Author Archives: Harlan

Believe the Hype!

Harlan wrote on 02 Feb 2010

I just finished playing through Mass Effect 2 and all I can say is DAMN!  The game is amazing.  I really enjoyed the original, but the sequel definitely improved on an already amazing recipe for a remarkable game.  I had been reading all articles that were giving the highest of praises to the game and [...]

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DragonAge: Origins Reviewed

Harlan wrote on 21 Nov 2009

How does one go about writing a review that’s a quick read on a game that could potentially take 70 hours to finish?  Not to mention 70 more hours to replay it and potentially  experience a whole different game the second time around.  I played through DragonAge: Origins in just under 50 hours.  I was [...]

Monkey Island’s 4th Episode

Harlan wrote on 01 Nov 2009

The 4th episode in the long awaited re-envisioning of the Monkey Island series is The Trial and Execution of Guybrush Threepwood.  The entire episode takes place back on Flotsam Island where the wind is once again blowing in and no one can leave the island.  Guybrush is now being put on trial for various crimes [...]

MI: Lair of the Leviathan

Harlan wrote on 03 Oct 2009

Telltale Games recently released the third installment of their updated version of Monkey’s Island.  Unlike most MI installments, “Lair of the Leviathan” takes place entirely on the open sea… sort of.  Yes, Guybrush is out to sea, but he finds himself stuck in the belly of a monstrous manatee.  Without giving anything away, he eventually [...]

Fable 2: “And so our story begins…”

Harlan wrote on 17 Sep 2009

I’ve always been a big fan of Fantasy type RPG games (Full Disclosure: Oblivion has been an all time favorite of mine since I first laid hands on it).  With the news that Fable 3 is going to be released sometime next year and the recent price drop of Fable 2 at Best Buy, I [...]

Tales of Monkey Island: Chapters 1 and 2

Harlan wrote on 26 Aug 2009

I’ve been a player of the Monkey Island series since the beginning.  I played the original in all its 8-bit glory and spent countless hours of my life on every installment thereafter.  At one point, the MI series was declared dead and now it has been resurrected with episodic installments from Telltale games and, so [...]