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January 23, 2012

Fallout New Vegas DLC – Dead Money

Filed under: Gamer — Tags: Bethesda Softworks, Dead Money, Fallout, Father Elijah, New Vegas, Obsidian, Roleplaying Game, RPG, Sierra Madre, video game — Yukino @ 1:24 PM

Status: Completed and unlocked all 5 achievements
Achievements: 51 of 75
Gamerscore: 1035/1655

Of the two bits of Fallout New Vegas DLC I have played so far, Dead Money had to be the dullest and most pointless of them both. Hell, I wouldn’t doubt if it ends up as my least favourite of all the DLC for this game. Set in a closed area which can only be accessed one time via a Brotherhood of Steel bunker, you follow the signal of an old broadcast offering the time of your life at the new Sierra Madre Casino. Turns out that the radio broadcast was just a trap to lure adventurers so as to do the dirty work for a crazy old kook called Father Elijah. (more…)

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January 18, 2012

PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe (PSP)

Filed under: Gamer — Tags: Otograph, PixelJunk Monsters, PJ Monsters Online, Playstation, PS Vita, PSN, PSP, Q-Games, Tower Defense — Yukino @ 2:56 PM

I just can't get away from spiders in video games

Status: Finished all levels on Casual and Regular (unlocked Hard-core mode), finding that I am awful at earning Medals (I have 2 of 24)

PixelJunk Monsters was one of the first PSN demos I gave any time to. Thanks to my time as a part of Sony’s now defunct Gamer Advisory Panel, I’d been aware of Q-Games new tower defense title for the PSN and was anxious to try it out. The demo gave me a small taste of what life would be like if I owned the game and I was excited for more. But I was working in video game retail at the time, and the amount of new games I told myself I needed every week kept pushing PJ Monsters to the back of my mind. (more…)

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January 16, 2012

The Baconing (DeathSpank)

Filed under: Gamer — Tags: Anti-Spank, Bacon Fires, Canoonie, DeathSpank, Hothead Games, PSN, Sandy, Steam, The Baconing, Thongs of Virtue, video game, XBLA — Yukino @ 3:53 PM

Status: Completed
Achievements: 10 of 12
Gamerscore: 155/200
DLC Purchased: None

Things seemed to be all well in good in Spanktopia after DeathSpank collected all of the Thongs of Virtue and vanquished Sandy. But the peace didn’t last forever, as DeathSpank soon discovers his wearing of all of the Thongs at once has created a new evil: the AntiSpank. Now he must travel across SpankTopia seeking out the Bacon Fires and destroy the extra Thongs that caused the problem in the first place if he hopes to bring down his evil creation and get back to mocking orphans and keeping overdue library books. (more…)

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January 10, 2012

Elder Scrolls V – Skyrim

Filed under: Gamer — Tags: Arrow to the Knee, Bethesda, Dovahkiin, Elder Scrolls, Fus Ro Dah, Fus Roh Dah, Mac, PC, PS3, Role Playing Game, RPG, Skyrim, Steam, Xbox 360 — Yukino @ 3:14 PM

Warning: This review will most likely contain a few spoilers. Read at your own risk.

Status: Completed in 29 days (minus glitched quests), reached Level 62, 179hrs 17mins 37secs
Achievements: 47 of 50
Gamerscore: 940/1000
DLC Purchased: None

The fifth installment in Bethesda Game Studios’ epic role playing franchise, Skyrim offers players an exceptional adventure in the northern most province of Tamriel. Home to the Nords, Skyrim is in the midst of a civil war, a war in which you are unintentionally dragged into. Imperial guards believe you to be a member of the Stormcloak uprising, and bring you to Helgen for your execution. As your head rests on the chopping block, you witness a terrifying dragon land on one of the battlements, sending everyone into a panic and giving you the chance to escape. (more…)

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November 2, 2011

Professor Layton and the Last Specter

Filed under: Gamer — Tags: Curious Village, Diabolical Box, DS, Eternal Diva, Last Specter, Level-5, Nintendo, Professor Layton, Specter's Flute, Unwound Future — Yukino @ 5:29 PM

Status: 1 playthrough complete

Total Time: 19hr 1min
Puzzles Solved: 138
Total Picarats: 5048

Professor Layton and the Last Specter (or Specter’s Flute, depending on your region) it the first in a trilogy of prequels to the best selling puzzle series. Layton receives a letter from his old friend Clark Triton, requesting his help in the town of Misthallery. A mysterious specter comes out at night, destroying homes in various parts of town, and putting the lives of many innocent people in jeopardy. Layton barely has time to meet his new assistant, Emmy, when the two rush off to Misthallery and solve the puzzle that awaits them.

When Professor Layton reaches his friend’s home, he finds Clark shocked to see him. His friend swears he did not send the letter asking for aid. It is after this exchange that the Professor makes an effort to introduce himself to Clark’s son, Luke. Luke is amazed to meet his father’s dearest friend and asks that he join Layton and Emmy on their quest to find out what is really going on in town. (more…)

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October 27, 2011

Fallout New Vegas DLC – Honest Hearts

Filed under: Gamer — Tags: Bethesda, Fallout, Honest Hearts, Mojave Wasteland, New Vegas, Obsidian, RPG, sandbox, Shooter, The Courier, Vault 13, Vault Boy, video game — Yukino @ 12:53 PM

Status: Completed and unlocked all 5 achievements
Achievements: 49 of 75
Gamerscore: 965/1655

After previous experiences with Fallout 3′s add on content suffering major release issues, I decided that I’d wait a while before picking up new quests for New Vegas. I didn’t want to be burned again with purchasing content on release day and being unable to play it. So when Bethesda had a recent Xbox Live sale, I picked up Honest Hearts and Dead Money. I polled my friends, and heeding their advice, chose to venture into Zion and deal with the White Legs in Honest Hearts. (more…)

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October 5, 2011

Persona 4 (Project Backlog)

Filed under: Gamer,Project Backlog — Tags: Atlus, Jack Frost, JRPG, Persona 4, Playstation 2, Shin Megami Tensei — Yukino @ 8:09 PM

Status: Finished once on Normal (107h 40m) with the Good Ending, started New Game+ on Expert

The Persona franchise is one of my absolute favourites. It combines so many things that I love into one giant ball of twistedness, and I always go back in for seconds or thirds. Persona 4 is no exception to that rule, as I began a New Game+ just as soon as the ending credits finished rolling. (more…)

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August 25, 2011

Alan Wake DLC: The Signal & The Writer (Project Backlog)

Filed under: Gamer,Project Backlog — Tags: Alan Wake, DLC, Downloadable Content, Episodic Content, Remedy Games, Survival Horror, The Signal, The Writer, Xbox 360 — Yukino @ 1:06 PM

Status: Finished both The Signal & The Writer DLC
Achievements: 41 of 67
Gamerscore: 740/1500

Months after finishing Alan Wake’s original content and downloading both DLC add-ons, I still hadn’t gotten around to actually playing the new episodes. I’d see the box for the game sitting on the top of my 360 shelving unit and think “Maybe this week”, but kept passing it over for something else. A couple of weeks ago, I finally sat myself down and played through the DLC thanks to stressing out over Catherine and wanting a change of pace. (more…)

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July 25, 2011

Torchlight

Filed under: Gamer — Tags: dungeon crawler, epic loot, Runic Games, Torchlight, video game, XBLA, Xbox 360 — Yukino @ 3:07 PM

Status: Can you really ever finish this game?
Achievements: 12 of 12
Gamerscore: 200/200
DLC Purchased: None

The Xbox Deal of the Week is always hit or miss for me. Too often it’s just a bunch of maps for shooter games that don’t interest me. That changed a couple of weeks back when I noticed that Torchlight was on sale for 800 points. I’d heard great things about the PC version of the game, and when I asked my friends for their advice on the XBL port their comments swayed me into taking the plunge. (more…)

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July 14, 2011

Elder Scrolls: Oblivion (Project Backlog)

Filed under: Gamer,Project Backlog — Tags: Bethesda, Elder Scrolls, Oblivion, RPG, video game, Western RPG, Xbox 360 — Yukino @ 1:24 PM

Status: Finished everything but the Mages’ Guild quests
Achievements: 54 of 60
Gamerscore: 1150/1250
DLC Purchased: Every last bit of DLC, including that ridiculous Horse Armor (only because it was on the GOTY disc)

Somehow I find it very fitting that the first game from Project Backlog that I am crossing off the list is actually the first Xbox 360 game I ever finished. Let me clarify that – the first game I finished before I had an Xbox Live gamertag. (more…)

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