http://www.aaronrhodes.org/wordpress Dodging reality since the 80s Sun, 27 Jan 2008 09:08:58 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There I was, in the bowels of GameStop, searching for the perfect game. All around me, temptation lurked in the form of buxom females holding elaborate swords and covert operatives donning multi-spectrum ocular equipment. It took a mere instant, however, of turning toward the new releases cabinet to ... http://www.aaronrhodes.org/wordpress/2008/01/02/super-mario-galaxy/ George Lucas has made some mistakes in the past, and while there are certainly some faults in the ragged history of the Star Wars universe, at least it mostly maintained its congruency. In the case of the third installment of the KoTOR series however, I cry foul. You ... http://www.aaronrhodes.org/wordpress/2007/12/20/mass-effect/ Friends, Gamers, countrymen, lend me your ears; I come to praise EVE, not to bury it. The podding that men do lives after them; The good is oft interred with their debris; So let it be with EVE. The noble CCP Hath told you EVE was fair: If it were so, it was a generous trait, And ... http://www.aaronrhodes.org/wordpress/2007/12/18/eve-online/ If you have not heard of The Orange Box then really, you need to go out more, or stay in more as the case may be. A fantastic deal, Valve has re-published their Half-Life 2 franchise along with two new games, Team Fortress 2 and Portal. At $10 ... http://www.aaronrhodes.org/wordpress/2007/12/14/portal/ Oblivion was one of the first games released for XBox 360 and it is amazing what they have accomplished. The graphics are impressive, especially the wilderness. Individual blades of grass are carefully rendered into an enticing attraction that begs you to go run up and click on it. ... http://www.aaronrhodes.org/wordpress/2007/12/11/the-elder-scrolls-iv-oblivion/ Everyone has had their first virtual bar. Maybe it was the Pig & Whistle in UO summoning bunnies and stumbling into corners. Perhaps after a long day of grinding you summoned beer in the Blind Fish in Neriak while the monk feigned drunk on the table. Did ... http://www.aaronrhodes.org/wordpress/2007/12/06/the-red-dragon-inn/ My anticipation of this game was one of the things that finally pushed me to purchase an XBox 360. From the moment I started the game I knew that my purchase had been justified. I could start by talking about the awesome graphics and realistic water effects, but ... http://www.aaronrhodes.org/wordpress/2007/12/04/bioshock/ Deciding between Guitar Hero III, Rock Band and Band Geek was a really tough choice. In the end I decided to go with Band Geek because it had the most instruments, and for a mere $399, that's less than $30 per instrument. What a deal! The box ... http://www.aaronrhodes.org/wordpress/2007/11/29/band-geek/ What a cute game this is! You get to garden and raise animals! This game which has the most adorable appearance, however, has some really strange and horrifying aspects as well. To say that this game is odd in the conflict it creates emotionally would be an ... http://www.aaronrhodes.org/wordpress/2007/11/14/viva-pinata/ I was a big fan of the first Halo game. We would often gather at my house with two big screen TVs and play team death matches. Good times. Halo 2 rolled around and I was not really satisfied with the weapon balance and considered it to ... http://www.aaronrhodes.org/wordpress/2007/11/02/halo-3/