12 Days of Christmas: Day 6

 

🎵 On the sixth day of Christmas, Gamer Reverie gives to thee... 🎵

Wishlist Wednesday: Filament

In this weekly feature, I share game titles from my various gaming wishlists. I share screenshots and video from the developer, talk about my expectations, and generally just ramble about why the title made it onto my list in the first place. This week's choice is Filament by Beard Envy.

12 Days of Christmas: Day 5

 

🎵 On the fifth day of Christmas, Gamer Reverie gives to thee... 🎵

12 Days of Christmas: Day 4

 

🎵 On the fourth day of Christmas, Gamer Reverie gives to thee... 🎵

12 Days of Christmas: Day 3

 

🎵 On the third day of Christmas, Gamer Reverie gives to thee... 🎵

12 Days of Christmas: Day 2

 

🎵 On the second day of Christmas, Gamer Reverie gives to thee... 🎵

Soundtrack Saturday: Stardew Valley

 

In this weekly feature, I recommend game soundtracks. I share a few of my favorite tracks, talk about why everyone should listen to the soundtrack, and a little bit about the composer. This week's choice is Stardew Valley by ConcernedApe.

12 Days of Christmas: Day 1

 

🎵 On the first day of Christmas, Gamer Reverie gives to thee... 🎵

12 Days of Christmas: Prelude

 

Merry Christmas! I hope Santa has been good to all of you, but if he hasn't there's still this ray of hope: I'm giving away games for a Gamer Reverie 12 Days of Christmas event! Check back here on the blog each day for your chance to win one of them December 26th through January 6th!

Wishlist Wednesday: Little Briar Rose

 

In this weekly feature, I share game titles from my various gaming wishlists. I share screenshots and video from the developer, talk about my expectations, and generally just ramble about why the title made it onto my list in the first place. This week's choice is Little Briar Rose by Elf Games.

Soundtrack Saturday: Silent Hill

 

In this weekly feature, I recommend game soundtracks. I share a few of my favorite tracks, talk about why everyone should listen to the soundtrack, and a little bit about the composer. This week's choice is Silent Hill by Akira Yamaoka.

Wishlist Wednesday: Fujii

 

In this weekly feature, I share game titles from my various gaming wishlists. I share screenshots and video from the developer, talk about my expectations, and generally just ramble about why the title made it onto my list in the first place. This week's choice is Fujii by Funktronic Labs.

Soundtrack Saturday: Starbound

 

In this weekly feature, I recommend game soundtracks. I share a few of my favorite tracks, talk about why everyone should listen to the soundtrack, and a little bit about the composer. This week's choice is Starbound by Chucklefish.

Soundtrack Saturday: VVVVVV

 

In this weekly feature, I recommend game soundtracks. I share a few of my favorite tracks, talk about why everyone should listen to the soundtrack, and a little bit about the composer. This week's choice is VVVVVV by Terry Cavanagh.

Soundtrack Saturday: Journey

 

In this weekly feature, I recommend game soundtracks. I share a few of my favorite tracks, talk about why everyone should listen to the soundtrack, and a little bit about the composer. This week's choice is Journey by Thatgamecompany.

Wishlist Wednesday: Abandon Ship

 

In this weekly feature, I share game titles from my various gaming wishlists. I share screenshots and video from the developer, talk about my expectations, and generally just ramble about why the title made it onto my list in the first place. This week's choice is Abandon Ship by Fireblade Software.

Wishlist Wednesday: Nanotale - Typing Chronicles

 

In this weekly feature, I share game titles from my various gaming wishlists. I share screenshots and video from the developer, talk about my expectations, and generally just ramble about why the title made it onto my list in the first place. This week's choice is Nanotale: Typing Chronicles by Fishing Cactus.

Wishlist Wednesday: Wildfire

 

In this weekly feature, I share game titles from my various gaming wishlists. I share screenshots and video from the developer, talk about my expectations, and generally just ramble about why the title made it onto my list in the first place. This week's choice is Wildfire by Sneaky Bastards.

Learning LOTRO: Delay Notice

 

The Learning LOTRO series -- and everything else -- is going to be delayed for reasons beyond my control.

Soundtrack Saturday: Bastion

 

In this weekly feature, I recommend game soundtracks. I share a few of my favorite tracks, talk about why everyone should listen to the soundtrack, and a little bit about the composer. This week's choice is Bastion by Supergiant Games.

Wishlist Wednesday: The White Door

 

In this weekly feature, I share game titles from my various gaming wishlists. I share screenshots and video from the developer, talk about my expectations, and generally just ramble about why the title made it onto my list in the first place. This week's choice is The White Door by Rusty Lake.

Learning LOTRO: Lesson Thirty-Nine - Guardian Class Quests

 

In this series, I talk about various aspects of The Lord of the Rings Online. This series is meant for newcomers, but may also help veteran players find more to love about the game.

The Marathon Day Recap: 2020 Edition

 

For my 8th year of Extra Life, I played The Lord of the Rings Online over the course of 24 hours and raised $501 to surpass my goal of $3,000. This is what happened!

Soundtrack Saturday: Furi

 

In this weekly feature, I recommend game soundtracks. I share a few of my favorite tracks, talk about why everyone should listen to the soundtrack, and a little bit about the composer. This week's choice is Furi by The Game Bakers.

Wishlist Wednesday: A Fold Apart

 

In this weekly feature, I share game titles from my various gaming wishlists. I share screenshots and video from the developer, talk about my expectations, and generally just ramble about why the title made it onto my list in the first place. This week's choice is A Fold Apart by Lightning Rod Games.

Learning LOTRO: Lesson Thirty-Eight - The Auction House

 

In this series, I talk about various aspects of The Lord of the Rings Online. This series is meant for newcomers, but may also help veteran players find more to love about the game.

What better follow-up to last week's entry about Crafting Guilds than to discuss the place where you can sell your crafted items? This week I'll be covering all of the basics about The Auction House: what it is, how to use it, the instructions you no longer receive for it, and why it too is an important part of the player economy in The Lord of the Rings Online.

Soundtrack Saturday: Final Fantasy VI

 

In this weekly feature, I recommend game soundtracks. I share a few of my favorite tracks, talk about why everyone should listen to the soundtrack, and a little bit about the composer. This week's choice is Final Fantasy VI by Square.

Extra Life Marathon: 2020 Edition

It's here! It's Marathon Day! And if you're reading this, I'm already playing away in Lord of the Rings Online to raise money for the kids at Children's National!

What you'll find here:

• Special Announcements relating to community incentives & poll outcomes
• A list of stuff I will (try) to give away over the 24 hours
• How I prepared for this
• How unprepared I actually am

Wishlist Wednesday: The Great Perhaps

 

In this weekly feature, I share game titles from my various gaming wishlists. I share screenshots and video from the developer, talk about my expectations, and generally just ramble about why the title made it onto my list in the first place. This week's choice is The Great Perhaps by Caligari Games.

Learning LOTRO: Lesson Thirty-Seven - Crafting Guilds

 

In this series, I talk about various aspects of The Lord of the Rings Online. This series is meant for newcomers, but may also help veteran players find more to love about the game.

So, about Thirty lessons ago, in lesson Seven back in April, I discussed Craft Vocations. Now that we've progressed a good bit and you've had more time in the game, it's time to take the next step with crafting and discuss Crafting Guilds. These Guilds are for specific production professions and offer a variety of benefits. In this entry, we'll discuss what the Crafting Guilds are, where to find them, how to join them, how you benefit from them, and how they fit in the player economy of Lord of the Rings Online.

Extra Life Marathon 2020: LOTRO Class Reveal

Because the Away Shall Fade kinship on Landroval was so AWESOME in supporting the PvMP 4 Extra Life event on Labor Day weekend, I promised them I would spend the entire Extra Life marathon in LOTRO playing a new character. They've had several weeks now to submit class guesses to me for a chance to win VIP Time or an equivalent gift. Today I reveal the class!

Extra Life Marathon Countdown: 1 Week!

 

The 24-hour Extra Life marathon is in 1 week, and this is a weekly entry counting down to the event. Here's an update to get you excited!

Soundtrack Saturday: Hollow Knight

 

In this weekly feature, I recommend game soundtracks. I share a few of my favorite tracks, talk about why everyone should listen to the soundtrack, and a little bit about the composer. This week's choice is Hollow Knight by Team Cherry.

LLVL Episode 02: Steps

 

The LLVL series is a community reward for helping me reach the lofty goal of $900 for Extra Life 2019. In it, I try to define self-identity through misadventure in The Lord of the Rings Online. I am a long-time critic of fan fiction, so enjoy knowing I am squirming uncomfortably through every paragraph that I write.

Wishlist Wednesday: Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth

 

In this weekly feature, I share game titles from my various gaming wishlists. I share screenshots and video from the developer, talk about my expectations, and generally just ramble about why the title made it onto my list in the first place. This week's choice is Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth by Media Vision.

Learning LOTRO: Lesson Thirty-Six - Champion Class

 

In this series, I talk about various aspects of The Lord of the Rings Online. This series is meant for newcomers, but may also help veteran players find more to love about the game.

It's time for the ninth class-focused entry in the series! Today we get to talk about the Champion class! Available to all races except hobbits, this class is based on Gimli, whose skill in arms matched the bow-skills of Legolas. It seemed fitting, then, that I should play this class as a dwarf -- and introduce the secondary playable dwarf race, the Stout-Axe. This race was introduced in 2019 with the Minas Morgul expansion. Like the High Elf and Beorning, it is available for purchase from the LOTRO Store for 1,000 LOTRO Points or as part of the Minas Morgul expansion.

It wasn't until the Champion before this one that I finally found my groove with the class and began to enjoy it, so the highest level I have reached with one is only 77. However, it is one of the easier classes to play and remarkably sturdy, making it an excellent choice for new players.

Per the established method, the theme this time was "gold" and "volcano," so I used Welsh to come up with Lafahaur, or literally "gold lava." This seemed like a perfect name for a dwarf who has fled from servitude in Mordor!

The following is a basic summary of the creation process and some of the things you'll encounter when you start out in LOTRO with a Champion and/or Stout-Axe Dwarf.

Extra Life Marathon Countdown: 2 Weeks

 

The 24-hour Extra Life marathon is in 2 weeks, and this is a weekly entry counting down to the event. Here's an update to get you excited!

Soundtrack Saturday: Frostpunk

In this weekly feature, I recommend game soundtracks. I share a few of my favorite tracks, talk about why everyone should listen to the soundtrack, and a little bit about the composer. This week's choice is Frostpunk by 11 bit studios.

Wishlist Wednesday: Disco Elysium

In this weekly feature, I share game titles from my various gaming wishlists. I share screenshots and video from the developer, talk about my expectations, and generally just ramble about why the title made it onto my list in the first place. This week's choice is Disco Elysium by ZA/UM.

Learning LOTRO: Lesson Thirty-Five - Captain Class Quests

 

In this series, I talk about various aspects of The Lord of the Rings Online. This series is meant for newcomers, but may also help veteran players find more to love about the game.

It's time for us to check back in with our seventh character, the dedicated Tanllyd. Our inspiring High Elf from the Second Age has grown up a bit and has had to face the Captain Class Quests. These quests rely on the unique talents of the Captain Class and put every Captain to the test!

Extra Life Marathon Countdown: 3 Weeks

 

The 24-hour Extra Life marathon is in 3 weeks, and this is a weekly entry counting down to the event. Here's an update to get you excited!

Soundtrack Saturday: Terraria

In this weekly feature, I recommend game soundtracks. I share a few of my favorite tracks, talk about why everyone should listen to the soundtrack, and a little bit about the composer. This week's choice is Terraria by Re-Logic.

Wishlist Wednesday: Coffee Talk

In this weekly feature, I share game titles from my various gaming wishlists. I share screenshots and video from the developer, talk about my expectations, and generally just ramble about why the title made it onto my list in the first place. This week's choice is Coffee Talk by Toge Productions.

Learning LOTRO: Lesson Thirty-Four - Task Items

 

In this series, I talk about various aspects of The Lord of the Rings Online. This series is meant for newcomers, but may also help veteran players find more to love about the game.

One man's trash is another man's treasure, or so the saying goes. And it's very true in Lord of the Rings Online! There are a lot of "junk" items that you pick up as loot from enemies. Instead of just selling it all to vendors for money, you can put that junk to work for you! Most of the junk will tell you if it can be turned in for tasks -- and those tasks net reputation rewards with various factions throughout the game. If you want to understand how this works, keep reading!

Extra Life Marathon Countdown

 

The 24-hour Extra Life marathon is in 4 weeks, so I thought it would be fun to do a weekly entry counting down to the event. There's a lot going on this year, so keep reading and get excited!

Soundtrack Saturday: Gone Home

In this weekly feature, I recommend game soundtracks. I share a few of my favorite tracks, talk about why everyone should listen to the soundtrack, and a little bit about the composer. This week's choice is Gone Home by The Fullbright Company.

Wishlist Wednesday: Edgar - Bokbok in Boulzac

In this weekly feature, I share game titles from my various gaming wishlists. I share screenshots and video from the developer, talk about my expectations, and generally just ramble about why the title made it onto my list in the first place. This week's choice is Edgar - Bokbok in Boulzac by La Poule Noire.

Learning LOTRO: Lesson Thirty-Three - Fishing

 

In this series, I talk about various aspects of The Lord of the Rings Online. This series is meant for newcomers, but may also help veteran players find more to love about the game.

Have you ever wanted to go fishing but didn't want to deal with the mess of tackle, bait, and slippery fish? Well, now you can -- from the comfort of your computer, with the beautiful landscape of LOTRO around you! In this entry we'll take a look at LOTRO's only hobby -- fishing -- and all related topics!