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My favorite games of 2014

December 30, 2014 by Ben

I figured everyone else is doing it, why not me? Some of these are obvious, but my hope is that you’ll discover something here you might not have otherwise checked out. Titanfall I think I put more hours into Titanfall than on anything else on this list. The last online shooter I really played was Quake 3, but I was surprised at how little adjustment I needed to fit in with this game. It is so delightfully complicated, with so many […]

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Here’s what I’ve been up to – New music!

September 3, 2014 by Ben

It’s been about a year, so I figure it’s time I wrote another update on what I’ve been up to. Here are my projects! Star Crawlers Star Crawlers is a first-person, procedurally-generated RPG. Think Legend of Grimrock, Eye of the Beholder, or Lands of Lore, but on derelict space ships. It’s coming along nicely. Here’s a track from the game. FranknJohn It’s a goofy beat-em-up roguelike where you swing your head on a chain and smack enemies with it. It […]

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4 underrated games that I love and you might like

February 17, 2014 by Ben

Dissidia 012 I’ve discovered that I love a game that can give me indefinitely long sessions of heavy action followed by indefinitely long sessions of thoughtful, deep customization and tinkering with stats. This is an extremely specific sub-genre that Dissidia fits nicely. The punchy yet tactical fighting game portions never get old for me, and the tweaking of characters with equipment, abilities and accessories is such a deep rabbit hole I imagine I could keep playing this till I die. […]

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