the thought-provoking depth we were looking for. Our list (which you can view by clicking here) was therefore only five games long. Wonderland I was lucky enough to get to go to the BAFTA Games Awards t'other night, and to watch two of my favourite games (Last of Us and Tearaway) totally clean up. At some point in the later (v. drinky) proceedings, someone rather brilliantly said to me, "Are you still doing that doll thing?". So yeah, we're still doing that doll thing ;-). Here's a mini update! The game's out soon, which is the other, pretty critical half of the "virtual goods producing physical goods" idea that fuels MakieLab.

The Landsmeet “The Landsmeet's the big news. Every dusty noble estate in Denerim is airing its sheets, waiting for the lord to ride into town.” ―Gorim Warning: launching this quest begins the endgame section of Origins; a number of previously visited locations will become inaccessible. It's advised that most side-quests be completed before starting the Landsmeet.

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