Review: Left 4 Dead 2

Filed Under (Reviews) by Bharat Joshi on 26-11-2009

It is a little known fact that 95.2% of all males above the age of 13 absolutely WANT a zombie apocalypse *. Why? Well, to our testosterone-flooded, Romero-fueled, eternally adolescent minds, it would be fun. And each of us, to a man, is convinced that while the rest of the human populace would be snack [...]

Review: Dragon Age Origins

Filed Under (Reviews) by Bharat Joshi on 18-11-2009

I finished Dragon Age Origins last night. I should say that I finished playing Dragon Age Origins last night but I won’t. Why? Well, in the 75 hours that I have spent with it, I have been accused of regicide, been an instrument of vengeance, been hit on by a bisexual elf, made deals with [...]

Dragon Age Origins: First impressions

Filed Under (First Impressions) by Bharat Joshi on 08-11-2009

Finally got Dragon Age up and running on my system at home. Can’t play this thing at The Bunker as I keep getting interrupted. Here’s what I think so far (I’m only 10% of the way through): 1)      The game started on a slow note. I was initially peeved at having limited choices with regards [...]

L4D2 Demo: First impressions

Filed Under (First Impressions) by Bharat Joshi on 05-11-2009

I just went through the L4D2 demo a couple of times this morning. Felt like visiting an old friend. An old friend that’s had some cosmetic surgery and genetic modding done. From the precious little Valve has released in the demo, it seems there’s enough new stuff here to keep most of us happy. One [...]

What makes a great RPG?

Filed Under (PC Community speak) by Bharat Joshi on 03-11-2009

Dragon Age will be hitting computers around the globe in a couple of hours. There have been a few reviews out already and the initial responses from the critics have been excellent. One thing about the game that I was always dismissing as hype was the whole “spiritual successor to Baldur’s Gate” thing. Based on [...]

About Bharat

Bharat JoshiBharat Joshi [ that's me ], blogs about gaming - in the Indian context & otherwise. I run The Bunker, which is a gaming cafe in Noida, India. You can also find me on Twitter & Facebook. Shadeheart & Morpheus are my screen names.