Category Archives: videogames

Kratos, pusher of crates

Started God of War this weekend. It’s a game which got generally impressive reviews, and I quite enjoyed it for a few minutes. The combat was nice and stabby, the visuals were very impressive for a PS2 title, and the … Continue reading

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Princes, questionable

So, I’ve been coming to terms with the news that a family member passed away recently.  It wasn’t entirely unexpected – she was 93 years old and had been having a pretty bad summer of things – but it’s still … Continue reading

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AvPvZ

Even though I’m not tempted to go out and buy a PSPgo, I admit that the media attention – negative as some of it is – focused on the console has gotten me back to gaming on my 1000. In … Continue reading

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Cultural Differences

I don’t usually link directly to articles on other sites, because they’re usually written and researched much better than mine and they give me inadequacy issues. This, however, is worth linking just because it gets its point across so very … Continue reading

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Rhythm & Blue Foxes

So, back in the 90s, I didn’t really get in to any of Nintendo’s big franchise games.  I tried a bit during the N64 years – I bought the Mario game and the Zelda game – but, to be perfectly … Continue reading

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EXTREMELY Sad Girls In Snow.

So, I’m trying to get a bit of a headstart on my plans for October – that is, I’d planned to play through as many horror-themed games as I could during the month – and I figured I could cross … Continue reading

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A little clump of soul, a little clump of soulless corporate advergaming.

Well, I started D2 on the Dreamcast this evening, and am actually really enjoying it.  I haven’t seen much of the, you know, horror bits, but I’m finding that sniping bunnies is way more fun than I expected.  It’s a … Continue reading

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School starts WHEN?

So school starts Tuesday, a turn of events for which I am more or less prepared.  It’s probably a good idea for me to keep up with my Japanese review, but at this point I may just have to hit … Continue reading

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A Doujin Gaming Detour

OK, so the actual talk about Doujin games happens a fair bit down this post; I had lots of lead-up.  Sorry about that. So, back in August, I switched over to a new computer – a shiny new 13″ Macbook … Continue reading

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Nine Words re: Plants vs. Zombies

My left-click finger has never been this sore.

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