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This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-dmarusz Recent reviews written by member dmarusz en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_490622717572?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dmarusz - This game probably provokes more thoughts out of me than any other game in the past.  So, instead of breaking this out in a long essay, I'll chop it into non-traditional pieces.  (Side note: If you read my reviews before, you know that I'm not... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490622717572 Wed, 4 Nov 2009 23:43:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490622717572?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470330543748?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dmarusz - The first thing that I thought when I saw Left 4 Dead was that it was purely made to hit a certain market.  It looked like they just went down a list what's popular and made a game.  What do teens like?  Zombies - ... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470330543748 Thu, 14 May 2009 01:59:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470330543748?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_465880714884?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dmarusz - Overlord is a fairly unique game.  It offers an experience that is different from the ordinary action game.  However, when it comes to unique games, sometimes that is all they offer: Novelty.Overlord doesn't necessarily fall in the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~465880714884 Sat, 4 Apr 2009 00:56:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_465880714884?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_453064298116?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dmarusz - At first, I was going to give this game 5 stars, graded on a curve.  For an expansion pack, it is well beyond what's normally given.  Then, I was enjoying the game so much that I thought that it just plain deserved 5 stars.  Now, I'm back... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~453064298116 Sat, 29 Nov 2008 01:07:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_453064298116?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_453060890244?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author dmarusz - Starting out as a testing ground to see what MMO players like in a game, Dungeon Runners appears to give you a great game for free. However, the more it lives, the more it is not (free.) Trick? Perhaps. However, it was an interesting enough concept to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~453060890244 Sat, 29 Nov 2008 01:01:41 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_453060890244?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432183742084?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author dmarusz - At first play of this game, you&#146ll feel like this might be the game for you. It is fun point-and-click play. You run around fighting monsters in a dungeon with what looks like to be an involved plot. What&#146s not to like? Well, wait an hour,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432183742084 Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:33:30 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432183742084?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432183611012?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dmarusz - Turn Based Strategy (TBS) has been a genre that I have grown into and have enjoyed more and more as I’ve played more games. For those of you who aren’t used to playing these games, and as figures show that is the majority of you, TBS is to thinking what... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432183611012 Sun, 1 Jun 2008 00:28:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432183611012?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_406047723140?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dmarusz - First Person Shooters (FPS) don’t usually take on much of a Role Playing Game (RPG) element. Even when they do, they usually fall on their faces because either they are done as an afterthought, or the game maker is not good with the genre, or in some... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~406047723140 Sat, 20 Oct 2007 23:53:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_406047723140?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_362930081412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author dmarusz - I think I’ll start off this review by saying that Dungeon Siege is really deserves 2.5 stars, but I rounded up since we can’t give the ½ on our system. The game itself is a combination of RPG and Action. However, these are not even amounts. The action... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~362930081412 Wed, 16 May 2007 23:20:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_362930081412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_271752072836?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author dmarusz - There's a lot to discuss in this game: good, bad and otherwise. It's a system of ups and down, in which the industry has labeled it the new era of adventure games. It definitely ushers in some new ways, but I don't see it as the new Myst or other... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~271752072836 Sat, 28 Oct 2006 16:39:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_271752072836?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_271751351940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author dmarusz - This one is a shocker to me. The ending of this review is what has happened to me only due to a few games. But, before I tell you what it did to me, let me start at the beginning and walk you through what led me up to it. The game, itself is a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~271751351940 Sat, 28 Oct 2006 16:33:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_271751351940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_271750827652?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author dmarusz - The Betrayal duo of "Betrayal at Krondor" and "Betrayal in Antarra" has a warm place in my heart. Both games were to me what PC playing is all about. There was no real hoopla about them. Even at the time, both weren't well-polished, super action... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~271750827652 Sat, 28 Oct 2006 16:28:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_271750827652?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_246952791684?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dmarusz - I actually found this game by mistake on Ebay. I was looking for Sacred, the RPG game, and I saw a bunch of these for sale. The info looked somewhat intriguing. I still almost passed it up, but then I checked a couple of sources to see how it rated... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~246952791684 Tue, 8 Aug 2006 00:08:26 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_246952791684?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_246947286660?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author dmarusz - Ah, the wonderful world of terrorism. Sure it sounds promising. Work you way up the ranks, and one day you can stash tons of coke in your basement or just get a free bomb to detonate with you strapped to it. Fortunately for this game, you play the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~246947286660 Tue, 8 Aug 2006 00:00:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_246947286660?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_246946565764?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dmarusz - Hello, all. I'll write this review a little differently than most of my others. I'll just discuss the good the bad and the ugly of this game. Reason being that I'm guessing most of you have played Age of Wonders II (AOW II), plus possibly the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~246946565764 Mon, 7 Aug 2006 23:52:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_246946565764?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_239372570244?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dmarusz - One of the great games that you may have never seen or heard anything about is a jewel that needs to be played. This game is Arcanum. It is a great role playing game that most will like, even those who are not typically RPG buffs. This game is... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~239372570244 Fri, 30 Jun 2006 09:56:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_239372570244?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_239371193988?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dmarusz - Overview: The Temple of Elemental Evil (ToEE) is an RPG game that uses turn-based strategy rules during combat. It has an isometric point of view which lets you stride part of maps that have exit areas which can lead you to other maps. The maps make a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~239371193988 Fri, 30 Jun 2006 09:38:51 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_239371193988?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_223037197956?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author dmarusz - I'm running. I'm running. I'm running, again. Why am I running so much? Ah, that's right, to get to the next town. It seems like just yesterday that I came in to this kingdom as a prisoner on a boat. It seemed bleak like one of those first person... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~223037197956 Thu, 9 Mar 2006 19:27:03 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_223037197956?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_223036673668?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author dmarusz - We are going on a classic Dungeons and Dragons adventure. I can't wait to assemble my party, work everyone's strengths and weaknesses, and then go out into our isometric world just like Baldur's Gate (BG), and solve some super story. Wait. That's not... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~223036673668 Thu, 9 Mar 2006 19:16:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_223036673668?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_223035756164?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dmarusz - What's in a name? Well, obviously a bad choice. However, poorly named a video game this, it can hide a host of little gems within. Divine Divinity, which I will be calling DD from now on, in hopes that I soon forget title, is a Diablo type RPG... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~223035756164 Thu, 9 Mar 2006 19:03:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_223035756164?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_137435778692?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author dmarusz - Myth II is a hidden treasure that I almost missed. I tried this game because I found it in a bargain bin for quite a little. But, that is not why I almost missed it. After all, this is how I buy most of my games. Low price, easy system specs and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~137435778692 Tue, 20 Apr 2004 17:04:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_137435778692?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_132980903556?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author dmarusz - From out of the successful Baldur's Gate series, comes another advanced Dungeons and Dragons game. Made by pretty much the same people (Black Isle et al.), this game uses the same graphical engine and set up for this game. If you have played Baldur's... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~132980903556 Fri, 12 Mar 2004 02:08:28 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_132980903556?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_128552636036?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author dmarusz - I think with all of the fighting in the middle east people are starting to become more interested in what goes on in a war. Many companies are taking advantage of that interest, and now we've seen a rash of new, popular games sprouting up over the last... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~128552636036 Tue, 3 Feb 2004 22:08:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_128552636036?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_126859710084?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author dmarusz - Every time that I see the name Clive Barker, I put down whatever I'm eating. Not that Clive Barker is as good as Ephedra, but every time I watch one of his explicit movies, I no longer find food appealing. So, when I saw a game by Clive in the Undying,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~126859710084 Wed, 21 Jan 2004 21:43:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_126859710084?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_126399647364?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author dmarusz - The first Age of Wonders was great. When I saw the second come out, I couldn't wait to tell someone to buy this for me for my birthday, Christmas, etc. In fact, I don't have the expansion that is out now. So, if one of you could pick it up for me that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~126399647364 Sat, 17 Jan 2004 21:20:16 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_126399647364?linkin_id=8003929