Michael Cook’s Place

I just finished playing God of War: Chains of Olympus. I enjoyed it quite a bit. I don’t have much of a review on this one, there isn’t much to say.
It’s a God of War game, mostly true to the formula. If the God of War franchise wasn’t so good, I could say it’s just [...]

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I’ve updated Gravitoids, adding a few little cleanups and making it generally run better. There are still some clear problems with it, such as the fear display lines seem off, and they learn to ignore the walls completely… which means my balancing is off. Still strangely distracting and fun to watch.

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A short while ago, I finished playing Patapon. At only $20, the game is a great value. I wasn’t expecting much, but I was rather pleasantly surprised.
Basics
Patapon is a often described as a rhythm game combined with a real time strategy game. This is somewhat true, but I don’t entirely agree with the real time [...]

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I put of the first public release of a Java simulation I’ve been working on, called Gravitoids.
Download and try it, it’s surprisingly fun to watch.

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I just finished Half-Life 2: Episode One. I enjoyed it. I thought from the reviews I remember reading that it had a vehicle sequence, I guess I’m confusing Episode One and Episode Two. It was very well done. I miss having the saw blades that you got in Ravenholm in HL2. There are a few [...]

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