Category Archives: Xbox 360

In which, the universe has a cruel sense of humor and I buy a new Xbox.

Posted on November 24, 2012 by baudattitude

I took myself out for sushi tonight, and our local sushi restaurant is right next to Fred Meyers and I needed to see what the price was on something that I’m thinking about getting my dad for Christmas this year. … Continue reading →

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Shoot it in the head, and other advice from Otomedius

Posted on June 8, 2011 by baudattitude

It’s been nearly three years since I stumbled across an Otomedius machine in an Akihabara arcade, two and a half years since it got a home release, 15 months since it got a budget price re-release, 10 months since I … Continue reading →

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Nope, didn’t end well.

Posted on February 20, 2011 by baudattitude

So, at the very end, Halo: Reach delivers exactly what it promised in the opening cinematic:  Your broken helmet lying on the ground and your character dead. The trick that Bungie needed to pull off, then, was to make a … Continue reading →

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This won’t end well.

Posted on February 15, 2011 by baudattitude

Within the first two minutes of starting Halo: Reach’s single player campaign, you’re treated to the sight of your helmet lying in the middle of a wasteland. This is probably the first clue that things really aren’t going to work … Continue reading →

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Sorry, fellas, she’s taken.

Posted on February 14, 2011 by baudattitude

So today was of course Valentine’s day, otherwise known as Christmas II for anyone in the flowers, chocolate, or jewelry industries. For the record, I went with option (3), and got my wife a string of freshwater pearls and matching … Continue reading →

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Hey, the 360 still works.

Posted on February 13, 2011 by baudattitude

I haven’t played an Xbox 360 game in about five months, ever since finishing “Bayonetta”, so it’s good to see that the thing is still fully operational – I did have to run a dashboard update, of course, but that’s … Continue reading →

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Schadenfreude: the best kind of freude

Posted on January 12, 2011 by baudattitude

I have a habit that might not be entirely healthy. In short, if I feel like I need a quick pick-me-up, I go for a brisk wallow in the mud-pit of human suffering that is the Xbox Live Account Suspensions … Continue reading →

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So about Bayonetta…

Posted on September 3, 2010 by baudattitude

Finished “Bayonetta” this afternoon.  Having done so, I’m very glad that I took the advice of the community and ratcheted the difficulty down a notch, to “Easy” (although there is a “Very Easy” difficulty that I didn’t have to stoop … Continue reading →

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Finding my limits

Posted on August 29, 2010 by baudattitude

The biggest purchase I made in Japan was an Xbox 360S, partially because my US 360 is four years old and will presumably die any day now but mostly because I wanted to play Japanese-only releases of shooters and Idolmaster … Continue reading →

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Moving done, yay

Posted on May 6, 2010 by baudattitude

Not that I imagine people out there are breathlessly awaiting my next post, but things should be getting back to normal around here now that we’re done moving. We’re learning that being in a house instead of an apartment comes … Continue reading →

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