I am never lacking for new games to play, whether they be actual new releases or just games I haven’t gotten around to trying yet. My Steam library is filled with titles I’ve purchased and plan on playing at some abstract point of time in the future. Occasionally I will play those games, or there’ll…
Pokémon Violet
The latest main entry in the Pokémon series released on November 18th, and it seems to be a popular topic of discussion online for better or for worse. While most reviews I’ve seen for the game are positive, the state in which the game released can’t be ignored. The ninth and latest generation of Pokémon…
Mass Effect’s Infamous Mako
The Mako is the vehicle used for exploration in Mass Effect 1. When finding a planet suitable for a landing party, a Mako was always used for traversing difficult terrain, covering lots of ground, and/or a great solution when Shepard is under attack by Geth troops. This thing is a tank, and has shields and…
Dragonflight is Here!
Yesterday evening, WoW’s ninth expansion went live and players eagerly waiting to journey to the Dragon Isles were finally able to do so. For me, it was a relatively smooth launch with only a few issues with disconnections and trouble with actually getting to the Dragon Isles. But, what’s a expansion launch without its problems?…
Mass Effect 1: The Start of Something Beautiful
I completed Mass Effect 1 a couple weeks ago, and fell in love. With Shepard, the SSV Normandy SR-1, and the elite group of alien weirdos (cough, cough, Garrus.) Prior to completing this game, I had never experienced something quite like it. It’s a third-person shooter, yes, but also an RPG and dialogue with choices…
WoW: Dragonflight Pre-Patch Week 2
On November 15th, a second content patch was released to continue the transition from Shadowlands to Dragonflight. This week opened up the new Hero class, Evoker, along with new quests and invasion event taking place across Kalimdor and the Eastern Kingdoms. Primal Invasions Invasion-type content has been something of a staple during an expansion pre-patch…
A Tour of WoW: Dragonflight’s New Continent
When I had originally planned out this post, I was going to title it “First Impressions of WoW: Dragonflight’s Beta” and give details on Dragonflight’s beginning questing experience. After logging into the beta I quickly realized that I was more interested on how the new expansion would look, and that there would be plenty of…
WoW: Dragonflight Pre-Patch Week 1
With WoW’s ninth expansion almost upon us, the first week of Dragonflight’s pre-patch was released on Tuesday in preparation for the transition from Shadowlands to Dragonflight. This week had no new questlines, however, but instead introduced some major changes to UI and the talent system. A UI overhaul was overdue, but I’ll need to warm…
New Design, Same Great Site!
Aurashot.com has been unavailable for most of the day, during which time I carefully selected a new design that would both fit the theme and content of the site. This new look is the result of months of consideration. For a while now, I’ve been wanting to upgrade from the simple design I have been…
Beginning Mass Effect
I began playing Mass Effect after it had been sitting, uninstalled, in my Steam library for many months. I bought it after waiting for the Legendary Edition to go on sale – the Legendary Edition being a remastered collection of all three games in the original trilogy (Mass Effect: Andromeda is separate.) Being a huge…