Category Archives: videogames

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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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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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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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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King of Maids

I have played a few more games of Tanto Cuore since my initial foray into the tutorial and I think that I’m starting to get the hang of things. The trick seems to be to get 4 “love” built up … Continue reading

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Maid Pun Here

I had a bit of a Magic: The Gathering habit in the late 90s. Fortunately, I burned out before I went ENTIRELY insane, but it takes very little effort to recall the little hit of euphoria that came with buying … Continue reading

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A Tale of Two Titles

I can’t think of a more disparate pairing of logos. I finished Kingdom Hearts II on Friday, and I am glad that I finally admitted that I was never going to play Chain of Memories and got on with the … Continue reading

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Steam Sharing

I think I’ve identified the demographic that Valve’s new Family Sharing feature is aimed at, and it’s basically, well, gamers who spread themselves thin across multiple consoles and who may have some PC games in Desura and some others in … Continue reading

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Arts & Crafts

My wife has been doing a bunch of cross-stitch lately, which is a pretty neat way to convert thread and patience into pretty objects.  Of course, we’re not your “precious moments” type of people, so she’s been challenging me to … Continue reading

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