Category Archives: online gaming

Machine Sisters

Posted on May 29, 2021 by dobfankris

For the love of unnecessary character backstories – these from Destiny 2   “I saw you die.” Celeste-3 studied the warlock’s expression for acknowledgment of the encounter, any glimmer of recollection of the ill-fated expedition. Her machine sister by batch, … Continue reading →

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Three things I hope to see in Watch Dogs Legion

Posted on June 5, 2020 by dobfankris

Keep Calm and Resist. Watch Dogs Legion follows one of my favorite games of all time, Watch Dogs 2. The third installment of this story driven stealth sandbox by Ubisoft continues the exploits of the hacktivist group Dedsec first told … Continue reading →

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Bless Unleashed – Tips for dealing with the mid-level advancement wall

Posted on May 11, 2020 by dobfankris

If there was an award for “Not the Worst MMO”, Bless Unleashed would certainly qualify. A nice mix of first generation MMO RPG shared world experience and current gen graphics, it has fun combat and a good challenge later in … Continue reading →

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Bless Unleashed – Unrequited Love of a Damaged MMO

Posted on April 23, 2020 by dobfankris

It would be a MMO RPG that spurred me to write again, and Bandai Namco’s “Bless Unleashed” was just the mix of three generations of gaming to make it happen. Equal parts first gen EverQuest, early World of Warcraft and … Continue reading →

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The Outlaw – Anthem Speculative Fan Fiction Short

Posted on January 14, 2019 by dobfankris

In my dreams, I can fly forever. The night sky became as endless stars shuddering under an omnipresent groan like stressed ice. Against the towering cliffs that shrouded the ancient ruins, the Elementalist was but barely a speck of light … Continue reading →

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Eight Things Fallout 76 Gets Right

Posted on November 28, 2018 by dobfankris

Despite the emergence of a hate click economy, some people are still enjoying their video games. Fallout 76 is the latest to weather the manufactured rage of an increasingly toxic online community, and will be a new measure of a … Continue reading →

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My Five Favorite 4K HDR Games

Posted on July 4, 2018 by dobfankris

One piece at a time, I upgraded the components of my console gaming setup to support true 4K and HDR, and found myself revisiting a lot of games to see how much better they looked, or didn’t. Some games that … Continue reading →

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Three Sheets to the Wind – Thoughts on the Sea of Thieves Beta

Posted on January 26, 2018 by dobfankris

It is easy to see why there are so many poems about the ocean. “My heart lies in the sea, at anchor”, and so forth. Not many games manage capture this feeling, an intangible, deep enjoyment of sailing. Not only … Continue reading →

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Star Wars Battlefront II – Not A Trap, Actually

Posted on November 15, 2017 by dobfankris

Crush the Rebellion. Commander Iden Versio leads Inferno Squad from the written novel page to a breakout cinematic gaming experience that has to be played to believe. Combining the solid variety of multiplayer and arcade game modes of the first … Continue reading →

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For the love of unnecessary RPG character backstories

Posted on October 23, 2017 by dobfankris

While diving through some old documents, I found a backstory I wrote for two of my Elder Scrolls Online characters. It reminded me, sadly, of an era of online RPG when you commonly ran into other players who enjoyed playing … Continue reading →

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