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Princess Bride Game
Although I was super excited to get my review copy of the Princess Bride game, I wasn’t sure whether I would automatically like this game because it’s based on the Princess Bride, or hate it because it’s based on the … Continue reading
Posted in Game Reviews, Raleigh
Tagged Books, casual games, ESL, Game Reviews, games, movies, Princess Bride Game, RACL, worldwide biggies
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Ancient Secrets
I recently heard about Ancient Secrets over on GameHouse. You play as Kate, a young archeologist, who is following her father’s footsteps in the search for the lost key of the Tekka. Kate needs to gather solves puzzles to gather … Continue reading
Posted in game culture, Game Reviews
Tagged Ancient Secrets, Books, casual games, China, games, latin, LOST, mac, text-based, text-based games, travel, WarCraft, World of WarCraft, Young
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Rated E For Everyone (but especially me)
Guess what I got in the mail today? A review copy of a new game! It’s an actual hard copy, on a CD, in a case with a picture on it and everything! It’s a game you can buy in … Continue reading
Posted in game culture, Raleigh
Tagged casual games, games, mail, my other writing, new game, Princess Bride Game
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My Tribe
MyTribe, by Grubby Games, is a happy Lost-ish sim, with all the mysteries and none of that annoying Others soap opera. I downloaded the game mostly because Casualicious.com’s recent post made it sound like a civilization-advancement sim without that annoying … Continue reading
Posted in game culture, Game Reviews, Raleigh
Tagged casual games, Civilization, Facebook, Game Reviews, games, Grubby Games, LOST, My Tribe, MyTribe, mytribe mysteries, random, ThumbGods
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Tropical Nightmare
I recently got the chance to beta Tropical Dream: Underwater Odyssey by Digital Chocolate. I usually love betatesting new games, I get a sneak preview and the chance to run my mouth to the developers. Before I say anything else, … Continue reading
Posted in Game Reviews, Raleigh
Tagged awesome, beta, casual games, chinese, Digital Chocolate, Game Reviews, games, new game, Tropical Dream, Tropical Dream: Underwater Odyssey, Young
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Wizard 101
I was predisposed to like the new Wizard 101 game. It’s not exactly a secret that I love Harry Potter, and the game promises to be a wizard school MMOPRG. The game is adorable from the first loading screen. They’ve … Continue reading
Posted in game culture, Game Reviews
Tagged beta, casual games, Game Reviews, games, General, glasses, Harry Potter, King's Isle Games, kingsisle, new game, random, Stick, teaching, wee ones, Wizard 101
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