On March 15th, 2010, a scant 16 months after release, EA pulled the plug on the Mercenaries 2 multiplayer match-making servers. Because this was the only method to create a multiplayer game (the game does not support LAN or direct IP connections), the game now has no functioning multiplayer component.
I’ve added a short beginners’ guide for L4D and L4D2. I will likely add more stuff as time goes on. I’ll post here when updates have been added.
L4D2 Primer
The AI in Far Cry 2 seems like some of the best I’ve seen in a what is primarily an action game. Perhaps examined on an individual NPC level, the AI isn’t actually that good; however at a higher level, especially with multiple NPCs interacting with each other, they (usually) give the appearance of being [...]
A boat. Why did this game have to start with a boat? It brought back better forgotten memories of all the terrible missions in the GTA series that involved boats. The water here sure is a lot more shiny, though.
I finished Act I in Titan Quest. I didn’t have much trouble with the Telkine; just used my usual boss “technique” of Battle Standard and whale away, occasionally quaffing a potion. The loot I received wasn’t that great. I recently went from sword & shield style to dual-wielding axes. The skill point buy-back feature in [...]
Left 4 Dead features a versus mode for up to 8 players.
Starting capital for Fred of the Germans (which I appropriated for my own use).
I recently bought Left 4 Dead of off Steam.
I finally finished my latest civ4 game.
FATE is an action RPG with many traits in common with the Diablo series. Single character with lots of defining numbers, lots of items to find with random traits, and randomly generated dungeons and monsters. FATE also adds some new features; a pet which can fight, carry loot and ferry it back to town to [...]