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• 25May 13

  2013 Gaming Update 15

  Another week, another game down, though, to be fair, gum graft surgery kept me out of work and somewhat out of my mind.  I'm sure that had nothing to do with the technical issues I had with the game.  I stopped taking pain meds days ago, so what is the games excuse for that?  Exactly.
  
  

  • Walking Dead
  • Bioshock 2
  • Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
  • Uncharted
  • Penguins of Madagascar DS
  • Rocksmith
  • 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors
  • Dead Space 3
  • Metal Gear Rising: Revengance
  • God of War Ascension
  • Bioshock Infinite
  • Gears of War Jugdment
  • Tomb Raider
  • Resident Evil Revelations
  • Bulletstorm
  • Saints Row the Third

  Queue

  • Fallout 3
  • Fallout: New Vegas
  • Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare Pack
  • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Game of the Year Edition
  • Uncharted 3
  • Mass Effect 2
  • Demon's Souls
  • Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition
  • Dragon Age II
  • Mortal Kombat
  • Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
  • Dance Central 2
  • Just Dance 3
  • Driver San Francisco
  • Dark Souls
  • Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters
  • Transformers: Dark of the Moon
  • Catherine
  • Binary Domain
  • Mass Effect 3
  • Ninja Gaiden 3
  • Resident Evil Racoon City
  • Silent Hill Downpour
  • Red Faction Armegeddon
  • Spiderman Edge of Time
  • Need for Speed: The Run
  • Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep
  • Darksiders 2
  • Sleeping Dogs
  • Super Mario 2 (3DS)
  • Borderlands 2
  • Dishonoured
  • Rocksmith
  • Phineus and Ferb
  • Hitman Absolution
  • Paper Mario Sticker Star
  • Phineus and Ferb Ride Again
  • Phineus and Ferb in the 2nd Dimension
  • Dead Space Ignition
  • NHL 11

  I've already started Hitman.  Since Last of Us comes out in a few weeks, I thought, Hitman might be a quick play-through, especially with another two days off from work.  So far, I'm enjoying the beauty of another Square Enix game.  Man, can they do stunning visuals or what?  First Deus Ex, then Tomb Raider and now this, I might have to convert to playing more of their games, just because.
  
  Keep Calm and Game On.

  • Posted May 25, 2013 6:51 pm GMT
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• 16May 13

  First Impressions: Saints Row 3

  That queue is just monstrous.  I can't believe I've actually picked up so many games over the course of a few years.  I mean, it just stares back at me, taunting me, telling me I can't do it.  But I made the plunge to a game that could be very involving.  I had thought, again, about New Vegas and Binary Domain, but with SR4 coming out this summer, I thought, Hina, if you don't play SR3, how can you know if you'll like SR4 enough to pre-order it?

   

  I haven't gotten very far in, I'm trying to understand the map and have resorted to stealing cars for the car challenge while I try to figure out whats going on.  I've also stumbled across a few collectibles too, you know the ones.

   

  I can't say my impressions are too detailed at this point.  The controls for driving are more intuitive than I expected and the shooting mechanics are good as well.  The story hasn't drawn me in just yet, so I may go for the main story mission and try to understand what I'm seeing on the map.  I'm treating this like a GTA game and I probably shouldn't.  I've always found collecting all the extras first gets you started better.  I haven't figured out how to clear the shields and I'm not sure what the pink stars are.  Considering I have the guide, this is just me not bothering to flip through it at this point.  I do like the customisation for the character, but I might change it already.

   

  I also added another review, in case anyone saw the free app of the week last week at Starbucks, it was Where's Perry.  A fun game, and since it was free, that much more enjoyable.  My sister leaves for Bosnia today (she works for the State department).  I can't say I'll miss her as much as I'll miss my neice, who invites her 2 yr old self into my room and claims all things in it are 'mine.'  It is adorable as all get out, until she touches the charmander.  I bought her a charmander and flew it out to AZ when they lived there.  They stuffed him in a box and sent him to Bosnia.  Anyway, /ramble.

  • Posted May 16, 2013 6:54 am GMT
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• 15May 13

  2013 Gaming Update 14

  Can you believe it? Another week, another game down! I would have had this done sooner, but this past weekend I was home to sleep and that was pretty much it. Bulletstorm was well worth $2 - which I suppose sounds like a backhanded compliment, but I did enjoy it. The game was quick to burn through and I can't complain about anything. Even though the sophomoric jokes were lewd, at times, that just fit with the rest of the game.

  • Walking Dead
  • Bioshock 2
  • Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
  • Uncharted
  • Penguins of Madagascar DS
  • Rocksmith
  • 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors
  • Dead Space 3
  • Metal Gear Rising: Revengance
  • God of War Ascension
  • Bioshock Infinite
  • Gears of War Jugdment
  • Tomb Raider
  • Resident Evil Revelations
  • Bulletstorm

  
  Wow, I'm way ahead of where I was last year:

  • Fallout 3
  • Fallout: New Vegas
  • Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare Pack
  • Uncharted 2: Among Thieves Game of the Year Edition
  • Uncharted 3
  • Mass Effect 2
  • Demon's Souls
  • Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition
  • Dragon Age II
  • Mortal Kombat
  • Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
  • Dance Central 2
  • Just Dance 3
  • Driver San Francisco
  • Dark Souls
  • Saints Row the Third
  • Green Lantern: Rise of the Manhunters
  • Transformers: Dark of the Moon
  • Catherine
  • Binary Domain
  • Mass Effect 3
  • Ninja Gaiden 3
  • Resident Evil Racoon City
  • Silent Hill Downpour
  • Red Faction Armegeddon
  • Spiderman Edge of Time
  • Need for Speed: The Run
  • Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep
  • Darksiders 2
  • Sleeping Dogs
  • Super Mario 2 (3DS)
  • Borderlands 2
  • Dishonoured
  • Rocksmith
  • Phineus and Ferb
  • Hitman Absolution
  • Paper Mario Sticker Star
  • Phineus and Ferb Ride Again
  • Phineus and Ferb in the 2nd Dimension
  • Dead Space Ignition
  • NHL 11

  
  I'm going to play this one close to the chest, if you follow me on twitter, you'll see the auto-update as I play. Otherwise, I'll update my now playing here and then post the usual first impressions. I have no idea what I'll pick, but I will see what mood strikes me at the time and go from there.

   

  Keep Calm and Game On.

  • Posted May 15, 2013 7:56 am GMT
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