With only my wits

I got pissed off at Bioshock last week and haven't touched it since. I hit a point in the game where a crazy old coot wouldn't admit me into the next section until after performing his dirty work, and then only after handing over all of my weapons too. Left with just my wits and four plasmid abilities, two of which were suitable for combat, I waltzed right into his trap. And promptly died.

I must have Area 51 thoughtless game design still on my brain. I need to occasionally think if I'm going to make it through Bioshock. Handing over all of my weapons and NOT taking in my best combat plasmids? Not my most shining moment.

My brother gave me Dawn of War II for my birthday earlier this month. I installed it and took it on a test drive recently. The gameplay is extremely tactical, making use of terrain to take cover and enabling you to exploit each unit type's strenghts or weaknesses. It really makes you think about troop positioning, protecting your flanks, etc... The unit count is low, but that just makes it easier to keep track of everyone. This will be the next RTS campaign I dive into after finishing Age of Empires 3.

A new contest has popped up over at TF2Maps.net: detailing the middle capture point for a 5 cp map. I have a little under a month to get it together. Hopefully there will be time to do it on the side while I get cracking on ctf_egypt's level construction.

That can wait. I have a score to settle with a crazy old man...

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