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Warhammer digital

In my last two posts i have talked about the Warhammer Fantasy setting, and the Warhammer 40K setting, and about how i think that those two settings are very well put together. I have also talked about how i find that the basic concepts and ideas of the settings have… Continue »
By Rasmus Boserup | 08 April 2010 | Game Jutsu | , , | 0 Comments   

My Warhammer Fantasy

You can enter the Warhammer Fantasy universe through several gates. The most common one is by playing the miniature war game. Another common gate is the Warhammer Fantasy roleplaying games. My own road started with HeroQuest and the roleplaying games. I have tried to start the miniature war game several… Continue »
By Rasmus Boserup | 06 April 2010 | Game Jutsu | , , | 10 Comments   

Warhammer love

I have a secret love. A love for Warhammer. It all started when i was gifted a version of the, then new, HeroQuest game. In it was these small plastic figures that i found a lot more interesting than the game itself. But from then on i was hooked. Continue »
By Rasmus Boserup | 05 April 2010 | The Shinto Mind | , | 1 Comment   

From MMORPG to MMO

It didn’t slip my notice when the game publishers suddenly went from describing their games as MMORPG’s (Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Games), to MMO’s (Massively Multiplayer Online). This change happened slowly but surely. Continue »
By Rasmus Boserup | 22 March 2010 | The Shinto Mind | , , | 4 Comments   

Star Trek Online

This takes me back to Star Trek Online. The combat system is absolutely horrible! Most of your time will be spent pressing “1….1….2….1….1…2″ (repeat ad nauseum). Its just so incredibly boring. Continue »
By Rasmus Boserup | 15 February 2010 | The Shinto Mind | , | 7 Comments   

Games of the decade: Star Wars Galaxies

Star Wars Galaxies was the first MMO that really caught a hold of me. Before Galaxies i had played both Ultima Online and Anarchy Online. Both had been fun, but i had played them on a very casual basis. I didn’t quite understand how people could get addicted to MMO’s. Then Galaxies came and changed me. Continue »
By Rasmus Boserup | 25 December 2009 | Game Jutsu | , | 1 Comment   

Changing the game

The life of a game used to be its playtime. When you finished the game it would be done. There might be some replayability in the games, but overall when you had done your first play through the game was done. This started changing when modding became an option. Now… Continue »
By Rasmus Boserup | 16 June 2009 | Media Zen | , , | 1 Comment   

RPG Grenades

“Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Games” is usually a very wrong description of what the game actually is. To me roleplaying is about creating a character who has some sort of story, and then acting out the character. A bit like acting on a stage or in a movie. You are… Continue »
By Rasmus Boserup | 31 May 2009 | Game Jutsu | , | 1 Comment