Monthly Archives: February 2016

“Batman Begins” was taken.

Posted on February 22, 2016 by baudattitude

I finished up Batman: Arkham Origins over the weekend, and finally figuring out what I was doing wrong with the combat made it a much more enjoyable experience than Arkham City. I was pretty skeptical that we needed a prequel … Continue reading →

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On Video Conversion and Film Grain

Posted on February 19, 2016 by baudattitude

Like almost every other geek of a certain age, I was blown away by the news of a fan-transferred 1977 version of Star Wars, with all of the slightly-jerky modelwork and matte lines intact, and I went immediately to the … Continue reading →

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New Insights On Punching

Posted on February 16, 2016 by baudattitude

After finishing Arkham City earlier this year, starting Arkham Origins seemed like a reasonable thing to do. It’s not from Rocksteady, but it promised some good times with the “World’s Greatest Detective”, even if the “World’s Greatest Detective” seems to … Continue reading →

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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Other Guys

Posted on February 15, 2016 by baudattitude

TWO games off the backlog this weekend. First, “Lord of the Rings: War in the North”, or “Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Other Guys”, in which you fight a ton of goblins, orcs, those bigger orc goblin … Continue reading →

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That makes four for 2016

Posted on February 8, 2016 by baudattitude

This is almost starting to become a habit. Mind you, I have been sticking to platinum trophies for games that (a) I quite like and that (b) are on the easy side.  There are a ton of games that have … Continue reading →

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A Long And Vaguely-Formed Rant About Video Game Accessibility

Posted on February 8, 2016 by baudattitude

I ran into an interesting article over the weekend, in which the author talks about wanting to play Skyrim but being held back by the controls. It struck a chord with me, because I had many of the same problems when … Continue reading →

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The Shotgun Was Better This Time

Posted on February 2, 2016 by baudattitude

One of my few complaints about the 2013 Tomb Raider reboot was that the shotgun seemed pretty terrible. It’s a silly thing to get worked up about, but I like it when video game shotguns pack some OOOOMPH, and that … Continue reading →

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OK, that’s enough Lara for now

Posted on February 1, 2016 by baudattitude

I did need to resort to a guide once I started working on hunting down the dozen or so documents and relics that I’d missed, and for help with the challenges in a couple of zones.  I couldn’t find a … Continue reading →

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