Runespell: Overture - First Impressions

I've heard that Runespell: Overture can be compared to Puzzle Quest in the way that it's played, and that got me curious, so i Downloaded it from Steam, and here's my First Impressions. I have to say, i already like the art style of the game, that's a good sign.

After playing the first tutorials i can tell you this: this game is very unique. It uses a Poker/Solitaire system to deal damage to your opponent based on the Poker hands you create. You can also unlock Powercards, which you can equip for extra effects in battle, such as Blessing, which adds 25 to your maximum health. you can also have spells in battle that use Rage Points to activate, adding that little extra bit of strategy to the game.

You play as a Changeling with amnesia, and begin  to work your way through dirty northerners to find your lost memories. Along the way you meet a woman called Brin, who serves as a kind of Guide for the main story. There are also a number of side quests to complete, each will get you a number of Silver and potentially new Powercards.

I have to say i understand what people were saying about the combat system, it is VERY similar to Puzzle Quest, in that you form combinations to unleash powers and defeat your opponent in combat and earn silver and rewards. As far as I've played, there isn't any kind of level-up or stat system other than the HP/RP boosts you can get, which is a little disappointing, but then again i don't know exactly how that kind of system would work in a game like this, and would probably end up distorting the unique gameplay. In a way, silver helps you 'level up' because you can buy increasingly powerful Runespells to use in combat.

Runespell is a pretty cool game, and i can see it getting very addictive, its by a company called Mystic Box. Its currently available on steam for about $10, or £7.99. Go check it out.

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Have Fun

League of Legends : Server Split

Hey all,

First of all, sorry about the late post, i was too busy playing LoL to Blog about it, what with the EU Server Split coming into effect and pretty much making logging in instant. This makes me happy, and Riot also gave out a free 15 Day 200% IP boost for all existing accounts to say thank you for sticking with them. This is a very good move on their part in my opinion, because they didn't NEED to give us anything at all, i think most of us would have been happy with just being able to log in whenever we please.

Recently I've been focusing on playing the new Champion, Leona, The Radiant Dawn and trying to get good with her. This leads me onto something I've noticed in my past couple of matches. PvP seems to actually be easier as a whole than PvAI. Though it may have been due to me being tired, i actually did far better against Players than i did AI, even against beginner AI i wasn't doing as well, as this screenshot shows. (Yes, i suck ass as Poppy, she really isn't my play style.)

So yeah, as you can see from the screenshot, i was AWESOME at one of those PvP matches, because i kept the pressure up and  harassed the enemy, keeping them on the back foot. I think it also helped that my lane-mate, who is not only a fantastic Morgana player, but a fantastic gamer in general, was kicking some serious ass, and the combination of  my Solar Flare, then Tormented Soil and Dark Binding from Morgana and then my combo of Eclipse then Zenith Blade and then finally a Shield of Daybreak from me, followed up by auto attacks and maybe even (if we're feeling particularly mean, a final Soul Shackles from Morgana) totally obliterated most enemy Champions.

Needless to say, I think that I've definitely found my Champion of Choice for the time being. Leona, if you build her right, is so hard to kill and can push out a lot of damage. I highly recommend giving her a go if you can.

Till Next Time,
Have Fun

Minecraft : Intro

No doubt that you've all heard of Minecraft. Hell, I'd assume you've been living under some kind of rock if you haven't, but then I'd wonder why you hadn't dug your way out with your bare hands, or a large lump of dirt or something.

It's hard to say precisely WHY Minecraft is so damned popular (It's current Registered users read at 10,688,964 at the time of writing, that's almost as many as World of Warcraft, and Minecraft is still in its Beta.) It's a game where you can do more or less anything you damn well please, and it's Modding community is amazingly large for what is essentially an Indie title, which adds to the play-ability even more. I'm not going to bore you with facts that you most probably already know, what I'm going to do instead is a fresh install of Minecraft, loaded with a Modpack and a Texturepack, and play a little for you guys.


I'm going to be using the absolutely FANTASTIC Mod Compilation The Yogbox. It contains a communities view on some of the very best Mods out there, including a couple of my personal favorites, Mystic Ores and More by Axebane and Mo' Creatures by DrZhark. All these mods add a new aspect to the game and enhance the whole experience, especially if (and all of the mods in the Yogbox are) the Mods are well made.


I'm also using a Custom Texturepack made using The Painterly Pack, it's a really awesome site where you can build and use your own Texturepack from their database. You can download the Official Fluxblog Texturepack here if you want to.


For now, a screenshot of the first thing i saw when i logged into my brand new world.

Beautiful. Well, tree-like, but nice. 


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Have Fun

Dungeons of Dredmor : First Impressions

I picked up a game called Dungeons of Dredmor from steam, because i heard its good, and I'm a fan of Rogue-like dungeon crawlers. So i booted it up to see what's what. I decided to actually do the tutorial for once, very un-manly i know, reading instructions, but its a rogue-like, and they tend to hurt. A lot. Much like this might (see screenshot below)

One of the first things i noticed about the game was its sense of humor. I noticed one instance where it was explaining resistances, and it says that fire resistance is particularly useful for witches, and that i should think about getting it in case I'm ever around a witch or other flammable substance. This was literally what it said in the tool tip. A very good sign. The controls are nice and simple, and it has selectable difficulty, which is always nice. Since I'm so awesome, I went right to 'Going Rogue, because losing is fun' and promptly got disemboweled by a very friendly group of Diggles. If you are a sadist there are ways of increasing the difficulty even more, such as a Perma-Death mode. You'll definitely need some 'Wizard Juices' as the game puts it, or Potions, or at Least some moldy Cheese or Steak.

As in any dungeon crawler, there is a lot of loot and stats to memorize and collect to help you to not die. At one point i found Three 'Uberchests' in one small area, which was cool because it got me searching the entire level for the way to open them.

The Game itself tells you that Winning is not the point, getting as far as you can and getting further in time is the point, and i kind of like that, it makes you learn from your mistakes and allows you to find skill combinations that work. As far as i can tell, the dungeons are randomly generated, which adds to the re-playability immensely.

If you go idle for a little while, like when i was writing this guide, your character gets a handheld console out and plays it while he waits, which is a cool little touch. The combat log can be hilarious too, with what i presume to be random area names, like 'The Rhombus Dungeon of Death' and 'The Triangle of Trousers'. And  when i examined a patch of dirt it apparently looked at me, Dirtily.

Some of the buff pictures are really quite amusing too, like Invisibility, where your character is pictured as a Ninja. Also, apparently its a very good idea to upgrade equipment, or i might be stuck with Wooden, or even Spaghetti weaponry. That's a scary thought, especially when everything that moves seems to want to tear out my innards and decorate their hovel with them.

Between reducing enemies to piles of Fluid and Flatulence, and chuckling at this games amazing sense of humor, i managed to upgrade a few of my weapons and then die horribly. Ah well, i can be sure that this game is one that i will spend hours on indeed.The System reminds me a little of Pokemon Mystery Dungeon, in that your enemies don't act until you do, adding a nice level of strategy.

The graphics style is charming and retro, and aids the humor somewhat. Literally the only bad thing i can think about the game is that items don't show up on your character. No funky Fedora for me *sadface*

And son of a bitch! this 'Lil Batty' (i kid you not) just called me a 'Troll-Whoring Sheep-Buggerer!' How did this game know I'm Welsh? Crafty bastards.

There are 36 different skills to choose from at character creation, which is pretty awesome, as they change the way you play completely. They range from the usual, various weapon proficiencies, schools of magic and crafting too, and then there's archeology, which says that it gives you a Fedora and it makes you daring and roguish, which cant be bad. All in all, its a very nicely done and well rounded Indie title, made by Gaslamp Games, available on Steam now for around 7 Dollars, or £3.49. Go check it out, its definitely worth buying.

Also, this was quite terrifying. An example of what is known as a Monster Zoo. Dear God.

Till Next Time,
Have Fun

Terraria : Intro

Hey all.

Terraria is a Game that you have all probably heard of at some point. It's been called a 2-D Minecraft. both in respect of how it plays and how its exploded in success and fame. There's a reason for the Hype, as Terraria is so very well made and perhaps the most addictive thing since Minecraft. or Heroin. 

Terraria is a game where you explore, fight monsters, and build to your hearts content. and trust me, there is a lot to do in this game. Oh, and it has Multiplayer too, which is cool. Now, at face value, Terraria could appear to some as Childish, simplistic and boring. But i find that this is really one of those games where you have to play it to truly understand how good it is. The game is packed with Features and things to do and explore, Wanna dig down in the Earth and find your fame and fortune? sure why not, and what you'll discover on the way are countless caverns, with treasure and dangers untold. perhaps you'll find a Heart Container in the deeps, and that will help you deal with the difficulty and combat in the game (which is very good, for a 2-D side-scrolling, Platforming Build-and-Kill-o-Rama) or perhaps you'll find a Bomb or some Dynamite, and then, if you have room in your fortress of power, a Demolitionist will move in to sell you more explosives. Wanna Blast your way into the earth for the hell of it? Why the hell not? And Speaking of Hell, maybe you'll reach it, and then cry like a little baby when you get decimated by the monsters there. 

This is one of those games where you kinda have to find your own way to play, whether it be exploring the Skies or the ground (both of which have equal benefits) or collecting enough stone and whatnot to build a castle the keep monsters out.

Ill keep most of the details a mystery for now, as I've just gone and made a New Character, and a New World for him to dick around in and for me to relay my various misdoings and stuff.

So, you can expect various Screenshots and stories next week, and i hope you look forward to it as much as i do :D

You can pick up Terraria for around 10 Dollars or £5.99 on Steam, and i do recommend it. Updates are more or less on a weekly or monthly basis, and they are generally huge and very, very well done. Support Re-Logic, the developers, as much as possible! you won't regret doing so.

Till Next Time,

Have Fun

League of Legends : Intro

Hey all, so recently I've started to play a Free-to-Play Game called League of legends. Its gameplay is based on DotA from Warcraft 3, and while I've never played DotA before, i instantly liked this game. There are nearly 80 different characters to choose from, and each is unique and different to play. Basically, you start off at your teams base (Nexus) and there are a few paths to the enemy Nexus, guarded by turrets. Your objective is to get to the enemy Nexus and destroy it, whilst defending your own Nexus from the enemy team who is attempting to do the same thing. Teams consist of either 5 or 3 Champions on either side (a Champion being a Player Character) and a host of Minions (Little monsters) that spawn constantly from each base. These minions will follow set paths (Lanes) that take them along the path of the turrets and into the enemy base, and help you by, well, they're actually more useful as meat shields than anything, but they are still useful.

And then there's 'The Jungle'. The Jungle is pretty much anywhere on the map that is not a lane or a base. Neutral monsters spawn in little camps around the Jungle, denoted by Skulls on the Minimap. These creatures will yield EXP and Gold when they're killed, much like Minions and Champions, but can also grant your character temporary buffs to tip the scales in their favour.

So, the objective is simple. Gank the enemy team more than they gank you (Because re-spawn times in this game are harsh, and knocking an enemy out for 60 seconds is vital in pushing into the enemies base. But what i love about this game is how versatile the characters can be, there are many different 'Builds' to each character, and it all depends on what items you decide to buy in game, So you can stack different stats like Health and Mana Regeneration etc. to make your character your own. Outside of combat, there's a Store (Where, through Micro-Transactions, you can purchase extra Characters, Skins, and Boosts for your character, and Runes, which you can use to give yourself a starting Edge and add that personal touch to your character. There are also Masteries, which are essentially Talent Trees, which you can again use to set yourself apart from the flock.

Now, i regularly play LoL as a variety of different characters, in case you're interested:

Kayle, The Judicator - I love me some angels, and her Battleborn Skin makes her look like a Valkyrie. She's a really good support character

Ezreal, The Prodigal Explorer - The Frosted Skin looks cool, and  he is really fun to play. All of his attacks have to manually aimed, which means he needs Skill to play well, and that to me is really cool/

Ashe, The Frost Archer - I love Ice and Archers, so this ones a Given, plus she too has an awesome  Nordic Skin <3

Leona, The Radiant Dawn - Just bought her today, shes a new character, but looks awesome and is very fun, also she has a Valkyrie skin too, and that's just cool

Malphite, Shard of the Monolith - Again, looks cool and is VERY fun to play as, and he's a great PvP Character

Tristana, The Megling Gunner - I haven't played her, but I've heard shes good fun. I got her free from Facebook. Just follow them on Facebook, and you get her and a Skin for her.

Veigar, The Tiny Master of Evil - So much fun to play as, and Kick ass to boot. Also you can get a Gandalf Skin for him, what's not to love?

My main 3 Characters at the moment are Ezreal, Malphite and Leona, and im having alot of fun with the game as a whole. the only drawbacks for me at the moment are a lack of varied maps and the fact that Log in times can sometimes be a bit unreasonable. But hey, theyre adding some new servers soon, and probably more maps, because as i understand its a fairly new game (at least to the EU).

So, more news as and when i get it, and some playthrough talk and other stuff to come.

If anyone wants to try the game out, it is free to play, so just go to the website, or, if you like, follow This Link to sign up for an account. That's my referral link to the game. Maybe we can play together some time, because the game is fantastic.

League of Legends, by Riot Games. Check it out!

Also, i apologise for the late post, i was doing some hard manual labor, like the manly man that i clearly am.

Till Next Time,
Have Fun

Fluxblog Reborn

So its been about a Month since my last post. Commitment ftw! But i hope to update more regularly from now, and i have another schedule.

Mondays : Minecraft
Wednesdays : League of Legends
Fridays : Terraria

Other Days, probably Random: Game Reviews, First Impressions maybe.

i hope to commit to this new schedule, and bring you guys news on Terraria, Minecraft and League of Legends as well as updates on me playing them. Should be sweet.

Till next Time,
Have Fun