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So What’s Christie Golden Doing?
/equip_tinfoil_hat So I’m possibly reading too much into something small, but I stumbled across a rather intriguing story last night. It seems Christie Golden has suddenly moved to California so that...
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Blizzard and Destiny
Lot of interesting stories coming out of the Blizzard camp this week. Yesterday we learned that Destiny 2’s PC version will be published by Blizzard and playable only through Battle.Net. This is...
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The Division Revisited
When I tried The Division’s beta last year, I knew I would end up buying it sooner or later. It was just a question of when. A recent Steam sale coupled with a lull in other major gaming projects to...
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Why I Prefer Mass Effect to Dragon Age
Of Bioware’s two main franchises, you would think Dragon Age would be my favourite. While I enjoy both genres, I prefer fantasy to sci-fi by a significant margin. The very fact that Dragon Age has...
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Heroes of the Storm 2.0 Impressions, Overwatch, and WoW Clones
Over the past few months, I’ve found my interest in Heroes of the Storm waning. I’m starting to worry it will be like Guild Wars 2: a game I was once very passionate about that I then totally lose...
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Buying Decisions: Overwatch and Black Desert
The past few days have seen a couple of game sales tempting me. First, Steam offered Black Desert for a measly $6. Now, I have no real interest in this game. I tried it, was underwhelmed, and promptly...
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Cheating on WoW: Kritika Online
Kritika Online isn’t a game that’s really been on my radar. On paper it seemed to be a very generic action MMO made noteworthy only for its anime-inspired cel-shaded graphics, and even that’s not...
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Superior Realities Sixth Anniversary: Reflections
Six years have now past since the first post appeared on Superior Realities. Time flies when you’re yelling at Blizzard, I suppose. In some ways it doesn’t feel like it’s been that long, but in others...
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Gaming: The Unblogables
Over the years, I’ve mostly been consistent about blogging on every game I’ve played, but there are exceptions. Usually games that I didn’t play for very long. I don’t have enough to say about each one...
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Mass Effect: Andromeda Second Playthrough Complete
I think it says something that even after spending almost 100 hours on my first playthrough of Mass Effect: Andromeda, I was still left chomping at the bit for more. Thus, while it took me months and a...
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WoW: Salute the Dark
I’m baaaack. Perhaps because my last visit was so short, it feels like it’s been a long time since I played World of Warcraft, though rationally speaking it hasn’t. Regardless, it is as ever easy to...
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The Mustering of Azeroth: Is Trouble Brewing?
Three down, nine to go. I’ve now completed the monk class story in World of Warcraft. So far, every class story has been a bit inconsistent, to varying degrees, but this is much truer of the monk...
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Secret World Legends: I Hate Myself
I have often said I have far too much franchise loyalty for my own good. Case in point. I think my feelings on The Secret World’s reboot as Legends are known by now. Nonetheless, I can’t say with...
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The Mustering of Azeroth: Vengeance and Justice
The adventure continues as I work my way through World of Warcraft’s class stories. With three down, demon hunter and paladin are the next ones up. The demons within: I was not impressed by the demon...
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Diablo III: All Must Serve the Cycle
From the start, I’ve felt very torn about the addition of the necromancer to Diablo III. On the one hand, I’m a big fan of necromancers in general and Diablo necromancers in particular. I think it’s a...
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The Strange Kinship of StarCraft and Mass Effect
From the time I first began learning about the Mass Effect franchise, I’ve seen a strange degree of overlap between it and another beloved sci-fi gaming franchise, StarCraft. At times I’ve dismissed it...
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Review: Dark Matter, “The Dwarf Star Conspiracy” + TSW TV Series?
Do you remember back in season two when I was joking how if you squinted you could sort of see the Dark Matter universe as a far-future version of The Secret World? It’s a bit less of a joke now. I...
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Cheating on WoW: Guild Wars 2 Revisited (Again)
It is, in the end, surprisingly difficult to quit an MMO for good. If you’ve invested in something heavily, you may find yourself slinking back now and again even if you get tired of it. Such seems to...
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The Mustering of Azeroth: Mager Nostalgia
Next up on my journey through Legion’s class stories is mage, and this was an interesting case. Long-time blog readers may remember that my mage was my original main. He wasn’t the first character I...
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Overwatch’s Story Is a Failure
This year’s Gamescom saw the release of some more of Overwatch’s animated clips. This has provided an opportune moment to voice a thought that has been growing in my mind for some time. As much as it...
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