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The July Carnival of Gamers is at Ron Gilbert's place, and he's got a nice batch bubbling on the ol' fire. For those of you out of the rollercoaster's terrifying loop, here's Buttonmashing's explanation:
What is this Carnival of Gamers you speak of? The Carnival of Gamers is a bi-weekly monthly gathering of video game bloggers at a central location. The premise behind the Carnival of Gamers is similar to those of other "Blog Carnivals" — it is a showcase of blogs that are about video games. Some of the participating blogs are almost exclusively about video games while others deal with a wide range of topics, from music and movies to politics and punditry to video game design.
This month's carnival covers everything from the beautifully unsettling guilt inherent in Shadow of the Colossus, to the hilarity of Oblivion's M rating:
My character class, determined early in the game from my tendency to hide when bad guys show up and strike from behind, is an ASSASSIN. [...] To get enough materials together for constant alchemy practice, I take the 'scenic route' from place to place so I can take time to ... pick flowers.Another of the assassin's key abilities is Acrobatics, which is increased over time by hitting the jump key. So long as endurance doesn't run out, I find myself hopping around as I go from place to place to increase that ability.
Which means that as the vile, evil, bloodthirsty assassin, I am spending MUCH of my time hopping and skipping through meadows picking flowers.
Links to these posts and more over at the Grumpy Gamer! Step right up!
July Carnival of Gamers [Grumpy Gamer]
