Category Archives: videogames

Witching at last

Posted on July 15, 2009 by baudattitude

I bought “The Witcher” back in December of 2007, paying extra for the UK edition because it wasn’t censored like the US release, then promptly failed to get around to playing it. Part of that is because it brought my … Continue reading →

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Some random thoughts

Posted on July 10, 2009 by baudattitude

One of the things that got chucked in the recycle bin during the latest move was a run of 2600 magazine from roughly 1988 to 1993.  Hey, I was a geek and a teenager, I think I can be forgiven … Continue reading →

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Nintendo and I have an arrangement.

Posted on July 8, 2009 by baudattitude

It works something like this: Every console generation, I buy the Nintendo console.  I buy some accessories for it, and a handful of games, and then I ignore it in favor of playing every other console.  I make sure to … Continue reading →

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Wow, I finished an RPG

Posted on June 3, 2009 by baudattitude

I am quite the fan of console RPGs.  Of buying them, anyway.  I have boxes full of them, all patiently awaiting the day I decide to play them. The problem seems to be that, when I’m awash in the glow … Continue reading →

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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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