Category Archives: videogames

Nihilanth fall down, go boom.

Posted on January 7, 2008 by baudattitude

Or, in other words, I finished Half-life today. I was actually kind of surprised that there WAS a Big Boss Fight to wrap up the game.   I’d gotten quite used to the idea that Big Stompy Aliens weren’t for … Continue reading →

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Getting a (Half)Life.

Posted on January 4, 2008 by baudattitude

So, I’ve spent the last year going to school, losing weight, studying Japanese, and …oh, right, playing an awful lot of highly regarded games.  Being able to strip-mine the last decade or more for new-to-me titles has been quite a … Continue reading →

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Curse You, Cowbear Level…

Posted on January 3, 2008 by baudattitude

I feel a little ashamed about this next, for a few reasons: 1) I bought it at launch in 2005. At least it was only $30. 2) After buying it, I then played the previous game in the series, waited … Continue reading →

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Platforming glee.

Posted on January 1, 2008 by baudattitude

I don’t know if I’ve ever finished two games on the same day before, but before I went out and bought Call of Duty 4 this afternoon, I tackled the last levels of Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus. Thankfully, … Continue reading →

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Rental, adj; See: Call of Duty 4.

Posted on January 1, 2008 by baudattitude

Well, that’s a bit harsh.  I bought Call of Duty 4 expressly for the purpose of playing online multi-player matches with friends, so the single player mode taking roughly 5 hours to play through doesn’t really count against the game.  … Continue reading →

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Not having school is nice. It lets you blow stuff up.

Posted on December 28, 2007 by baudattitude

Being able to put aside books for a few weeks and blowing off my Japanese studies for the same length of time has kinda helped clear the backlog a little bit. Despite previously-mentioned glitches with cutscenes, I was able to … Continue reading →

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It’s going to be an odd day at work.

Posted on December 26, 2007 by baudattitude

It’s the day after Christmas, so everyone will be swapping stories about their swag, and the crazy things Aunt Marge says when she gets a couple cups of nog in her, and if anyone asks me what I did, I’m … Continue reading →

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A Giant Bundle of Joy…

Posted on December 25, 2007 by baudattitude

One of the side effects of this year’s “clear out the backlog” project has been a new appreciation for bundled software. Usually, if you get any software with a new piece of hardware (beyond, you know, the basic drivers and … Continue reading →

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Yes, Psychonauts IS all that and a bag of chips, but…

Posted on December 21, 2007 by baudattitude

I really did plan to get to sleep at a reasonable time last night, but I felt really close to the end of Psychonauts and decided to see if I could finish it. And I did – granted, I was … Continue reading →

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Nice… Goggles.

Posted on December 19, 2007 by baudattitude

I’ve never played Day of the Tentacle, or Full Throttle, or… well, I’ve never played any of Tim Schafer’s games, even though he’s one of those “name” developers that has a massive and vocal following. On the other hand, I … Continue reading →

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