On Marvel VS Capcom 3, Dragon Age 2 and Mass Effect 2: Arrival

On Marvel VS Capcom 3, Dragon Age 2 and Mass Effect 2: Arrival

Posted by on Apr 14, 2011 in Commentary |

Marvel VS Capcom 3

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Here’s a quick summary of my MvC3 team: X-23 is out, She-Hulk is in, I can’t do anything without Tron assist, the third party member is a tie between Dormammu and Spencer.

Some Mass Effect Love

I’m back to playing Mass Effect 2 after downloading its latest DLC, Arrival, using the Vanguard class. I know it’s late, but I haven’t been staying home for about a month now so I didn’t have access to the computer where the game was installed until the other day. In case you haven’t heard about it, Arrival is the last "bridging" DLC that will fill the gap between Mass Effect 2 and 3. If you’re interested in reading a few details about the third installment, you can get it here and here. Scans of the Game Informer source article are available here.

If you really have a lot of time to spare and would like to get into the lore of Mass Effect, this timeline article from the wiki should get you going.

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A Dragon Age 2 Cheat Sheet

A Dragon Age 2 Cheat Sheet

Posted by on Apr 3, 2011 in Guides |

Hawke doing what she does best

I’ve been working on a cheat sheet of sorts for Dragon Age 2. It contains popular, effective builds for all classes, tips and other useful information about the game. Obviously it’s simply a compilation of information. None of the actual material is mine. Credit goes to the original contributors, particularly the members of the Bioware forums.

You can view it here: http://goo.gl/k5W1j

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Dragon Age 2, Marvel VS Capcom 3

Dragon Age 2, Marvel VS Capcom 3

Posted by on Mar 30, 2011 in Commentary |

x23• I quit WoW again. I know, I know. Been there, done that. I stopped playing mid-February. The subscription expired on March 13. I still like the game but I’m done with it for now. I hope the posts I wrote about it were in some ways useful.

• I’ve been playing Marvel VS Capcom 3 in between my Dragon Age 2 sessions. I still don’t have a third character to fill my main team of X-23 and Tron. I’m not too crazy about X-23’s low health but her combo and OTG are easy so I can’t complain much. With that said, MvC3 has been a humbling experience. I’m learning that I no longer have the execution to pull off the moves of some of the more complex characters. Wolverine’s Drill Claw to Dive Kick then OTG? Yeah, I keep messing that up. He’d be a part of the main team otherwise. I’ve been using him since X-Men VS Street Fighter. The game’s making me wish I had a fightstick.

• I finished Dragon Age 2 by accident last week. Kinda pissed me off, actually. What happened was I was following this guide that listed the good gear from the game. What I failed to realize was that it involved doing a main quest. Long story short, I went to a certain area to turn in a side quest, a place where a main quest was also due for a turn in. When I got there, the storyline sequence started. The ending storyline sequence. Crap. I’m playing it again using a mage.

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Dragon Age 2: Very Early Impressions

Dragon Age 2: Very Early Impressions

Posted by on Mar 16, 2011 in Commentary |

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And by very early I mean 2-3 hours into the game. I know it’s ridiculous to be writing about it given that I haven’t spent enough time on it but hey, I’ve been looking forward to it ever since I saw the first preview.

Before I go on I’d like to say that my expectations for this game are low. After reading reviews and seeing what people are saying about it online, I was beginning to think that Dragon Age 2 was going to be a lesser game than the original. I wanted to find out if that was true or not.

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