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There is an old video game, Crusaders of Might and Magic. It is essentially a linear hallway with plot progression. The plot itself is has a few twists, but you will probably see them coming from a long way off. And yet, it is a game I have completed more than once, for one simple reason: The...

Scattered evidence suggests the "Holodeck" or "Headjack"; "Tron". Edit: The LitRPG genre may be considered in some ways a sub-set of that; or perhaps an inverse. Instead of bringing a real person into a "game reality", reality instead uses "game statistics". Edited Post-Script #1: Cyberpunk is...

Context: The TV is on in the background. "...if you've got chickens to throw, you've got chickens to sell." This poster: "Ah, I see it is a perfectly ordinary day in Mayberry."

Zeerust - Warning: TVTropes link Rocket ships and rayguns that looked "futuristic" in the 1930s now look "unrealistic", as does the general aesthetic. A "futuristic" book written today must contend with: 1) Although we don't know if any of them are possible, we now likely know which methods of...

Queen of Blood, a crossover that weaves together Castlevania and Worm, yet somehow comes across as hopeful and even upbeat at times, while still keeping everyone in character. It is also nearly complete, save for the rest of the epilogue.

'tis once more around that time of year. p = X out of Y, where 0 < X <= Y Y = 1, being an analogue of the average universe in a non-finite multiverse. Z = Y / N, where N = 1 / p M = ∞, or the number of universes in the multiverse p = ∞ where Y * M QED: Santa Clause is real.

Much like "best-selling book", except without being plastered over every "next coming of Tolkien" that gets churned out on a two-week cycle, it is a matter of observable popularity and quality. Or in short; *Halo 1 most likely qualifies as an AAA game. **Evochron 1 most likely does not...

...It seems that ProgressQuest still exists, and is available for download. http://progressquest.com/

"Well, Your Honor, you must admit, 'my client' did deliver impressive graphical visuals available 'for free' in some segments of the game under discussion..."

...Tones of dry understatement were, perhaps, not the best choice.

Aside from a strong belief in the need for "devil's advocates", my post was also informed by my frustration with general attitudes towards video game prices. That being said, EA has had, in the opinions of some, questionable business practices for over thirty years.

I did say EA had gone too far, did I not? Perhaps it would be more accurate to call my post a defence of "payed expansions, DLC, micro-transactions, etc, in general" than a specific defence of EA. However, EA is not responsible for being unable to make money with a "legitimate", single-payment...

Gold = Command, Blue = Science and Engineering, and Red = Security makes sense to me. At least from an anthropogenic human perspective.

I am going to be That Guy. I am going to go there. I...Am going to defend EA. With statistics. Thirty years ago, when the video game industry was relatively new, a top-end video game sells from $40 to $60 dollars. It was likely made by a team of no more than about 20 people, and sold to a...

There are no problem builds. There are problem players. Let your players know that the game is supposed to be fun for everyone, and, if you are playing a relatively serious game, not be *too broken. Then, ban players who cannot even keep those two simple house rules. Or, in short: If your...

I present: The Random Elf Generator. Table 1: Roll on this as many times as you like. 1) High 2) Sea 3) Grey 4) Mountain 5) Cave 6) Dark 7) Light 8) Shadow 9) Dusk 10) Fire 11) Morning 12) Earth 13) Wind 14) Avatar 15) Water 16) Lightning 17) Storm 18) Cloud 19) Undersea 20) Trailer 21) Park...

...Perhaps I should have included a smiley.

Only if you're willing to roll on DM.

There are three possibilities: 1) There is no such combination. 2) There is a possible combination, but it does not work by RAW. Ex: Locate City Bomb; Locate City does not affect an area, when the entire chain hinges on a feat that adds damage to a spell that affects an area. 3) There is a...

...is this not what anti-monopoly laws are for?