Forgotten Realms - Icewind Dale Review And Starcraft II Stuffs!

Well, I decided to write up my Icewind Dale review over at Hubpages.com, which makes it the first videogame article I publish on that site this year. Yay for me!

If you want to check it out, feel free to click on any part of this sentence.

In other news, I've been watching the first GSL tournament of 2011 (that's the Global Starcraft II League for those of you who are wondering what the acronym stands for). I'm particularly impressed with Boxer's superb performance and somewhat saddened by Fruitdealer's two losses in a row. I sure hope he can rebound, because he's awesome, and he plays Zerg, and I loves my Zerg something fierce. :P

I myself haven't played Starcraft II in a LONG while. For those of you who don't know the story (of why I stopped in the first place) yet, well here it goes: Basically I was prepping up for a good old 3v3 conflict against computers (cooperative match) when one of my teammates decided to team kill me because I wouldn't give him unit control. It was enough to make me stop playing. I'm sure people will argue that I should grow a thicker skin. Well, my skin's more than thick enough. It's a case of principle really: Until Blizzard adds some way for players to kick out teamkillers/ignore/otherwise not have to play with them, I'd rather not even hop into the Cooperative queue. I don't feel like having fifteen minutes of my life wasted because someone has self-entitlement issues. If they never add it, I guess I won't play SC II again until my friend gets a copy (already beat the campaign on Brutal except for All In, but that's a whole different monster since I'm trying to fight off ground and air. :/ ). And, if he never gets a copy, guess I'm not playing again. I can always play the original Starcraft on LAN with my dad, but guess what feature they cut out of the sequel?

I highly doubt Blizzard is crying over my departure, so it's win-win at both ends.

I'll end this blog post on that note.

Anyways, until the next time, take care and have fun! ;)

-Winterfate

Happy Holidays/One Year At Hubpages/Icewind Dale Done!

First of all, I'd like to say happy holidays to everyone, as I conveniently (:P) forgot to do so during the holidays. I hope you all had a great time with the people you love and cherish, no matter what you were doing.

My holidays could've been better, but then again, they could've been worse, so perhaps I shouldn't complain. :P

I also took an hour or so to write up my 93rd article over at Hubpages.com today. As of a day ago or so, I now have the accolade for being a member of Hubpages for a whole year. Thus, I wrote up an article celebrating the occasion. You can read it by clicking on any part of this sentence.

However, this is a videogaming blog, so I couldn't very well finish this new post without making at least one reference to the subject. :P

I have recently finished the entirety of Icewind Dale, including the expansion pack content. In hindsight, the game's a lot shorter than Baldur's Gate, but that may be because the emphasis is on combat, so once you hit the ground running, it's much easier to grind through a dungeon of baddies than it is to find the five pieces of a flail to create the ultimate flail of destruction (kudos to whoever figured out that reference!).

I still owe you guys a hub to finish up my Fallout Let's Play, but life and the dire need to make money have been halting my efforts. I hope to get something concrete done between now and 2012. :P

Anyways, I thank you for following my blog. I hope you have a great day!
Until the next time, take care and have fun! ;)

-Winterfate

The Game Room Has Opened!

*epic videogame music*

The Game Room is a special chat room created over at PaySnork (a site where you get paid to chat*; there's a banner advertisement at the top of this page for it as well). As the name of the room implies, it's a place where all types of videogamers can chat. Whether you're casual or hardcore, I'm sure the chat will be able to accomodate you.

In celebration of this event, I've decided to advertise PaySnork, as you've probably noticed by now. :P
So, if you ever want to talk to me about anything related to videogames, feel free to join Paysnork, find the Game Room AND get paid for it as well!*

(*Paypal account required to recieve payment. Cashout at 5 cents.)

Now that that blurb is done, I guess I'll talk a bit about Icewind Dale, because I've been playing it these days. :P
Right now I'm doing the expansion pack content to get some extra experience and getting my butt kicked, hard.

My Cleric/Mage has been having to use spells I didn't even know he had in either of his spell sets. :/
At least the EXP gains are also out of this world. :D

There's not much else to say today besides: Take care and have fun! ;)

Hope to see you over at PaySnork! :D

Now, if you'll excuse me, I got some Barrow Wights to pound into the ground. ;)

-Winterfate

A Videogame related comic I discovered!

Well, hello there! I apologize for not updating this blog or my hubpages account in a few days, but I've been busy trying to make money online. :/

With that said, I need my leisure time as well, so I've been reading a webcomic called Ctrl+Alt+Del. It chronicles the daily occurences of two videogamers called Ethan and Lucas. The author does a pretty good job of making the comic strips humorous to all readers, so if you're not a videogamer, you'll probably still get quite a few laughs out of it. I wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone who's had a bad day, or just wants to distract him or herself for a while. :)

In other news, I haven't really played Dragon Quest IX for a while, so my next Legacy Boss Hunter article could take quite a long time to get written up. You can blame Icewind Dale for that.

Speaking of which...I picked up a copy of Icewind Dale Complete over at Good Old Games. So, you MAY see me write up a review for that game some time soon. Whether I write it here or over at HubPages, don't worry because you'll hear about it here in either case. ;)

What I CAN tell you in advance is that it's pretty fun. For those of you in the audience who have played Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale features more of an emphasis on dungeon crawling than quest-doing. However, it is my humble opinion that, if you enjoyed Baldur's Gate, you'll enjoy Icewind Dale as well. :)

That's about it from me for now. Feel free to comment on this, or any other of my blog posts. I don't bite...hard. ;)

Until the next time, take care and have fun! ;)

-Winterfate