Soundtrack Saturday: RIFT

 

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 RIFT by Trion Worlds.

Creating Characters: What's In A Name?

"My name is growing all the time, and I've lived a very long, long time; so my name is like a story."

          -Treebeard, The Two Towers, J.R.R. Tolkien

I've been told that I'm very good at coming up with names. Having given names to dozens of MMO characters, and more than three times as many characters, creatures, and places I have written about -- I suppose that's a fair statement. This entry is a (generous) handful of my favorite character names and how I came up with them.

Learning LOTRO: Lesson One - What Is It?

In this new 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, WHAT IS LOTRO?

"It's a vidya game. Tell them that." -PrepareToIndie, aka my husband

While my husband's astute sense of observation isn't wrong, it also doesn't really capture the full picture of what a gamer is getting into when they venture into LOTRO for the first time. I'm hoping this entry will help people understand why so many gamers are still playing and enjoying a game that will be celebrating 13 years in April.