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Tried It: Defiance

I’ve got a fairly diverse game collection. Indie, a few sports, some classics, WRPGs, shooters, sandboxes, strategy – in fact, the only traditionally console-based genre you won’t find in my library is JRPGs, which I’ve talked about before. However, with the release of Defiance, I’ve had the opportunity to get into one of the most popular game categories the whole planet over (MMORPG) that I haven’t touched since the initial release of City of Heroes. While I don’t see myself buying [...]

Tried It: Torchlight II

With December 21, 2012 looming I must be subconsciously trying to branch out. In recent weeks I gave Torchlight II a try with friends and family, and I felt like a complete noob. I don’t typically get into point and click, hack and slash dungeon crawlers like Torchlight. Somehow I got sucked up into all the hype around the game and made the Steam purchase on my PC. I don’t know what the deciding factor was. I didn’t put many hours into Torchlight before, but something [...]

Tried It: SimCity Social is Not for Me

I’m starting to get the feeling social games on Facebook and other social media sites are like bad relationships, which is the antithesis of what social games are meant to be. I’ve not tried too many because before I get in many of them I’m bombarded with invites, messages, and people begging for help before I even get into the game. SimCity Social by Electronic Arts was something I decided I should try because I love almost everything “Sim.” I [...]

Tried It: Going Indie – Minecraft Xbox 360 Edition

There’s some room for discussion on whether or not Minecraft really is an indie game anymore or if it ever was, but it’s my non-professional opinion the game still qualifies as an indie game. Ever since it blasted onto the PC scene on a shoestring budget I’ve watched it from afar. I knew in my heart I would likely enjoy the game, but I never took the plunge for a variety of reasons. The most striking reason was: fear. I feared I [...]

Tried It: The Binding of Isaac

Indie games have not really been a part of my gaming repertoire due to various reasons: most of them being couch-lazy. I prefer the console, and I spend many nights in the dark with my cocktails playing online with my friends on Xbox LIVE. Out of the Horrible Night staff I am probably one of those who have played the fewest indie games. So one night, after deep soul-searching and leg stretches, I decided to pick up The Binding of [...]

Tried It: World of Warcraft

05/18/2011
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by JP LaFrance in: Editorials

It’s safe to say that we now sit somewhere in the middle of 2011 and I have learned something very important about games this year: Don’t hate on a game until you try it for yourself. I took this approach to my first article back in Feburary. I spent some time playing social games to see what all the buzz was about. I was surprised by what I learned. I also developed an appreciation for what social games are (even [...]