Category Archives: videogames

Thanks, Amazon

Although I recognize that it seriously conflicts with my carefully-crafted hipster gamer image, I tend to buy and enjoy the annual Call of Duty game. I don’t feel a lot of shame for this – they’re unabashed celebrations of testosterone, … Continue reading

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Rhythm and Greens

It’s barely a month into Fall here and we’re already well on our way to the six solid months of rain we normally get in Oregon. This means two things, of course: First, that I can get pumpkin-spice-flavored ANYTHING I … Continue reading

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“E” for “Effort”

I haven’t played a mahjong game in a while, because proper mahjong games don’t get localized, I’ve played all the ones I already owned, and I hadn’t been to Japan to restock for a few years. So, I made sure … Continue reading

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For sale: Crowbar, used only once.

While my wife and I are both pretty avid gamers, we don’t have a lot of similar tastes.  We can both get thoroughly hooked on MMOs for months at a time, but rarely the same ones – I go back … Continue reading

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Deathsmiles

Well, a couple of days after that last post, I wrapped up Deathsmiles.  I never quite managed to 1cc it, which is a little embarrassing, but my best run consisted of me getting to the very last level without taking … Continue reading

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Special Edition Swag

I needed to fill a couple of hours before bed last night, but didn’t want to jump into any game where I might still be stuck in the tutorial when I needed to wind it down for the evening. It … Continue reading

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National Pride

So, it doesn’t take very much anime and manga to realize that your average Perfectly Ordinary Japanese Schoolgirl is, honestly, a force to be reckoned with.  As a class, they live one dimensional portal or talking cat away from being … Continue reading

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There may be something wrong with me

There are a few places in video games that I’ve seen enough times that they’ve become familiar places to me.  Most of them are in MMOs, of course, since you tend to run through the same bit of scenery enough … Continue reading

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Numbers!

After finishing Lollipop Chainsaw, I was updating my Backlog Progress page and realized that I was staring at seven years worth of data that was just begging for analysis. So I analysized, and I will just say that I am … Continue reading

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Lollipop Chainsaw – Fin

I finished Lollipop Chainsaw last night.  I don’t have much to add to my comments from the other day – in general, it’s a pretty good brawler with a twisted sense of humor – but I wanted to point out … Continue reading

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