Category Archives: videogames

Abandoning all pretense of sanity

After finishing the Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy playsets for Disney Infinity the other day, I made a very bad life choice. I decided that I would purchase the necessary figures to complete my teams, so that they would … Continue reading

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I guess these come with a game, or something?

…on the topic of “Christmas Games”, Disney Infinity was something I bought myself last Fall. Well, technically, I’d bought an Elsa several months prior, and she was cheerily holding down a spot on a shelf largely covered with plastic maids, … Continue reading

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Offensive Driving

I don’t play many driving games. Honestly, barring “Team Sports”, I’m hard-pressed to think of a genre that I play less. I did have a blast with Flatout: Ultimate Carnage, which I bought solely on the strength of a friend’s … Continue reading

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The Little Cute-Em-Up That Couldn’t

After Gal*Gun, I thought I’d try another game from the same developer, so I booted up “Soreyuke! Burunyanman Portable,” a game with a somewhat confused pedigree.  It’s an all-ages PSP version of a PC spin-off of a mini-game from an … Continue reading

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Pretty bold, aren’t we? I’ll take care of you myself!

Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. So, there’s an angel – a cupid, specifically – who has only one task between her and graduating from Angel School. She has to find an unpopular guy, put an Arrow of … Continue reading

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At Least SOME Companies Can Count to 3

It’s been a slack month for posts. Mostly, of course, that’s because the majority of what I put up here is me talking about games I’ve been playing lately, and most of the games I have been playing through have … Continue reading

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Li-Li-Li-Li-Lili, Li-Li-Li-Li-Lili

Another day, another short iOS game knocked off the backlog. Lili (the “Child of Geos” subtitle seems to have been added for the PC release) is a surprisingly well-crafted iOS adventure game, especially when you consider that it can be … Continue reading

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More Yuri Than The Moscow Phone Book

In between running instances in Final Fantasy XIV, I’ve been knocking out some of the shorter games in my backlog.  I figured that I might as well do a quick run-down of some of the recent ones. Sekai Project has … Continue reading

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Burn, Baby, Burn

I had Little Inferno recommended to me two or three years ago, but I am bad at playing games in a timely fashion. It’s a little hard to describe; it’s a gloomy game about stacking toys in a fireplace and … Continue reading

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(I’ve Been) A Bard, Mage, Knight,

and I’ve been working like a dog. As I mentioned yesterday, Final Fantasy XIV is still the new shiny toy that has been occupying most of my non-Lombax-related gaming time, and there are a few reasons for this which I … Continue reading

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