BooYA!

A couple of levels later and some judicious upgrading of equipment, and I was able to down OrcBoy on the first try! Not with a single blow, mind you, although at over 400 points (thanks to improved Slashing Weapons and Slam technique and getting a much-deserved critical) the first blow was a doozy. Guggle to […]

Argh!

I can’t beat the Orc Boss in the ruins beneath the forest with my Barbarian! After about a dozen frustrating attempts, I gave up and went back in time to try and level up some more. My Shadow Knight character managed it after about four tries–I don’t know whether it’s because the disease spell is […]

Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance II

I’m having a groovy time with Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance 2, the sequel that I’ve been eagerly anticipating since 2001! It’s over a year late, I believe, but it rocks. All new classes (you can import your old characters, but they get captured in a cut-scene at the start and you have to unlock them […]