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Three months later

Posted on May 25, 2009 by baudattitude

…finally went back to Jeanne D’Arc, a fine strategy RPG and a highlight of the PSP’s software lineup, which I put aside back in February because I kept failing a protect mission. It’s my considered opinion that, while all protect … Continue reading →

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First Person Shooters, Generic

Posted on May 18, 2009 by baudattitude

It might be a bad idea to drop back a few years for another game in the same genre after playing through a high-budget modern title like Call of Duty: World At War, but that’s what I’m doing: starting “Project: … Continue reading →

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It’s never the Italians.

Posted on May 16, 2009 by baudattitude

I have a vague memory, the result of not really paying too much attention in High School history class, that the “Axis” powers in World War II were Germany, Japan, AND Italy. That having been said, I don’t remember ever … Continue reading →

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I have no career in waste management

Posted on April 26, 2009 by baudattitude

So, I had a friend come over yesterday for the sole purpose of wasting our entire evening away, controllers in hand. Usually this is when I pull out some FPS or another that is too hard for me in single … Continue reading →

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They call me… Wayne.

Posted on April 18, 2009 by baudattitude

I discovered today the single most frustrating thing about buying games from Steam. When you complete one, you can’t put the box on to the shelf with a satisfying thunk sound, reflect for a moment on your accomplishment, and take … Continue reading →

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More Game Shame

Posted on April 16, 2009 by baudattitude

I spent part of last weekend finishing the recently-domestically-released Xbox 360 Oneechanbara game, which turned out to be exactly as advertised – you run around as a sword-wielding zombie hunter with a refreshingly relaxed attitude to her dress code, and … Continue reading →

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A rare compliment

Posted on April 8, 2009 by baudattitude

I have just finished X-Blades, a game which has been utterly savaged by the gaming press, and I have just finished it for the second time because I got the bad ending on the first go-around and decided to, rather … Continue reading →

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Warrior Within: The hell?

Posted on March 14, 2009 by baudattitude

A little over a year ago, eternally late to the party, I played through Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. And it was really quite difficult in places.  I posted a long rant about the first serious boss fight, … Continue reading →

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X-Blades: Oops

Posted on March 8, 2009 by baudattitude

I’ve been playing X-Blades off and on for the last couple of weeks and have been having great fun with it.  It’s gotten some absolutely atrocious reviews, but I’m not sure where the hate is coming from – yeah, it’s … Continue reading →

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Sony missed an incredible opportunity

Posted on February 24, 2009 by baudattitude

After having finished Resistance : Fall Of Man this last weekend, thanks largely to my gamerspouse buddy coming over – I didn’t make it through the FIRST LEVEL playing solo, even on Normal difficulty – I realized that Sony missed … Continue reading →

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