Category Archives: videogames

On Wii Ennui

Posted on August 17, 2018 by baudattitude

I’ve been playing through the last bits of my Wii and WiiU backlog recently, in preparation for freeing up another HDMI input, and it’s been an experience that has really made me think about the last few console generations and … Continue reading →

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Thanos Quote

Posted on August 14, 2018 by baudattitude

About a month ago, I mentioned that I’d pulled a copy of Destiny out of a bargain bin for rather less than the price of a cup of coffee* and that it had been good for a solid 15 hours … Continue reading →

Posted in videogames, Xbox One | 2 Comments

I’ve been stabbing mans wrong.

Posted on August 9, 2018 by baudattitude

So, after a few years of being very mad at Ubisoft for the ending of Assassin’s Creed III, this year has been the year when I’ve been catching up on the series. Recently, I’ve been playing Assassin’s Creed Rogue, the … Continue reading →

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My Consoles Are Spying On Me, And That’s OK.

Posted on July 26, 2018 by baudattitude

I’ve spent the last few days replaying the first Mass Effect game, and was going to blather on for a bit about how this has been the Year of Replaying Games.  It would have been a thrilling post, trust me. … Continue reading →

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Mining the discount bin

Posted on July 20, 2018 by baudattitude

So, I spent a solid month earlier this year playing through every Halo game, reading Halo books, watching Halo movies, eating Halo cereal out of a Halo bowl with a Halo spoon… It was an experiment in getting caught up … Continue reading →

Posted in videogames, Xbox One | 2 Comments

On Interactivity

Posted on July 13, 2018 by baudattitude

I probably spend more time than I should thinking about how video game controls work, but I spent a fair amount of time over the last couple of years playing through 3d games from the early 2000s, and that was … Continue reading →

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In Which, I Explain My Absence And Rant About A JRPG.

Posted on July 9, 2018 by baudattitude

So, my daily viewer counts have dipped consistently into the double digits of late, which is normal when I don’t post for nearly a month.  For the handful of people who do read this blog on the regular, I’d like … Continue reading →

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I played some Dark Souls.

Posted on June 10, 2018 by baudattitude

It was OK. I didn’t start the Dark Souls remaster intending to go all cheevo-mad, but the problem was that the very first Channeler – the one in Undead Parish – decided to drop the Channeler’s Trident.  It was kind … Continue reading →

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A Cautionary Tale About Amazon Prime Pre-order Discounts

Posted on May 26, 2018 by baudattitude

So, my copy of Dark Souls: Remastered arrived on Friday, and it is absolutely brilliant. I’ve just finished ringing the second Bell of Awakening and it’s off to Sen’s next for some swinging-blade action. But that’s not the point of … Continue reading →

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Some thoughts about digital distribution.

Posted on May 21, 2018 by baudattitude

One thing I didn’t expect to get out of starting this blog, a little over 11 years ago, was the ability to look back and see how my attitudes had changed over time. One of the big things I’ve done … Continue reading →

Posted in videogames, Xbox 360 | 2 Comments