Games
Mass Effect/AEC: Chapter 17 (c.3): Navidad
Spectre Office, Citadel Embassies, Presidium, Citadel, Widow System, Serpent Nebula, December 23, 2197 Miranda and I waited for our contact to take delivery of the intel extracted from Talrom’s mangled computer console, “So…erm, I went over that list of…things you told me to get. Personal lubricant, massage oils, and mineral supplements?” “Yes.” “I mean, I […]
Mass Effect/AEC: Chapter 16 (c.3): Apocrypha
Security Office 3, Gozu District, Level 33 Omega Station, Sahrebarik System, Omega Nebula, December 22, 2197 The Talon Security office was cramped with computer screens, a tiny desk, three security agents, plus Galeena and myself. Galeena and I sat opposite the desk as we waited for updates on the Matriarchs summit down the hall. “Five […]
Mass Effect/AEC: Soundtrack #2 – Dark Side of Luna
Mass Effect: After Earth Chronicles (C 3- C 4) The Ones We Lost/The Ones We Love (Enjoy the Silence Ki – Theory Cover) The Nights Are Long and Full of Terrors (Demise of a Nation – Conspiracy Theory Music) Divided We Fall (Past in Flames – Secession Studios) We Left Them Behind/I Am With You […]
Shadowrun: And Now We Are Here….
I jammed a finger in my ear to block out the sounds of the PCH. The long distance charges on the pay phone ate at my patience. What I heard made it worse. “Listen kid, this is just the way it is,” said the guttural voice on the other end. “But I can help,” […]
ME2: One Night in Nos Astra with….Tali
Azure, Nos Astra, Illium, A few days after the destruction of the Alpha Relay… As much as he loved the Normandy, his ship, Shepard longed for a quiet moment in the sun, without bullets buzzing overhead or explosions tearing down the scenery. A quiet moment to feel the wind brush against his skin as […]
The Life and Death of Mass Effect: A Failed Trilogy
Tweet of the Day: Mass Effect: Andromeda- Update from the Studio It is almost official, the Mass Effect gaming franchise is dead. But how did it come to this?
Lessons Learned Podcast: Implementing Diversity in Video Games
More on diversity with my co-host Chapomon:
Lessons Learned Podcast: The One About Diversity In Gaming Pt.1
Tweet of the Day: Character Motivation Thesaurus Entry: Finding Friendship or Companionship Wondering what I have been up to between tropes posts? Well, I have been doing a podcast on gaming. So without further ado….
Wondering where I have been?
Tweet of the Day: At the Bias: Mansplaning and the Power of Naming Well I have been streaming! Yes, I have my own gaming stream channel and the game that I’m playing right now is Apotheon, a Greek Mythology based sidescrawler/platformer game. You can join the stream at 9:00 p.m. Eastern (U.S.) or catch […]
Tropes Monday: Tropes Vs. Women Comes to an End
Tweet of the Day: The Mismeasure of Media Tropes vs. Women, a web series helmed by Anita Sarkeesian has come to an end. Long time readers know that I was and still am a fan of the series due to its concise, critical analysis of tropes in the medium of video games from a […]
