Last Online: 4/26/08

Raveness

Greetings fellow gaming enthusiasts, I'm Raveness, 25 years old and reside in Vancouver, BC. Originally from Aberdeen, Scotland, moved to Canada in 1998.

I am currently employed as a legal assistant at an injury and malpractice firm. I plan to continue my education at UBC in order to become a lawyer in the realm of civil law.

I'm a bit of a travel junkie, especially know with more available funds. I have been to such countries as Ireland, Italy, France, Greece, Romania, Japan, and the US extensively.

Co-run a fansite for Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth, also prominent figure within online Lovecraft community.

My life as a geeky gaming gal began with the Super Nintendo. I enjoyed the Super Mario's and the Legend of Zelda's, along with the Street Fighter's and the Metroid's. Sure I had the family's Apple IIE to play with, and passively enjoyed Lode Runner, Karateka, Secret Agent, but my true love affair with games began with the words "Guten Tag!".

Wolfenstein 3D really astounded me, and solidified gaming as a big hobby of mine. I enjoyed games throughout the 90's such as Myst, Diablo, Master of Orion, Age of Empires, Warcraft, Thief, Jedi Knight, Quake, various LucasArts adventures, and so on. The new millennium has kept me rolling, and I generally stick to the FPS, RPG, and Adventure genres.

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History viewed from inside is always a dark, digestive mess
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Kolossov
by Kolossov 1182296419
Raveness! Have you quit HG Guru then?
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Living Dead Boy
by Living Dead Boy 1181276361
Freudian slip!
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Messiah
by Messiah 1181098153
become a lawyer in the realm of civil law.
First time I read that I thought it was:

evil law
Luckily I was wrong.
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Jomskylark
by Jomskylark 1175736488
You have a creepy avatar O.O
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Kos-Mos
by Kos-Mos 1173176921
Hey Raveness!
Great to meet someone so well travelled!

Have to say, I love your pre-wolfenstein selection the best, but that's just me :) Metroid 2D rules!
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Venita Pereira
by Venita Pereira 1173153704
That's so freaky. You're right. Had a look at the final level in Painkiller and it looks very similar to my explosion level. Well observed. Hadn't played Painkiller before so thanks for introducing it to me. Looks like a very cool game.
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Andy Maloney
by Andy Maloney 1172951860
Ran across your page when I was adding Karateka. Great profile!

Karateka: http://www.greatgamesexperiment.com/game/karateka
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nabeel
by nabeel 1172657647
Thanks! I was going to say the same thing to you in irc but you'd logged off before I remembered to.
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CGLangley
by CGLangley 1172536349
Love your games list, a great list of games. I am just starting to play Call of Cthulhu, but it looks and feels amazing already, another one I am in the middle of is Indgo Prophecy and I am loving that one as well.
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Venita Pereira
by Venita Pereira 1172333882
Wow...where to begin :D Call of Cthulhu is a masterpiece! First of all I can't believe no one else acknowledges its presence. The story is excellent as is it based on the master of horror, author H.P. Lovecraft. For those of you who have not heard of him. Get out from under that rock and read some of his work or better yet play this game. I just love the sanity system that the game makes use of whereby you need to find sanctuary else you start hearing noises and hallucinations etc. It really makes the game immersive. It takes it to a much more psychological level which is way more scary than just gory stuff that most people are desensitized to these days anyway. Not only that but the health system too. I was always looking for a game whereby you are affected by what you experience i.e.if you're shot in the leg you limp and bleed and move slower. Stunning!

The art and creatures are really cool. Atmosphere is excellent and it's scary when you have no weapons...really gets the adrenaline pumping. A very visceral game. My only complaint is the weapons. Although they are authentic weapons from the 1920's, the game could have provided more weapon customization although that's not a real biggy because you can play the game any style you choose whether it be trigger-happy or via stealth.

I suggest anyone who reads this play the game if you haven't already. You won't regret it ;)
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gameboi
by gameboi 1172156908
Thanks! I was beginning to think Kudos were just stuff of legend....
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Living Dead Boy
by Living Dead Boy 1170978206
I hope if I should be hit by a bus that it's in Vancouver :)
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