Tag: RPG
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There and Not-Quite Back Again — The Story of How Six Low-Level Hobbits Walked to Rivendell in The Lord of the Rings Online
It is hard to get an exact measurement of just how big Lord of the Rings Online is. Initially released in 2007, the game now has nine separate expansions, each of which adds another huge playable area to the virtual Middle Earth (the most recent of which was released as recently as November 2021). Trawling through the…
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Waiting to Die (Consumerism, Hype and Elden Ring)
My brain has an unfortunate habit of fixating on a game I’m excited about, so much so that it actively lessens my enjoyment of anything I’m attempting to play in the meantime. I’ll be the first to admit that this kind of reaction is a little childish, akin to a five-year-old unable to sleep the…
Gamer! Beware! 