Jim Franklin

Jim Franklin

Jim Franklin is a freelance writer, living in Derby UK with his wife and his player 3. When time allows he likes nothing more than losing himself in a multi-hour gaming session. He likes most games and will play anything but prefers MMO's, and sandbox RPG's.
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Deus Ex: Human Revolution Review

Deus Ex Human Revolution was released this weekend and after four years of waiting I got some serious playing time in as well. So what’s it like? Is it worth the wait and more importantly the money? Well if you…

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Zevren’s Dead and now there’s a Golem Army

I continued my, what now seems to be an epic quest, of completing Dragon Age: Origins a further time, so that I can take this character into Dragon Age: Awakenings, and then use that story to play through Dragon Age…

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Allods Online an MMO with ‘Allod’ to think about

My challenge, If I choose to accept it (Which clearly I do, otherwise I wouldn’t have written this sentence) is to write a review on Astrum Nivals Allods Online without mentioning a certain other popular MMO. It certainly won’t be…

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Sim Brother Experiment Day 6: Water Everywhere

Chet and Margaret were not awake for long. By 00:15 everyone was tucked up in bed sound asleep, dreaming their dreamy dreams. The front door creaked open and a burglar complete with striped jumper, crept her way through the front…

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Sim Brother Experiment Day 5: Sparks Fly

The start of a new Sim Brother day, and the clock moved more and more into the early hours of the morning. Margaret finished her book on pregnancy and went to bed, which left Chase dancing oblivious to how late…

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Sim Brother Experiment Day 4: The New House Guest

Another late night for over half of the house, but as the minutes ticked past each House-guest got weary and eventually went to bed. Only Obsidian remained, feeling fully refreshed from his good sleep. Obsidian was faced with a choice…