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Win, THEN Gloat.

For the first couple of years of Everquest, one common player complaint was that your actions didn’t really have any impact on the world. You could kill the Big Danged Dragon terrorizing Ye Auld Frigid Northern Plains, but she’d respawn … Continue reading

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License Agreements, Rather Clever

On occasion, when I feel that I have been playing entirely too many games which can be described as “it’s a card battle game, with maids” or “it’s a tower defense game, with scantily-clad mages” or “it’s a fighting game, … Continue reading

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Feeling Profiled

So, as mentioned, I bought a Nintendo 3DS for the purpose of playing, for a start, the exclusive Kingdom Hearts game. I couldn’t buy the game at the same time, so I resorted to ordering it and a screen protector … Continue reading

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How To Make Yourself Feel Old

Just re-read the previous post, the one about Kingdom Hearts.  Realized that Phantom Menace came out FIFTEEN YEARS AGO. Guh. Going to bed now.  Old guys need sleep.  

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Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep

Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep is the fourth game I’ve played in the series, and I was honestly a little skeptical about it going in, but I figured I should get it out of the way since I owned the … Continue reading

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Bixies be Crazy, yo.

So, more about Everquest. As I mentioned a few posts ago, I’m in an era-restricted guild that’s restricting itself to doing raid content in-order, at the appropriate levels, and with appropriate gear. I’ve also gotten a pair of characters to … Continue reading

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Unintended consequences

A couple of years back, I watched an anime series called “Saki”, which was basically a hot-blooded sports show with the sports replaced with mahjong. It also has AMAZINGLY cheerful music.  It’s over the top and so earnest that it … Continue reading

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7 Years Blog

Holy carp, I just realized that this thing is 7 years old today. It doesn’t get as much posted to it since I’m spending my days in an MMO-induced trance but I still see a little traffic. If you’re reading … Continue reading

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Remakes

So I found out today that there is a PS3/PS4/Vita remake of Cel Damage in the works, and I think that’s kind of neat. I had a lot of fun playing the Xbox version with friends and am glad to … Continue reading

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Yes, this DOES count as an achievement.

I was going through a big stack of miscellaneous papers and receipts that had piled up when I found this three-or-four-year-old Toys R Us receipt. It’s momentous because I’ve actually played and completed EVERY game listed.  None of these are … Continue reading

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