Hurr & Durr play Magic the Gathering

Hurr and Durr play Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 We go head to head in a best 2/3 match - who will win? Hurr with her sharp mind and ability to rapidly learn new games? Or Durr, a seasoned magic player? Watch and find out! The other 2 games will be uploaded this evening for your viewing pleasure. Check our 'Other Videos' section to find out...

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Hurr’s top 3 videogame crimes

  Quick Time Events (QTEs) I don’t think there is anything more annoying and cheap than “press X to not die”. I think QTEs are a lazy way of being able to say that you have 'interactive' cutscenes. And QTEs don’t just happen in cutscenes, some games even design their gameplay around them. I’m not going to be cheap and include Heavy Rain in this, because let’s face it, that's more of an interactive movie.   Dante’s...

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Grandia: a hidden gem

I first came across this amazing game in a video preview contained on one of the official Playstation magazine demo disks. That's right back in the good old days where you bought a magazine for £5 and got a good 5-10 game demos to play and a fair few videos. I was around 12 and having only Dragon Ball Z and Pokemon as my anime influences, I found I was infatuated with the art style of this game. Upon finally purchasing...

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Hotline Miami: 'Do you like hurting people?'

Hotline Miami This is one of the few games that has really made me sit down and think about my actions, and my personal involvements in the acts I commit. The 'acts' in Hotline Miami, are gratuitous, blood drenched, high octane feats of psychotic violence. Within the first 3 minutes of playing the first level, you will have smashed some guys brains out on the floor, then caved the next guy's head in with a bat while he is...

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My experience of tilting in Scrolls

Imagine this. You are in a game of Scrolls, you have a decent set of cards in your hand and are about to make your move. You position your units and cast your spells, when a chat message pops up, “LOL WHY DID YOU DO THAT”. The scenario I have just described is commonly referred to as tilting, when your opponent tries to put you off in order to secure an easy victory. The intended results of tilting are to frustrate and annoy you, causing you...

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Do moral choice systems work?

A majority of moral choice systems have three fundamental choices;  the good option, the bad option and the “I don’t give a fuck” option. This usually ends up giving you either of two endings; the holy saint or the Satan worshipper. Moral choice systems are pretty useless if that’s the only purpose they serve, it doesn’t really add any depth to the game, and doesn’t provide a viable role playing experience. When I first played Fallout...

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Action priority for new players

Action priority, by this I mean the most productive order in which to do things in your turn. We have all done it while playing Scrolls, drawn into a card we can really use but have already moved our units, or cast a spell and spent our resources, then draw into something which would have been far better for the situation. What I plan to try and outline with this post is what is the most optimal sequence to do things...

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The problem with modern co-op games

Looking back on co-op games from the Sega megadrive generation, I feel that co-op was much more in depth and actually felt like a part of the game. Nowadays it seems that co-op is almost an add on, in an era where multiplayer is the norm. Co-op gameplay should invovle players working together towards a common goal, whereas multiplayer is more competitive. I just find it hard to accept that multiplayer can be more fun to play with a...

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Scrolls advice for players new to TCGs

  Having virtually no experience of TCGs myself, diving straight into a game of scrolls really didn’t end well. There is a lot to take in and get to grips with before you can expect to match up to the more experienced players. Below is a step-by-step guide of how I personally improved as a player.   Step 1: Choose your deck   The pre-constructed decks are there for you to play around with and learn the basics before you...

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Scrolls Deck Building

Hi all just a quick update so that you can now hear how Durr sounds! In the video section we have now linked p0w3rtriggers video of me discussing deck building with Gareth. I go through making the most out of his cards with the all powerful growth faction. The link to our video section is found under the 'Scrolls Corner' panel on the top le...

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Scrolls Videos!

We finally have our first Scrolls video linked in the 'Scrolls Corner' video section. Courtesy of: http://www.youtube.com/user/p0w3rtrigger! Hopefully we will have more to follow soon, there has been another video made featuring myself and Gareth from p0w3rtrigger, where I go through his deck and try to help him make the most of his available card pool. This video should be fully uploaded and edited towards...

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Durr's favourite scroll: Iron Whip

Currently my favourite card in scrolls has to be Iron Whip, it's versatile and low cost. Whilst a very new card, being one of the recently released energy cards, it can really pull it's weight. The general usage I find for it early game is the 1 poke damage, useful for removing memorials and Sister Of The Fox. By removing these 2 early on you can slow a growth deck down significantly by removing targets for an early Fertile Soil. The...

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Hurr's top 5 Sega Megadrive games

    5. The Lion King     Possibly one of the most infuriating games I have ever played, although this was probably easy compared to the likes of Ecco the Dolphin. The Lion King is a solid example of when games based on movies were actually good. The game itself is a platform game, with Simba as the main character (with Timon and Pumba available in bonus levels). The most difficult, and the most fun part of the...

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Rocket Knight Adventures, an amazing platformer few had heard of

One of my favorite games from my childhood was a title called Rocket Knight Adventures and still sticks fondly in my memory. Funnily enough though I never owned a copy of the game! It used to be my go to rental game in the golden age of rentals where as a child you could spend up to an hour just deciding what game to rent!. The reason I loved this game at the tender age of 10 was it was such a breath of fresh air compared...

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Hurr’s experience of the online community as a female gamer

Although I believe that gamers in general are over the whole “there are no girls on the internet” drivel, there still seems to be a depressing amount of animosity towards female gamers.  I’d never before seen a reason to purposefully hide my gender, and I never understood why some people think it would affect my ability to play games. My first experience with online gaming was with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (yes I know this probably...

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Why Quake is Hurr's favourite scroll

Quake - the ultimate double edged sword. When I first encountered this card, I absolutely despised it. Admittedly that was only because it was a complete ball-ache once I had placed my units all perfectly on the field, only to have them wiped out in one move and my opponent taunting me with “LOLQUAKE”. I soon discovered however that Quake can be dealt with if you plan carefully. Keeping an eye on your enemies ramp is key, as soon as they reach...

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How Durr successfully created a monster

Before playing scrolls, my only experience with card games was from playing Pokémon as a kid. And even then I was tricked into trading my beloved shiny Chansey card for two standard cards (under the false pretence that it was a better deal). So when Durr told me about scrolls I was a bit sceptical about how I would fair against a seasoned MTG player, but I was up for the challenge all the same. The first few games were rather intimidating...

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Durr's opinion on the current balance of scrolls (Alpha 0.77)

My thoughts on the current version of scrolls (Alpha 0.77): I feel that growth as it currently stands is a lot more powerful than order and energy by a long chalk.  You only need look at the top 20 players currently, although I’m not 100% I would say that nearly all of them are running growth, or a variation of growth mixing in with one of the other factions. Growth has everything the other factions can offer. I will list the main...

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