Review: The Warcraft Chronicle, Volume Two
Continuing their efforts to provide a unified record of the vast Warcraft lore, Blizzard has now released the second installment of the Warcraft Chronicle. This time, focus shifts away from Azeroth to...
View ArticleStarCraft: 3.13 and Fenix Impressions
“I fear no enemy, for the Khala is my strength. I fear not death, for our strength is eternal.” After a minor content drought, StarCraft II has come roaring back with a big update to co-op. The star...
View ArticleDragon Age II: Wrath of Mod
I’ve always felt rather torn over Dragon Age II. I loved the story and the characters, but hated the gameplay. Normally it is my habit to play through Bioware games several times to see different plot...
View ArticleTSW: Bittersweet Farewell
Whatever the actual end date turns out to be, it is now clear that The Secret World’s days are numbered. I have decided to say goodbye to the game while I still can, conducting a final tour of some of...
View ArticleReview: Into the Badlands, Season One
Into the Badlands is something my father discovered while perusing Netflix and then recommended to me. Without much else to watch between episodes of iZombie, I decided to give it a try. It’s a strange...
View ArticleSo 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...
View ArticleBlizzard 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...
View ArticleThe 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...
View ArticleWhy 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...
View ArticleHeroes 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...
View ArticleBuying 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...
View ArticleReview: Doctor Strange
I stopped following the Marvel movies (not counting X-Men) a while ago. I just wasn’t enjoying them, so I moved on. Still, the trailers for Doctor Strange intrigued me with their spectacularly surreal...
View ArticleCheating 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...
View ArticleSuperior 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...
View ArticleReviews: Dark Matter, “Being Better Is so Much Harder” and “It Doesn’t Have...
Dark Matter is back! To my eminent joy, the best sci-fi action-adventure on TV today has returned with a two-part premiere, and as always, Dark Matter is hitting the ground running. “Being Better Is so...
View ArticleGaming: 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...
View ArticleOff Topic: No One’s Gay for Moleman
In my sixth anniversary post, I lamented the lack of Simpsons content on Superior Realities. I think it’d be too big a change of direction if I started talking about The Simpsons all the time, but I...
View ArticleReview: Dark Matter, “Welcome to the Revolution” + PvE Survival Sandboxes
One of the things I love about Dark Matter is that it’s incredibly consistent. Maybe not every episode will blow your mind, but it’s always solid. In its entire run, there’s been just one bad episode:...
View ArticleReview: Wonder Woman
I’m not the biggest super hero fan to begin with, and Wonder Woman ranks near the top of the list of super heroes that I’m just not interested in, alongside Superman, Captain America, and Aquaman. But...
View ArticleReview: Dark Matter, “All the Time in the World”
Time for that old sci-fi tradition: the time loop. It’s Groundhog Day for Three as he relives the same twenty-four hours over and over again. In his efforts to break the loop, he discovers a deadly...
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