The Tao of Gaming

Lazy October Notes


Like Iain, I never really got El Caballero. I played it a few times and then sold it. Too bad, if I had held onto it for a few years, it would have really appreciated in value when I sold it. So I'm told.

Unlike many other gamebloggers, I don't abandon you to go to Essen. My posting hiatus isn't something to inspire jealousy! {We aim to please at the Tao). They'll probably have something interesting to say on Monday, though.

Alfred posts about college football and notes:

I adopted the quasi-religious fervor of UT football rootership (which is different from Texas A&M football rootership, which drops the "quasi-")

Grandfather went to A&M. Several of his kids went to UT. You have no idea. I remain a neutral faction, having gone to a college without a (respectable) football team.

Remember all of our talks about how expectations set the experiences? Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is a perfectly fine movie, but there was absolutely no way it could meet expectations. It's also spoofing horror movies this time (as you may have guessed) which can make it a touch intense for the birthday-boy three year old. But it was worth it to hear him complain (loudly) during the previews ("Another one! Where's Wallace?") I should have put down a tip jar for the other movie goers. I could have turned a tidy profit.

Ah, who am I kidding, I'm just surfing the web for Essen news right now, like the rest of you. I have none. See you later.

Larry Levy (mail):
I, on the other hand, am a pretty big fan of El Cab. I like it much, MUCH more than its big brother, El Grande. It's very cerebral and intense and that obviously doesn't make it everyone's cup of tea. I don't get the chance to play it often, but I always enjoy it when I do.
10.9.2005 2:43pm
Iain (mail) (www):
I am glad I'm not the only one. I believe if it had not been the next game after El Grande, it would have sunk without a trace.
10.9.2005 5:10pm