Category Archives: videogames

More Killer 7

Posted on November 17, 2008 by baudattitude

Just for the record, when I was making fun of adventure games in my earlier post on Killer 7, I did not know that I would, at a point approximately halfway through the game, actually have to look around for … Continue reading →

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Getting through backlogs… how to do it wrong.

Posted on November 17, 2008 by baudattitude

So I’ve been really cranking through the games backlog this year, up to over 40 games finished and I might just be able to push that to 50 by the time 2009 rolls around. On the other hand, my wife … Continue reading →

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20th Anniversary Phantasy Star Wallpaper

Posted on November 13, 2008 by baudattitude

A little while ago, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Phantasy Star series – you know, the really damn cool Master System and Genesis RPGs that Sega has been trying to pretend never existed now that they’ve decided that … Continue reading →

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Firmware frustration

Posted on November 13, 2008 by baudattitude

I’m letting my PSP annoy me lately. See, here’s the thing:  I have a Ceramic White Japanese PSP-1000, hand-imported from Akihabara back in August of ’06.  I rather like having the Japanese firmware; it means that when I go looking … Continue reading →

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Smith, Party of Eight?

Posted on November 12, 2008 by baudattitude

As often as I see the topic come up on forums and blogs, I think it’s safe to say that most – if not all – gamers have a list of games that they loved and that they think got … Continue reading →

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Rub IS Love

Posted on November 11, 2008 by baudattitude

I didn’t jump on board the DS bandwagon until a couple of years after its release.  Honestly, when it was announced, I thought that Nintendo had lost its collective mind, and by the time it became apparent that they’d actually … Continue reading →

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LittleBigPlanet – It was worth the rental.

Posted on November 11, 2008 by baudattitude

I came extraordinarily close to falling for the LBP hype and dropping the sixty bucks. Thankfully, I didn’t.  I rented it from our neighborhood video store instead.  This was $7.99, and the game was definitely worth that. Let me be … Continue reading →

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Fatal(er) Frames

Posted on November 6, 2008 by baudattitude

After finishing Fatal Frame 2 : Crimson Butterfly : Director’s Cut at the Normal difficulty, I had two endings unlocked in the game’s gallery mode, with two endings still locked. Since the normal mode ending is a little depressing – … Continue reading →

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Ugly First Level Syndrome, an Anecdote

Posted on October 31, 2008 by baudattitude

I was at work today and sort of casually eavesdropping on the gentleman in the next cube who’s recommending SOCOM to another of our developers, and the developer in question brings up Rainbow Six Vegas because, well, they’re talking about … Continue reading →

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Izuna 2: A Cheap Win is Still A Win

Posted on October 30, 2008 by baudattitude

I’m going to start this Izuna-related post by talking about another game completely. There is a particularly effective tactic in Everquest called “kiting” No, really, this is about Izuna, I’ll get back to her in a second. The tactic involves … Continue reading →

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