Category Archives: videogames

I should know better.

If you look through any few months of posts on this blog, you may notice a common theme – I feel a little buried by the amount of stuff I own and would like to have less stuff.  I have … Continue reading

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In which, I explore the PVP options in Final Fantasy 14.

In the past, I’ve mentioned that I play a lot of different MMOs but rarely dive into the PvP side of things.  PvP is one of those things that rewards skill and commitment and… well, I generally don’t have a … Continue reading

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Nier, far, whereeeeeeeever you are, don’t you know that my hearth will go on?

After a few weeks of not logging into any MMOs, I’m back on the Final Fantasy XIV train.  I took a break when I realized that all I was doing was logging in to grind out some currency that I … Continue reading

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These games are trash, and so am I.

  So, the new Steam Beta has a library view that shows all of your games with poster-style art, and it looks GREAT.  I think it’s a huge improvement from the old library view with the horizontal icons. …well, it … Continue reading

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On Controller Resurrections

A few years back, I picked up an 8bitdo SNES30 controller for use with emulators, and it’s gotten a new life recently thanks to 8bitdo updating their firmware to add Nintendo Switch compatibility. Granted, it was a pain to actually … Continue reading

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Sony has gotten quite good at this internet thing.

I’ve been FFXIV-clean for nearly a week now, which will change when the weekly reset happens tonight and I need to log on and spend about three hours doing stuff that I will then be locked out of doing again … Continue reading

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On hard-coded values and unintended consequences.

Serious degrees of navel-gazing going on in today’s post.  You are forewarned. As I mentioned the other day, I’ve gotten through the story content in the latest Final Fantasy XIV expansion and decided to start checking out some of the … Continue reading

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Oh, Ubisoft.

As I mentioned in a previous post, I’ve been playing a fair bit of Ghost Recon: Wildlands with a friend, and quite recommend it. As a caveat, I haven’t played previous Ghost Recon entries to know how well it fits … Continue reading

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FFXIV: The Road Back

Catgirl with an axe has no time for your crap. So I’ve been back on FFXIV for long enough that I actually had to give them money to keep playing, and I gave them money so I guess that means … Continue reading

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This is almost certainly a bad idea.

So yeah.  Square-Enix has sent me so many “PLEASE PLAY FINAL FANTASY FOURTEEN” emails that I finally broke down and reinstalled the thing. I’ve been MMO-clean for a while now, and it’s been great as far as clearing out the … Continue reading

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