My long-overdue Torchlight review is up. About time, ne?
By the way, the problem with my copy Dragon Age Origins seems to be some of the people I share my main computer with who decided that they didn’t recognize the Dragon Age Origins Updater service and turned it off. I turned it back on, and it’s problem solved. Back to Ferelden!
I’ve posted my annual page on the current condition and future of e-AAGH.net, and I’ve now dubbed it the State of the Site Address. Catchy, huh? In any case, check it out.
On a sad note, my copy of Dragon Age Origins has – for whatever reason – decided that all of my content was unauthorized and has disabled me from using my saves. Now, I have the bill on my account where I bought the Collectors Edition, and Bioware’s site says I have the content. Apparently, it’s the game (which also occasionally refuses to connect to the Bioware network). I’m working on a solution, but had this happened prior to the Game of the Year awards, it likely would have had an impact. As it stands, though, it’s just an annoyance. Alphasim out.
Hey all. If you’re wondering where the updates are, they’re coming. I just happen to be broke right now and cannot afford a new game to review. My next target is to finally get Torchlight reviewed and then move on to Mass Effect 2. I’ll probably review the Xbox 360 version because my PC is really starting to show it’s age.
In any case, if you want to expedite the process, you can donate something to e-AAGH.net via our Paypal link on e-AAGH.net’s homepage.
In more casual news, Beta got a copy of New Super Mario Bros. Wii for Christmas, and took it back with her to Chicago. We’d played the one I had here in Akron together for quite some time prior to her heading home, and if one thing stood out, it was that she wasn’t the best at the ice levels. Why, I know not. Anyway, I breezed us through those levels while she was here, but we didn’t get that far when I was visiting her at her place, so I got an email a while back commenting something to the effect that the snow levels were a pain without me there to help clear them.
It makes a gamer proud, it does, to hear that someone else looks up to your ‘skillz’ like that. Of course, I know Beta well, and I know she’s long since cleared them on her own. You go, Beta!
I know I’m way late on my end-of-the-year updates, but I was in Chicago visiting Beta, and in the process got terribly sick. I’m better now, but it’s taking me time to get back up to speed. I’ll have it up before the month is out, I promise.
I haven’t mentioned it allot – or at all, really – but I’m still playing Free Realms from time to time. It’s just a fun, quirky diversion that I get a kick out of. Anyway, any Free Realms players will know about the oft talked about Snow Days update due in December. For those of you out of the loop, you can read about it HERE on the official Free Realms blog. In any case, the big deal here is player housing. That’s not to dismiss the new combat features, fishing job, pets, and more, but… well, just read part of their release on the Free Realms forum announcing it’s arrival today:
… This is the update with Housing, Fishing, Housing, New Pets, Snow Days holiday content, Housing, Royal Vault upgrades, Housing, UI and Combat improvements, Housing, upgraded automated chat and more!…
Sounds like housing’s the big thing, huh? I know I’m interested, since Members like me get a free apartment and a free house. I should be able to hop on sometime early tomorrow morning, pick out my house and see my dog Lady waiting for me. They supposedly started around 6-7 PM PST (9-10 EST) with an estimated down time of 5-7 hours, putting the official launch around 11 PM to 2 AM PST (2 to 5 AM EST). I’ll be there, personally. Will you?
Dragon Age: Origin may be the best game I’ve played in a long, long time. Forza Motorsport 3 was awesome, but Dragon Age is a whole different ball game. I’m some 10 hours in to it, and I’m still just scratching the surface. My main avatar is a human noble warrior, and I’ve also played as a dwarven commoner warrior (who I wish I had made a rogue). The two origin stories put me in my character’s shoes in a way I’ve never experienced. Expect a review before the end of the year.
