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Tag Archives: let’s play
Let’s Play: Heavy Rain
We recently finished our let’s play of the magical game Heavy Rain, and if you would like to watch all 19 episodes of that please go here. I think it’s an interesting game if only for the way that it fails, … Continue reading
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Let’s Play Cities: Skylines – Friendship Village
I recently finished my first series of videos about Cities: Skylines. I built a really great place called Friendship Village, and I took it from turnpike to minor berg. It’s a fun little series of videos, and I hope that you like … Continue reading
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Let’s Play Rollercoaster Tycoon – Bumbly Beach
This was the level that I was super excited about playing through in my Let’s Play of Rollercoaster Tycoon. I love the spatial setting of the entire thing–it is right in the middle of some rowhouses and a beach. It’s something … Continue reading
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Let’s Play Rollercoaster Tycoon – Leafy Lake
Leafy Lake is a weird level of Rollercoaster Tycoon, but I think that I really hit my stride in this set of videos. I do some custom rollercoastering, and I think that the designs for the “uncustomizable” rides that I do … Continue reading
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Let’s Play Rollercoaster Tycoon – Forest Frontiers
I sat down over a few nights last week and destressed by playing through a large chunk of Rollercoaster Tycoon, and it’s been a really great experience. The first level, Forest Frontiers, was a real doozy since I haven’t played this … Continue reading
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Tagged chris crawford, let's play, rollercoaster tycoon, tycoon game, video
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We Played Fuse (conclusion)
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I’m LPing Grand Theft Auto III
If you’re a frequent reader of this blog or my Twitter, you know that I’m constantly flirting with making video content. I have the capture card, I have the microphone, and so now I’m committing myself to making a Let’s … Continue reading
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