Please note: All characters, locations and events are copyright George RR Martin and the events that take place during this tale can and will deviate from series canon. Now that I have time where I am not on the road or dealing with immediate threats, it occurs to me I should put down some record… Continue reading Cadmon's Journal: First Entry
Tag: Gaming
The Art of Thor: Ah, The Power of Cheese
“Hmm… that Probe looks suspicious. I better question it. With my gun.” “Speed is the essence of war. Take advantage of the enemy’s unpreparedness; travel by unexpected routes and strike him where he has taken no precautions.” This concept will be nothing new for StarCraft players. On a conceptual level, things of this nature have… Continue reading The Art of Thor: Ah, The Power of Cheese
The Art of Thor: Build to Attack
You don’t build stuff like this just because it looks cool. There is no instance of a nation benefiting from prolonged warfare. It’s tempting to get ahead of ourselves. It’s why folks rack up debt. In the context of StarCraft 2, though, you may begin to think that what you’re doing in the process of… Continue reading The Art of Thor: Build to Attack
An Open Letter to Blizzard Entertainment
*sniff* Dear Blizzard Entertainment, I’ve been a fan of your work since the days of Warcraft 2. I’ve played games in all three of your major IPs and enjoyed every one. I’ve begun playing StarCraft 2 in a competitive sense (even though I suck) and I’ve watched the development of Diablo 3 with interest. However,… Continue reading An Open Letter to Blizzard Entertainment
The Art of Thor: Don't Panic!
Choose your moves carefully. To secure ourselves against defeat lies in our own hands, but the opportunity of defeating the enemy is provided by the enemy himself. It’s difficult not to panic when you’re being shot at. It may seem an obvious statement, and I don’t wish to downplay the severity of real-world situations in… Continue reading The Art of Thor: Don't Panic!
The Art of Thor: Spend, Spend, Spend
Somebody’s gotta feed these boys before they go out fightin’, and that somebody is you. Thus, though we have heard of stupid haste in war, cleverness has never been associated with long delays. You don’t get bonus points for unspent resources at the end of a match. It’s a concept that can be difficult for… Continue reading The Art of Thor: Spend, Spend, Spend
How To Succeed At Failure
Chances are good that, if you’re reading this, you’re a human being. I mean, you could be an automated online process looking for SEO terminology, but if that’s the case you won’t get much out of this post. I tend to write more in coherent thoughts than barely-connected keywords. Anyway, the majority of my audience… Continue reading How To Succeed At Failure
The Art of Thor: The Basics
“Oh, hello, BlueInk. That’s a nice base you have. But you don’t have anybody there to defend it, huh? Oh, well. Guess I’ll just Prismatic Beam everything to death. GG” “If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the… Continue reading The Art of Thor: The Basics
Game Review: Portal 2 (single-player)
Oh. It’s you. It’s been a long time. How have you been? I’ve been really busy being dead. You know? After you murdered me? I didn’t feel I could open a review of Portal 2‘s single player campaign any other way. When the original game was released as a supplemtary portion of Valve Software’s Orange… Continue reading Game Review: Portal 2 (single-player)
The Art of Thor: Introduction
The general who wins a battle makes many calculations in his temple ere the battle is fought. The general who loses a battle makes but few calculations beforehand. I want to be a better player of StarCraft 2. The first step in achieving a goal is having that goal in mind, stated as simply as… Continue reading The Art of Thor: Introduction
