Mass Effect

I've come a long way on the notion of shooting things.  I really preferred my games with more slashing and less shooting.  Shooting requires precision, patience, planning... slashing a sword only requires - well, slashing.  But I've found that I have increasingly and increasingly been evolving to enjoy active combat and a weapon that can aim.

The Mass Effect series were the games that put Bioware on the map: a space opera series about Commander Shepard, human extraordinaire, and his ragtag group of adventurers.  Having finally been re-released for the PS3, the time was ripe to play and enjoy the series.

Star Ocean: The Last Hope (International)

Space Opera

Star Ocean: 'Til The End of Time was my first experience with the Star Ocean games, and was a great introduction to the series.  The Last Hope is a lot like 'Til the End of Time; you can read more about it after the jump...

Flash Game Friday: The Farplane Wars

The Farplane Wars is a Flash game I discovered via /r/WebGames on Reddit.  The developer himself submitted the game for Reddit's review, so I thought I'd give it a playthrough.

There's a lot going on in this Friday-diversion.  It's largely a resource management/space sim, with some shump (or fixed shooter) gameplay, a little platforming, and a little point and click adventuring.  It's like the developer thought: "why can't one Flash game have it all?" 

While the game is fun enough, I did start to get bored with it.  It's got a fairly good story, considering, and the art, while MS-Paint-ish, fits the mood okay, which doesn't take itself entirely seriously (even though aliens are invading known space, and blah blah blah).  If you're looking for something different, definately check this one out.