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Tales of a Scorched Earth is a personal weblog devoted to the critique of video games and game culture, but easily integrates other forms of consumable media. Here you will find independent analysis and opinions on video games, comfortably distanced from the industry at large. Updated at least once a month, but more if I'm feeling particularly inspired.
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Category Archives: rpg
Torchlight: the game Fate should have been
In the wait for Diablo III, Torchlight has been cause for celebration among those that wish for an effortless and predictable excursion into well-worn territory. But like Darkstone was to the deadspace between Diablo and Diablo II, Torchlight is being … Continue reading
Posted in action, pc gaming, reviews, rpg
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Borderlands: Genre Pollution
With Borderlands, a game described as a “role-playing shooter”, developers Gearbox hope to capture the audience that spends many sleepless nights wandering through forgotten strongholds while pillaging corpses and undefended treasure chests. They want to make the grind of the … Continue reading
Posted in fps, reviews, rpg, xbox 360
2 Comments
Gaming Made Me, Part 2: Critical Mass
This is the second part of a two-part series. Read “Part 1: Discovery” I started thinking about writing full length reviews of video games in late 2001. I was still at University. I was going to make a website and … Continue reading
Posted in 3ps, console gaming, features, fps, game culture, gamecube, gears of war, pc gaming, real time strategy, rpg
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Gaming Made Me, Part 1: Discovery
The “Gaming Made Me” series of video game retrospectives started by Rock, Paper, Shotgun came from games industry writers, journalists and the designers that make them. It’s become a kind of collective autobiography sourcing the video games that shaped who … Continue reading
Posted in adventure, features, game culture, pc gaming, real time strategy, rpg, shoegazing
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sinking creativity to new depths
Now that proper BioShock 2 video previews are circulating instead of scanned magazine covers and wild fan speculation, I can’t help but feel like the gaming public is being duped and they don’t even realize it. Or maybe they don’t … Continue reading
Posted in fps, game culture, gaming media, pc gaming, rpg, xbox 360
3 Comments
Playing catch-up on the XBox 360
I took advantage of the Boxing Day shopping frenzy over the weekend and picked up an XBox 360 Pro Holiday Bundle at a discount that was hard to ignore. This is a purchase I had been deeply considering since my … Continue reading
Posted in action, arcade, castlevania, console gaming, demos, features, fps, gears of war, platformer, rpg, xbox 360
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Some Deep Thinking on BioShock
Beneath the waves of the Atlantic Ocean, there is a hidden metropolis established by a megalomaniac tired of dealing with the confines imposed on him by the modern world. In the wake of a civil war that tore this city … Continue reading
Posted in fps, gaming media, pc gaming, reviews, rpg
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