Andrew Richards

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Alias	ilovetoberandom
Xbox Live Gamertag	AndrewJRichards
Steam Name	ilovetoberandom

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Half-Life 2, Sam & Max, Halo 3, Left 4 Dead 2

About Me

Andrew is a struggling college student teetering on the precipice of the “real world”. Though not nearly as fanatical about gaming as his contemporaries, he occasionally dabbles in first person shooters and adventure games. Throughout his youth he stuck primarily with computers, having grown up in the golden era of point-and-click LucasArts Adventure Games.

Beginning with “Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis”, he was raised to believe that the foundation of a good game is composed of a strong plot and detailed back-story, interwoven with witty and humorous dialogue. Like an intense orgasm, a good game will leave the player overwhelmed with emotion and a strong feeling of accomplishment, yet ultimately fulfilled and excited to experience it all over again.

Upon completion of “Half-Life 2”, he took on Valve’s philosophy that character development should be promulgated through plot exploration and imagination, noting that it is the player’s responsibility to discover relevant details and not have them merely presented or explained in a linear fashion, as if reading an instruction manual.

Of course, he acknowledges that there is a certain visceral pleasure in blowing shit up and decapitating zombies and has begun exploring the seventh generation console genre, having recently purchased a Wii and Xbox 360.

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Andrew Richards commented on the blog post Roger Ebert Concedes: “Games Are Art…But Only Xbox 360 Games” 4 days, 16 hours ago

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Andrew Richards wrote a new blog post: Felicia Day, Matthew Perry, Ron Perlman, And Others Are Coming To Fallout: New Vegas 4 weeks ago

USA Today reports that developer Obsidian Entertainment and publisher Bethesda Softworks are doubling down on some varsity voice talent for Fallout: New Vegas, including Felicia Day (The Guild), Matthew Perry (Friends), and Ron Perlman (Hellboy), and an ensemble list of other recognizable voices.

Here are their character descriptions:

Perry’s character, Benny, is the head of the [...]
Andrew Richards wrote a new blog post: Kinect Can See American Sign Language, CIA To Wiretap Mute Citizens 4 weeks, 1 day ago

If Microsoft’s patent listing for their new Kinect peripheral manifests in reality, the device could prove to be not only an innovative gaming peripheral, but an incredible accessibility device as well. The patent from the Redmond giant claims that their motion sensing whiz-kid can recognize American Sign Language in addition to the body, face, and [...]
Andrew Richards wrote a new blog post: Get Your Pre-Load On For A Free R.U.S.E. Weekend On Steam 1 month, 3 weeks ago

With the rise of “pre-order” madness wherein companies offer beta participation in exchange for a full down-payment on their game, free demos are something of a lost art. Fortunately, Ubisoft and Steam have teamed up to bring you a completely free weekend of their upcoming World War 2 real-time strategy game, R.U.S.E.

For those unfamiliar with [...]
Andrew Richards commented on the blog post Gabe Newell Crushes Our Dreams… Maybe 3 months ago

Turns out it might be the Source 2 engine; using Half-Life 3 to show it off.

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