Category Archives: videogames

I beat EQ2

Technically, I didn’t beat EQ2.  It’s a MMORPG, after all, a genre that is by definition unbeatable.  I mean, pretty much every one of them has a Super Ultimate Boss Fight that can count as “beating” the game, but since … Continue reading

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I kinda want this bag

It’s not a purse, right?  Even though this person is carrying it as a purse?  It’s a bag, the sorts of which any man might be excused for wanting? Screw it.  Purse or no, it’s pretty keen.

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TROFF

A couple of weeks ago, I realized that I had some Best Buy gift certificates that were about to expire, so I went out to our local store to try to find something to buy with them. I wound up … Continue reading

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Sidekick: The Game

Back in August of 2009, out of a vague sense of obligation, I played through the first Jax & Daxter game. My conclusion at the time was that it was, if not particularly overwhelming, at least OK.  I thought it … Continue reading

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Nope, didn’t end well.

So, at the very end, Halo: Reach delivers exactly what it promised in the opening cinematic:  Your broken helmet lying on the ground and your character dead. The trick that Bungie needed to pull off, then, was to make a … Continue reading

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This won’t end well.

Within the first two minutes of starting Halo: Reach’s single player campaign, you’re treated to the sight of your helmet lying in the middle of a wasteland. This is probably the first clue that things really aren’t going to work … Continue reading

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Sorry, fellas, she’s taken.

So today was of course Valentine’s day, otherwise known as Christmas II for anyone in the flowers, chocolate, or jewelry industries. For the record, I went with option (3), and got my wife a string of freshwater pearls and matching … Continue reading

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Hey, the 360 still works.

I haven’t played an Xbox 360 game in about five months, ever since finishing “Bayonetta”, so it’s good to see that the thing is still fully operational – I did have to run a dashboard update, of course, but that’s … Continue reading

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Go read these guys instead, they’re funnier.

I don’t look at my referrer logs often, because they don’t change much from day to day.  A bunch of people have linked to some pages I wrote about weird Japanese fast food, someone linked from the Encyclopedia Dramatica to … Continue reading

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I lied

OK, I didn’t exactly LIE, as such. I did take Project Diva out of my PSP overnight, and even put a different game in there. Then I took that game out the next morning and put Miku back in. The … Continue reading

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