Posted by TheTick on January 22nd, 2012 ~
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I kind of hate Starcraft 2. There, I said it. That feels better. I guess, I should be more specific – I don’t hate the game itself, as it seems like a perfectly good (probably an all time great) RTS. I had fun with the single player aspect. What I…
Posted by TheTick on January 19th, 2012 ~
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Ever so quietly, a link to the forum section of the site has returned. Why? Well, mostly because I wanted to play around a bit. It’s been upgraded to the latest version of SMF for the forum software, and has a dice roller to make forum games much easier. If…
Posted by TheTick on January 6th, 2012 ~
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The holiday lull is over, I’ve actually got a few posts to put in here, woohoo! The Three Christmas Movies – Pretty much only three, minus a few classics that don’t fit. Movie Review – The Adventures of Tintin – A very good animated adventure. Old Game Tuesday – Star…
Posted by TheTick on January 2nd, 2012 ~
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First person shooters were huge for me when I was younger, despite the fact I wasn’t very good at them. That meant FPS’s that still had a single player story were much loved and more likely to be bought. Jedi Outcast was the second ‘Jedi Knight’ game but the third…
Posted by TheTick on January 2nd, 2012 ~
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I FINALLY got back to the theater yesterday, as we took the kids to see The Adventures of Tintin. It’s a wonderful 3D animated adventure movie based on the comics by Belgian artist Hergé. It uses the ever more prevalent performance capture, and since it has Peter Jackson co-producing along…
Posted by TheTick on December 23rd, 2011 ~
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So how many Christmas movie plots are there really? As my wife watches all the Hallmark/ABC Family/etc. I realize there may only be three (this doesn’t include animated specials). Let’s see: 1. A Christmas Carol – Remade dozens of times, starring Captain Picard, starring Alistair Sim, starring Muppets, starring Mickey,…
Posted by TheTick on December 16th, 2011 ~
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Hey, it’s been a while. Vacations, children, car shopping, attending Sabres games in the press box, all take a toll on my time. Onto the posts! The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim First Impressions – Oh yeah, this has a lot to do with the lack of regular content too. Skyrim…
Posted by TheTick on December 12th, 2011 ~
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Some notes: This post has some plot details of Ender’s Game: The Book, so if you haven’t read it (and WHY NOT) read the rest of this at your own risk. I hesitate to even write this, as Orson Scott Card’s books were a pretty fundamental part of my childhood,…
Posted by TheTick on December 5th, 2011 ~
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I just got a new laptop (this Toshiba, if you are curious) and as such, have a blank slate for new software to install. In case it’s helpful, here’s what I put on any new PC: System Tools: Daemon Tools – No, not for pirated software. I have, over the…
Posted by TheTick on November 23rd, 2011 ~
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It’s time, once again, for what might be the best holiday of them all for grown-ups - Thanksgiving. That goes double if you aren’t trusted to prepare food by your family. You get awesome food, and it’s expected that you are going to eat a ton of it. If you love…
Posted by TheTick on November 19th, 2011 ~
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In case you want to see more of my adventures, including me blinding a bear:
Posted by TheTick on November 18th, 2011 ~
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This is a new series I’m doing, highlighting some of the cool cinematic moments I find myself in while playing Skyrim. I hope you enjoy them. A rescue mission! My first task as a new Companion is to head to a cave and rescue Camilla Valerius of Riverwood. I collect…