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I achieve perfection!

Posted on January 22, 2008 by baudattitude

…well, in at least one way. I finished Phantasy Star Universe’s offline, single-player Story Mode tonight, and that gave me 1000 gamerscore of a possible 1000.  So, I got a perfect achievement.  See? Moving on… While I still wish that … Continue reading →

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RPG goodness on the cheap.

Posted on January 16, 2008 by baudattitude

Scored at Goodwill tonight: Baldur’s Gate, Baldur’s Gate : Tales of the Sword Coast, Baldur’s Gate II, all for a massive $10. Boxes trashed all to heck and back, so not pictured, but discs in reasonable shape. No manuals for … Continue reading →

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Stuff it, Turtleneck-boy.

Posted on January 16, 2008 by baudattitude

You had me all stoked to start renting movies on your i-toons thing, and what do I find when I decide to try it out? standard-def, full-screen mockeries.  Apparently that’s all Mac owners deserve. No, I’m not going to buy … Continue reading →

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I think I’ve had about enough Tangos.

Posted on January 13, 2008 by baudattitude

Whole mess of “firsts” recently: I finished Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six : Vegas on the 360… This is the first “Tom Clancy’s subtitle subtitle : subtitle” game I’ve ever played through. I do own “Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell”and “Tom Clancy’s … Continue reading →

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Wait, define “Failure” again?

Posted on January 8, 2008 by baudattitude

…now that I have a blu-ray disc player, I’ve been paying more attention to assorted forum threads talking about the format. There’s lots of folks out there who are convinced that both HD formats are doomed and that, instead of … Continue reading →

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Heavenly Sword: See Gong, Throw Hat.

Posted on January 8, 2008 by baudattitude

I have to admit, I laughed at the Penny Arcade “Heavenly Sword” comic. Well, let me rephrase that.  It’s a comic, you’re supposed to laugh at it, laughing is a natural and expected response.  What I meant is that I … Continue reading →

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Nihilanth fall down, go boom.

Posted on January 7, 2008 by baudattitude

Or, in other words, I finished Half-life today. I was actually kind of surprised that there WAS a Big Boss Fight to wrap up the game.   I’d gotten quite used to the idea that Big Stompy Aliens weren’t for … Continue reading →

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Getting a (Half)Life.

Posted on January 4, 2008 by baudattitude

So, I’ve spent the last year going to school, losing weight, studying Japanese, and …oh, right, playing an awful lot of highly regarded games.  Being able to strip-mine the last decade or more for new-to-me titles has been quite a … Continue reading →

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Curse You, Cowbear Level…

Posted on January 3, 2008 by baudattitude

I feel a little ashamed about this next, for a few reasons: 1) I bought it at launch in 2005. At least it was only $30. 2) After buying it, I then played the previous game in the series, waited … Continue reading →

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Platforming glee.

Posted on January 1, 2008 by baudattitude

I don’t know if I’ve ever finished two games on the same day before, but before I went out and bought Call of Duty 4 this afternoon, I tackled the last levels of Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus. Thankfully, … Continue reading →

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