PatientRock.com Reviews and random thoughts about video games, geocaching, board games, and whatever else I'm obsessing about today.

Fingertips

Posted on January 26, 2019January 26, 2019 by PatientRock

A weird day ending with the striking performance piece, As Far As My Fingertips Take Me.

The exquisite corpse of Cragne Manor

Posted on December 8, 2018December 8, 2018 by PatientRock

Over 80 authors, including myself, joined in a massive project in tribute to the 10th anniversary of Anchorhead, a seminal work of interactive fiction.

Run Away

Posted on November 28, 2018February 3, 2019 by PatientRock

Ever on the hunt for interesting location-based gaming I came across a new game called Run an Empire. The screenshots of the game struck my fancy, seemingly hinting at a sort of hex-based strategy game, but with a fitness aspect to it. Cool! I was ready to run.

Irredeemable Rogue

Posted on November 12, 2018 by PatientRock

The legendary creators of the Quest for Glory series of games returned to make Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption, a game that borrows much from that seminal series.

IFComp 2018!

Posted on October 2, 2018November 15, 2018 by PatientRock

The IFComp is back! The interactive fiction competition for 2018 has launched and I’m trying once again to follow along.

Zombies alone don’t make for a good apocalypse

Posted on September 24, 2018February 3, 2019 by PatientRock

I survived The Walking Dead: Our World, a location based game with augmented reality elements.

Pokémon Go: a near-perfect slot machine

Posted on September 18, 2018February 3, 2019 by PatientRock

I hadn’t played Pokemon Go since it was all the rage that 2016 summer season. Checking it out again I found myself re-addicted in a surprising way.

I’ve fallen in love with a dead game.

Posted on September 5, 2018September 5, 2018 by PatientRock

I’ve discovered and fallen in love with the card game, Android: Netrunner. Too bad the game has been officially declared dead.

Opening up rifts in my house

Posted on July 25, 2018September 5, 2018 by PatientRock

I can’t get enough of augmented reality portal experiences. It’s that dream of stepping into your wardrobe and walking into Narnia almost realized.

Chess you can be bad at

Posted on July 16, 2018July 16, 2018 by PatientRock

A well-made chess set will always turn my head, even though I’m not actually any good at the game. I found a couple games where that doesn’t matter so much.