WIR: Valkia the Bloody

Once more, back to Warhammer Fantasy. This time around the story follows the eldest daughter of the chieftain of a northern tribe that falls under the sway of Khorne: Valkia the Bloody.

Gone Digital: Minecraft

I've been hearing about Minecraft for the past couple of years now as well as watching Youtube videos of some amazing creations that people have made using it, from simple computers to recreations of actual buildings. Despite all of those cool videos, I have dismissed it as niche game due to its simplistic, blocky graphics. Am I ever sorry for that. Seriously.

Just over a month ago, a co-worker of mine mentioned how he got it and was loving playing. His two young kids eventually started playing, and he recently ended up getting a second account so he could play (again) as well. About a week and half ago, I started watching a Minecraft tutorial series called How to Survive & Thrive on paulsoaresjr's Youtube channel. I made it about 20 episodes in before I broke down and bought the game. To reiterate, I am sorry for dismissing this game these past few years and would loved to have gotten on board with it back when I first heard about it.

According to the Bartle Test of Gamer Psychology, I am EASK (Explorer, Achiever, Socializer, Killer) which I pretty much could have guessed.

And what does Minecraft do? It allows you to create and explore whole "worlds" that are randomly generated each time you start a new game. Heck, even in a game you have started, new areas are automatically generated whenever you get close to the edge of "known space". I am in explorer's paradise. But it's not just the exploring that's exciting. The creative aspect of Minecraft has me caught as well. I have not created any special yet but am still having an amazing time building my little homestead.

A Sad Day in Gaming Entertainment

Yesterday was the day for the last episodes for both X-Play and Attack of the Show, two shows that I have loved since they started airing. I'm going to miss both of them. Best of luck to the casts.

Gone Digital: Mixed Bag O Stuff

The past few weeks I have not been playing any one game consistently but rather switching up between a handful of them. Here are the time sinks, mainly thanks to Steam's holiday sale.

A Game of Dwarves - It's similar to the old Dungeon Keeper game, but this time around you are the "good guy".
Crusader Kings II - This one has eaten a lot of time lately and I still suck at it. That's mainly because it has so much going on, is incredibly detailed and has no real goal other than what you make of it.
Sengoku - Paradox's game previous to CK II (above). Fun with the setting of Japan but prefer CK II.
FTL - Rogue-like game based in space. Not played this one much but is still kind of neat.
Guild Wars - Yes, GW 1. This one has consumed at least an hour or two most days this week.
XCOM Enemy Unknown - Not played it this week. I may start over now that I have a better understanding and hit it hard this weekend. Really fun.

WIR: Treacheries of the Space Marines

I wanted a fantasy book for the next WIR entry, but I couldn't find on my shelves the one I was looking for. So another Warhammer 40k anthology took its place: Treacheries of the Space Marines.