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Divinity II: The Dragon Knight Saga and the curse of the Gamebryo engine
Thank every single star in the divine sky for things like free, downloadable demos. Without such treasures, I might have actually gone out and paid money for Divinity II: The Dragon Knight Saga. Good thing I didn’t. I’ve had a … Continue reading
Posted in demo, entertainment, fail, first impressions, impressions, musings, RPGs, videogames, xbox 360
Tagged Divinity II, Ego Draconis, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, grinding, Skyrim, Slayer, The Dragon Knight Saga
30 Days of Gaming, #9 – Saddest game scene
I’ve been struggling with this topic from the 30 Days of Gaming meme for a bit, and I didn’t want to just cop out and say that, obviously, the saddest moment in gaming for me is when my absolute favorite … Continue reading
Posted in 30 days of gaming, entertainment, life, lists, meme, musings, playstation 1, RPGs, videogames
Tagged death, Jowy, Nanami, Suikoden II
30 Days of Gaming, #2 – Your favorite character
I grew up in a small, New Jersey town known as Smithville, which is historic, quaint, and brimming with flesh-biting bugs in the summer. It’s the sort of place many know not, and I’m okay with that…mine forever more, as … Continue reading
Posted in 30 days of gaming, entertainment, life, lists, meme, musings, playstation 1, RPGs, videogames
Tagged Gremio, Suikoden, Suikoden II
Five Games I’m Very Thankful For
This week in the United States, it’s all about turkey, parades, football, and family fun. Better known as the holiday Thanksgiving, but I’d much prefer it dubbed Givingthanks, as that’s the point of it, a point which, seemingly, is undermined … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, musings, nintendo DS, playstation 1, RPGs, videogames
Tagged family, holiday, Shadow of the Colossus, Suikoden, Super Mario Bros, Super Metroid, Tetris, Thanksgiving
Some RPGs I’ve never gotten to play and maybe never will (PART ONE)
I once lived only on wishful thinking, and one of those gleaming nuggets was this: to play every videogame that came out. That hope quickly dashed itself into non-existence when I learned about time and money and headspace and all … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, lists, musings, playstation 1, playstation 2, releases, RPGs, SNES, update, videogames
Tagged Alundra, Final Fantasy X, Grand Theft Auto, Grinding Down, San Andreas, Secret of Evermore, Shaq-Fu, Suikoden III
15 Games in 15 Minutes meme
So, there’s this 15 games in 15 minutes meme going around the Interwebz, and it’s been many moons since I participated in one of these things. The rules are simple and as follows: List 15 videogames you’ve played that will always … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, lists, meme, musings, nintendo DS, playstation 1, playstation 2, retro gaming, videogames, xbox 360
Talking about the hey days, olden times, way back when, the good old days
One thing that I’ve sadly slipped into here at Grinding Down is a routine, and that routine involves talking about all the new videogames I’m playing currently or the new games I want to really play once they are released … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, links, musings, nintendo DS, playstation 1, randomness, SNES, videogames
Tagged E3, Grinding Down
Pop culture and its effect on Achievements
Over the weekend, I unlocked a very random Achievement in Borderlands: You’re on a Boat! (15G): I bet you never thought you’d be here. Well, it seemed random at first, but then it slowly dawned on me that it was … Continue reading
Posted in achievements, entertainment, videogames, xbox 360
Tagged Borderlands, Lonely Island, pop culture, SNL
Purchase of the Month April 2010: Borderlands
I headed into GameStop after work today unsure of what I wanted to buy for my purchase of the month for April 2010. A Nintendo DS game? Some older PS2 titles? A lot of games have been bouncing around my … Continue reading
Posted in cover art, entertainment, first-person shooter, purchase of the month, RPGs, videogames, xbox 360
Tagged Borderlands, GameStop, Suikoden II
