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Original Sims
I was a freshman in college when my hallmate and soon-to-be best friend Kristin introduced me to the Sims. While other freshmen were passed out on Frat Row, I was playing Sims. (Which isn’t to say I wasn’t on my … Continue reading
Posted in Gaming Culture, New York City, Western Mass
Tagged China, game memories, hot water saga, Kristin, New York City, Sims, the sims
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Catching On
One of my favorite things about teaching is watching my students catch on to something. These are honors kids in a digital time, so everyone has read the SparkNotes on Animal Farm and can recite on cue that it’s an … Continue reading
Posted in Gaming Culture, Los Angeles
Tagged bloggers, e3, games, Harvest Moon, Los Angeles, my students, Sims, teaching
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Stranded Without A Phone
This morning, I reviewed Stranded Without A Phone over at DIYgamer. I’m particularly proud of this review, it’s great when I can articulate exactly which parts made a game annoying and which made it awesome. (Spoiler alert: Most of it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Raleigh
Tagged awesome, DIYgamer, games, LOST, Lost in Blue 2, Raleigh, Sims
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Virtual Mooncake Exchange
A friend of mine, who’s going to go nameless in this post, called most Facebook social games “window dressing on the poke application.” He wasn’t specifically referring to FarmVille, but it fits. FarmVille’s genius is turning our contract with society … Continue reading
Posted in Game Reviews, Gaming Culture, Raleigh
Tagged chinese, coffee, Facebook, Farmville, Game Reviews, games, Grace, mac, MyTribe, Raleigh, random, Sims, social media, Zynga
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Passionfruit Hutong
New development studio Passionfruit Games contacted me the other day about beta testing their new puzzle/adventure game Tiger Eye Curse Of The Riddle Box. Passionfruit is made up of many HER Interactive veterans — the team who worked on Nancy Drew … Continue reading
Posted in Beijing, Gaming Culture, Raleigh
Tagged beta, China, chinese, Chinese life, dating, games, Her Interactive, hutong, mandarin, my boyfriend, nancy drew dossier, Passionfruit Games, Raleigh, resorting to danger, Sims, TE: COTRB, ThumbGods, Tiger Eye, Tiger Eye: Curse of the Riddle Box
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Orchid Insurance
I’ve never made it to the top of the Gardening skill track in the Sims, but I’m pretty sure that the top proficiency is “Meg’s Granny” skill level. At this proficiency level, you use a stick to stake an amaryllis, … Continue reading
Game Review: My Boyfriend
I was way too excited for the new My Boyfriend game. I anticipated all the fun of Sim dating, plus my favorite guilty pleasure (changing my avatar’s clothes every five minutes), without all that tedious eating and sleeping and meter-watching … Continue reading
Posted in Game Reviews
Tagged dating, flops, Game Reviews, games, my boyfriend, nancy drew dossier, nintendo DS, resorting to danger, Sims, Sims 3, ThumbGods, why's it gotta be pink?
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Game Review: Sims 2: Castaway
One day, you’re standing on the dock, waving goodbye to a friend, when you slip and fall and land in a crate, which is sealed and loaded onto a cargo ship, which is caught up in a storm and your … Continue reading
Posted in Game Reviews, Raleigh
Tagged candy, cooking, Eric, Game Reviews, games, Google, Raleigh, random, reprints, Sims, Sims 2, Strangetown, ThumbGods, WarCraft, World of WarCraft
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Game Review: Funky Farm 2
I really like farm management games, which is odd since I can’t keep a real plant alive, but after playing Harvest Moon, FarmCraft, Farm Frenzy and so many others, I wasn’t sure there was any room left for new farming … Continue reading
Posted in Game Reviews
Tagged casual games, duds, Funky Farm 2, Game Reviews, games, Harvest Moon, mail, Sims, SortaSoft, ThumbGods, time management, Tropical Dream
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Lost in Blue 2
I’ve been playing Lost in Blue 2 on the DS for a while now, and while I always love games about island survival, like MyTribe, Sims 2: Castaway, etc., there’s a lot of room for improvement in Lost in Blue. … Continue reading
Posted in Game Reviews, Gaming Culture
Tagged cooking, frustrations, Game Reviews, games, girls play that too?, Google, LOST, Lost in Blue 2, mail, MyTribe, nintendo DS, Sims, Sims 2, ThumbGods
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