The advantage of having to spend several days in hospital with nothing to do but wait for things to happen is that you get a chance to actually play some of those games that have been gathering dust in the cupboard since the last Dragonmeet. We played a lot of Fluxx and some Convoluted, but mostly we played Lords of War by Black Box Games
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Having fun in a hospital with Lords of War
Game music: Globulous
OK, it’s been over a month since I posted a game soundtrack that was even remotely chiptuney, so let’s ease our way back in gently with something a little more on the electronic side of things… the lovely Globulous.
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Game music: Grim Fandango
Yet another humiliating hole in my game background. In researching my post on the early games of PC game music I read a lot about the LucasArts games, which included Grim Fandango. I was never able to afford it as a boy, and now – having listened to the soundtrack – I fully intend to rectify that.
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Game Music: Rayman Origins
The second of the excellent recommendations from @samhogy: Rayman Origins. Having never played any of the Rayman series I had no idea what to expect. What I didn’t expect was something so manically wonderful.
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This week in gamey joy
Another week passes and I come up for air, catching up on the latest game news. And again, here’s a rundown of the most tingle-inducing bits. Homeworld is back, Godus goes up in my estimation and a new player enters the motion controller market.
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Game music: The Legend of Zelda – Majora’s Mask
I haven’t played a Zelda game since The Adventure of Link back in the NES days, so when @samhogy pointed me towards the Majora’s Mask soundtrack, I was intrigued to see how things had changed over the years.
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Plants vs Zombies 2: In-app purchasing done right?
Plants vs Zombies 2 has been out for a little while now, at the attractive price of free, and several reviews have concluded that the game is “free-to-play done right”. I nearly agree. It’s “free-to-play done as well as it can be.”
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Game music: Trine
This week we continue the mediaeval fantasy theme started last week with The Witcher, but with something altogether more relaxed. Trine was a much underrated game so there’s every chance you missed the soundtrack. Thankfully I’m here to remedy that.
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This week: Things that made me go squeee!
Between an ill baby, a dissertation-writing wife, a house move and a lack of internet connection I’ve been a little out of the loop these last couple of weeks. So imagine my delight when I finally catch up on recent game news and find it full of wonderful wondrous wonders!
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Game Music: The Witcher
I do try to keep the “chiptune/everything else” ratio about even in this series, so to balance out the chippy joy of last week we’re going with something a little more medieval fantasy now. Silver sword and steely eyes at the ready, it’s The Witcher.
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