A Look At Archive

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    A Look At – What is an RPG? Part One

    This is something of an ongoing debate in gaming circles – what makes a video game an RPG? It is my intention, over a series of articles, to look at the cRPG and console RPG world, compare it to the table top (also referred to...

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    A Look At – 4th Edition D&D – Conclusion

    It has been a year to the day since I posted my last “A Look At” for 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons. Yikes. I’m thinking since the game has been out for a couple years already this topic is long in the tooth, and as...

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    A Look At Star Wars – Part Two: The Prequels Strike Second

    Star Wars. Millions of fans exist, and there are countless books, comics, tv shows, games, toys and so forth spun off from the sci-fi/fantasy movie franchise. George Lucas is a very wealthy man and he’s entertained large portions of the genre entertainment audience with his...

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    A Look At Star Wars – Part One: In The Beginning

    The Star Wars franchise is one of the biggest behemoths of the sci-fi / fantasy genre. George Lucas is a very rich man because he started building something several decades ago that developed a strong and devoted following.  Until probably 1999, Star Wars existed in...

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    A Look At – Best BioWare Female Characters

    A thread was started over at BSN and I thought it’d make a fun post for In Genre, so here goes: This is my list of the Best Female Characters from the BioWare games I have played – and we’re talking overall attractiveness here.  Not...

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  • A Look At – 4th Edition D&D – Part 2

    A Look At – 4th Edition D&D – Part 2

    by Jim Yoho Part Two – Quick Healing, History of Healing in D&D, and Fun vs. “Boredum” – It has been awhile, but I’m back with the next step of my in-depth look at 4th Edition D&D. Previously I discussed how WotC fixed problems in...

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