Sententia 3.0

Note: This review has grown to the point where I've decided to split it. Part 1 is Introduction/Setting Well. It seems my plans to resum...

Playing "Dragon Age: Origins". Much to say. Can't stop long enough to write. Later.

It's been quite a while since I've had time to play video games, let alone review them. Fortunately, my summer workload is finally ...

Well, if I spend all my time on thesis-related work I'll likely fuse every neuron in my brain. So today we'll be looking at two con...

I wasn't much surprised to learn that A Vampyre Story was created by a group of developers who'd previously worked at LucasArts: it...

Ever since I had my PC upgraded last month, I've been dipping my toe in higher-end games that didn't work with my previous system (t...

Now this one's just plain cute. Seven heroes (a Halfling, an Elf, a Paladin, a Dwarf, a Wizard, a Thief and a Warrior) defeated the Evil...

Another DOS-era adventure game, but a bloody weird one where your interpretation of the plot basically depends on whether or not you read t...

In keeping with my re-exploration of old-school adventure games, I recently completed one of the few Sierra game series I never had a chance...

Before I start, I should note that I played the uncensored European version of this game, "Fahrenheit", but American players might...

A Tale of Two Kingdoms is another example of "games by gamers" - a freeware adventure game modeled after the sort of old-school t...

Okay. Well... that was different. I'd heard about "Grim Fandango" for years , but never had a chance to play it until very rec...

The wait is over: it's finally here. I was a big fan of Sierra's Adventure/Quest line in the early '90s: "Space Quest"...

I've recently become fond of "world domination" RTS games, where you're given a large map and must, through tactics or bru...

I've always been fond of "Final Fantasy IV" - it may not have achieved the level of intricacy and complexity found in the seri...

This ancient contribution from HorrorSoft makes for an interesting - if deeply flawed - experience. You play an anonymous hero-type summoned...

A word of warning: I believe my overwhelmingly positive response to this game may be influenced by the nostalgia it invokes (which affects m...

Oy. kazekage was right; this one was a real bitch to play. Even cheating my butt off and fast-forwarding 95% of the time, I still came very...

I'll start off with praise for the mighty Game Genie, because without his "No Random Encounters" and "Instant Level 50...