I need an RPG

Mephisto Mori/ March 21, 2013/ Video Games/ 0 comments

I miss being young and easily pleased by any RPG that came out for my SNES or PlayStation even.  Anyone know of a current gen rpg that might appease my old, jaded ass? Ni-No-Kuni is not such a game.

Midwest Gaming Classic

Mephisto Mori/ March 20, 2013/ Video Games/ 0 comments

Who’s going to the Midwest Gaming Classic in Brookfield, WI this year? The console museum might hold a few tidbits about the tradition lost to time and all-you-can-play Pinball may be fun.

Wreck-it Ralph

Mephisto Mori/ March 9, 2013/ Video Games/ 0 comments

I watched Disney’s Wreck-it Ralph.  I’ve heard a lot of negative criticism about it from varying sources.  Honestly, it wasn’t bad.  A movie based off of video game tropes that the common consumer would get has inherent handicaps.  It’s not the nerdfest gamers want it to be.  It’s not Up like cinema geeks want it to be.  Recognizing that will

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Driving Home

Mephisto Mori/ February 26, 2013/ Video Games/ 0 comments

I’m driving back to my beloved Midwest from North Carolina.  The Apalachian Mountains were bathed in fog, Silent Hill style.  It was awesome.  If I make a video game one day it’ll be set in a similar mountainscape.  I’ll make the drive again to keep my inspiration. 

Surprisingly Good (Not a VG Story)

Mephisto Mori/ February 22, 2013/ Video Games/ 0 comments

(This isn’t related to video games.  It could be considered part of that insomniac/writer cliche though). I went into my bank to deposit some money just now and grabbed a cup of complimentary coffee on my way out.  It was one of the best cups I’ve had in months. Allow me to elucidate.  I use words like elucidate and own a

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Warhammer 40k

Mephisto Mori/ February 21, 2013/ Video Games/ 0 comments

I’m not certain if it comes across in my reviews… but I’m a huge nerd.  I enjoy a plethora of gaming vices.  Video games are just a small portion of the iceberg that is Winsomnia.  They happen to be the easiest vice to partake in when alone.  I’ve had a weekly table top RPG going nearly my entire life… at

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