Commentary Archive
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![IF I HADN’T PERSONALLY VISITED Valve’s offices on several occasions, I might begin to wonder if they were based out of a subterranean evil lair off the coast of Seattle. […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/portal2robots-165x115.jpg "Portal 2 Early?")
Portal 2 Early?
Posted on April 15, 2011 | No CommentsIF I HADN’T PERSONALLY VISITED Valve’s offices on several occasions, I might begin to wonder if they were based out of a subterranean evil lair off the coast of Seattle. […] -
![THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED LAST WEEK, but my WoW guild recently got its first-ever “Realm First†achievement by hitting guild level 25 before anyone else on the server. We’re not anywhere […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/guildlevel25-165x115.jpg "WoW: [Realm First!] Guild Level 25!")
WoW: [Realm First!] Guild Level 25!
Posted on April 11, 2011 | No CommentsTHIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED LAST WEEK, but my WoW guild recently got its first-ever “Realm First†achievement by hitting guild level 25 before anyone else on the server. We’re not anywhere […] -
![VIDEOGAMES OFTEN ASK PLAYERS to accept ridiculous premises without question. Geeky physicist Gordon Freeman massacres hordes of aliens and human soldiers in Half-Life and never speaks and no one thinks […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/pokemonheader-165x115.jpg "Pokemon Black, I Choose You!")
Pokemon Black, I Choose You!
Posted on April 11, 2011 | No CommentsVIDEOGAMES OFTEN ASK PLAYERS to accept ridiculous premises without question. Geeky physicist Gordon Freeman massacres hordes of aliens and human soldiers in Half-Life and never speaks and no one thinks […] -
![I’ll get into this further in my Twilight Highlands recap, but it was pretty fun running into Fargo’s “Flintlocke” character in the intro quests to the zone, who’s now a […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/flintlocke-165x115.jpg "WoW: Hey, I Watch TV With That Guy!")
WoW: Hey, I Watch TV With That Guy!
Posted on December 10, 2010 | No CommentsI’ll get into this further in my Twilight Highlands recap, but it was pretty fun running into Fargo’s “Flintlocke” character in the intro quests to the zone, who’s now a […] -
![After about 27 hours of in-game playtime, I finally hit level 85 this afternoon, about halfway through Cataclysm’s final new zone, Twilight Highlands. It’s been one of the better zones […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/catalevel85-165x115.jpg "Cataclysm: 85!")
Cataclysm: 85!
Posted on December 10, 2010 | No CommentsAfter about 27 hours of in-game playtime, I finally hit level 85 this afternoon, about halfway through Cataclysm’s final new zone, Twilight Highlands. It’s been one of the better zones […] -
![The guys who designed WoW‘s new Uldum zone must really like movies. In particular, they clearly adore Indiana Jones. But in general, they just seem to love movies, because Uldum […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/uldum2-165x115.jpg "Cataclysm Day 3: Uldum: The Motion Picture")
Cataclysm Day 3: Uldum: The Motion Picture
Posted on December 10, 2010 | No CommentsThe guys who designed WoW‘s new Uldum zone must really like movies. In particular, they clearly adore Indiana Jones. But in general, they just seem to love movies, because Uldum […] -
![After spending Cataclysm‘s launch day clearing out Hyjal and leveling my warrior to 82, I decided to skip Vash’jir (the other level 80 “starter” zone) and go straight to the […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/deepholm2-165x115.jpg "Cataclysm Day 2: Deepholm")
Cataclysm Day 2: Deepholm
Posted on December 9, 2010 | No CommentsAfter spending Cataclysm‘s launch day clearing out Hyjal and leveling my warrior to 82, I decided to skip Vash’jir (the other level 80 “starter” zone) and go straight to the […] -
![To wrap up my first day in Cataclysm, I finished Hyjal, ported back to Stormwind and decided to play around with the new Archaeology profession. After a half an hour, […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/arch3-165x115.jpg "Cataclysm: I Dig Archaeology")
Cataclysm: I Dig Archaeology
Posted on December 8, 2010 | No CommentsTo wrap up my first day in Cataclysm, I finished Hyjal, ported back to Stormwind and decided to play around with the new Archaeology profession. After a half an hour, […] -
![I’d played through the new Hyjal zone in the Cataclysm beta, but at a very early point where many quests hadn’t been implemented. So a lot of my first day […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/hyjal3-165x115.jpg "Cataclysm: The First 24 Hours (Hyjal)")
Cataclysm: The First 24 Hours (Hyjal)
Posted on December 8, 2010 | No CommentsI’d played through the new Hyjal zone in the Cataclysm beta, but at a very early point where many quests hadn’t been implemented. So a lot of my first day […] -
![The picture above is one that even long-time veterans of WoW are just now getting familiar with: a view of Stormwind from above. For all the new content Blizzard has […]](http://www.bytica.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/sw_aerial-165x115.jpg "Cataclysm: The First 24 Hours (part 1)")
Cataclysm: The First 24 Hours (part 1)
Posted on December 8, 2010 | No CommentsThe picture above is one that even long-time veterans of WoW are just now getting familiar with: a view of Stormwind from above. For all the new content Blizzard has […]