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My addiction to Civilization
V continued through the week. I trumped William the Conqueror and claimed
the throne of England in the 1066 Denmark/Viking scenario. I won a close
Diplomatic Victory with Alexander of Greece on a very large map that I barely
explored. I also won a Domination Victory with Oda Nobunaga on an archipelago map
where I simply took every Capital I came across and then promptly made peace
and searched for my next Capital. I think the addiction has finally waned.
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Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
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Genjo took on his first adventure today and came out
breathing. He snuck into the Embershard Mine and freed it from bandit
occupation claiming all their loot as his own. Does that make him better or
worse than a bandit? I don’t know. There’s 17 hours left on the polls if anyone
wants to vote on what he does next with the life I’ve given him. I’m really
enjoying playing Genjo in this choose-your-own-adventure style because it adds
an element of the unknown for me, and the pressure is on to keep him alive and
thus keep the blog alive.
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Final Fantasy IV - DS Version
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When I wrote about FinalFantasy XIV this week and started thinking about summoners, my thoughts
turned to my favorite character, Rydia. I realized at one point that I had
never really given the DS version of Final
Fantasy IV its due respect. When I got it in 2008, I played up until the
Tower of Zot and never even beat this really unique re-imagined version of my
favorite “Final Fantasy.” While I don’t consider it the definitive version, it
brings something to the world and the story that you won’t find anywhere else
and it’s quite fun.
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Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
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This is a picture of my current character, Anko. She’s a
Ranger but I mostly think of her as a ninja. She specializes in Daggers and
Bow, though occasionally I switch to Chakram when I need a more consistent
ranged weapon that doesn’t need a refill cool-down. Anko is my second character
and the more enjoyable of the two. I continue to progress towards some
inevitable conclusion to a game I’m just playing to hack and slash. She hacks
and slashes really well. I’m already thinking of building a mage to try the
final un-played build in this combat system.
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The Sims 3
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Unfortunately, I plucked this picture from someone’s
site, but this is the couple I’m currently playing in Sims 3. I recently re-installed the game on a new computer and
decided to keep it simple. I’m playing the un-adulterated Sims 3 game without any other expansions installed. Weeks ago, I
was playing the Martinez family in their (failed) attempt to reach their life
goals. I imported their only son, Pancho Villa, into the game to interact with
this new pre-made couple, Holden Wonzy and Gwen Glover. So far all that’s
happened is an attempt to befriend Pancho, who is resisting.
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Related Links
A Breton in Skyrim - http://bretongenjo.blogspot.com
My Sims 3 Profile - http://mypage.thesims3.com/mypage/Kirutaru
Your week in review reads like my Steam library. I really enjoy Sims 3, Skyrim, and Civ 5.
ReplyDeleteYou should hit me up on Steam. I'd love to get a multi-play of Civ V going sometime. I've never even tried it. My brother just got Civ V too while it was on sale over the weekend. We shall have to coordinate some weekend if you're up for it.
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