May 20, 2013

Plants vs Zombies Adventures (Facebook)

Filed under: Gamer — Tags: , , , , , , , — Yukino @ 3:01 AM

If you can see this post, that means it is May 20th (or later) and I can finally talk about Plants vs Zombies Adventures on Facebook because the closed beta is over!!

I snuck into the beta early on from one of those “the first 200 people to click a link at 6pm Pacific” posts from the fan page and, as of writing this (on May 14th), I am the number one zombie bopper on the leaderboard. Which may just be further proof that I am addicted to Plants vs Zombies in any way/shape/form PopCap gives it to me, but I am definitely OK with that.  (more…)

April 18, 2013

Bioshock Infinite

Filed under: Gamer — Tags: , , , , , , , , — Yukino @ 3:15 PM

Status: 2 playthroughs complete (once on Normal, second Easy), currently attempting 1999 Mode
Achievements: 43 of 50
Gamerscore: 730/1000
DLC Purchased: Season Pass (no content out just yet)

Seriously, there are going to be spoilers in this post. Do not read this if you haven’t finished the game!!

I love Ken Levine.

As an aspiring writer, I wish that I had the chance to shadow him during his creative process if only for a couple of weeks, because both games I have played of his have kept me on the edge of my seat and putting the final pieces together for days afterwards. His plot twists, his characters, his stunning locales….. If he taught a master class, I’d sell my kidneys to attend. But he does not, so I instead shall fangirl out about Bioshock Infinite in the space provided below.  (more…)

January 8, 2013

Gears of War 3

Filed under: Gamer — Tags: , , , , , , — Yukino @ 11:52 AM

Status: Normal campaign complete, now playing on Insane
Achievements: 28 of 50
Gamerscore: 335/1000
DLC Purchased: None

We picked up Gears of War 3 excited to see how the series would end and knowing it would be a great co-op experience for us. Hell, we even made sure we bought a second TV for the bedroom large enough for me to actually see what I was doing. Gears 2 had been one of the games Matt & I played together while I was still living in Canada, something to help bridge the 3000 mile gap, so there were strong feelings for the series there. (more…)

July 18, 2012

LEGO Batman 2

Filed under: Gamer — Tags: , , , , , , , — Yukino @ 3:58 PM

Status: Completed story mode twice (once single player, once coop), 100% completion
Achievements: 37 of 37
Gamerscore: 1000/1000
DLC Purchased: None

It’s no secret that my coop partner for life and I met playing video games and used gaming to help us deal with our long distance separation. We spent hours upon hours with Gears of War 1 & 2, Resident Evil 5, Catan and other games over Xbox Live. Since we’ve been married, we’ve had to watch how many games we purchase duplicate copies of for two reasons: a) money’s tighter with only one of us working, and b) we dislike split screen gaming so coop titles that keep us on the same couch are harder to come by.

After devouring LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean and having a blast running through the story together, my husband surprised me by ordering LEGO Batman 2 for us. Sure, we haven’t quite finished it’s predecessor, but that wasn’t going to stop us from playing the latest and greatest. Besides, how could we pass up the first fully voiced over LEGO game? Exactly. (more…)

July 3, 2012

The Urbz: Sims the in City (Project Backlog)

Filed under: Gamer,Project Backlog — Tags: , , , , , , , , — Yukino @ 3:25 PM

Status: Completed main story, working on Rep quests

While I was grinding up in Golden Sun: Dark Dawn to take my second go at the final battle, I decided I needed a bit of a break and went through our DS game shelf for something new to play. I wanted a game I could play while sitting beside my husband and watching TV shows at night while he programmed. His copy of The Urbz jumped out at me, seeing as I’ve been addicted to Sims Social on Facebook. This way I could have my Sim time without being in the other room. A win-win. (more…)

June 20, 2012

Golden Sun: Dark Dawn (Project Backlog)

Filed under: Gamer,Project Backlog — Tags: , , , , , , , — Yukino @ 1:00 PM

Status: Saved the world in 52 Hours 45 mins at Level 65

I picked up Golden Sun: Dark Dawn one night when I saw it on the shelf at Best Buy for $5. It doesn’t bother me to play a game in the middle of a series I’ve never touched before if I spot it on sale. And as long as it’s not one of those silly “kidz” games or the 7th incarnation of Naruto or Bleach. I have standards, you know.

And what sort of person would I be to pass up a $5 JRPG? I mean, really. (more…)

June 12, 2012

Sorcery

Filed under: Gamer — Tags: , , , , , , — Yukino @ 5:03 PM

Status: Finished one run on Casual in 6 hours
Trophies: 21 of 34 unlocked

It’s not often a game running purely on motion controls comes along that I absolutely have to have. In fact, Sorcery was the very first one. Hell, I was so excited for a game that would utilize my Move controllers that I made sure we picked it up at midnight. While everyone else was in line to pick up their copies of Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, I was the one lone pre-order for the wand waving extravaganza.
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May 30, 2012

The Walking Dead

Filed under: Gamer — Tags: , , , , , , , , , — Yukino @ 12:43 PM

Lee Everett and his ward, Clementine

(Jan 2, 2013 – Post has been updated after the bit I wrote about Episode 1 because I played through the entire series on Steam. Overall thoughts on the entire series is below. ~A)

Status: Episode 1 – A New Day complete (XBLA), waiting impatiently for more

It’s no secret that I love horror movies, books and games. Nor is my love of all things zombie. The Walking Dead has quickly become one of my favourite small screen adventures, despite my having not read the graphic novels because I have a thing against starting a series that hasn’t been wrapped up. Which is probably why I’m a little surprised with myself for purchasing Episode 1 of Telltale Games’ point and click game adaptation knowing full well that it’ll be a while before all of the episodes are out. (more…)

May 21, 2012

ilomilo

Filed under: Gamer — Tags: , , , , , , — Yukino @ 3:32 PM


Status: Finished single player story mode
Achievements: 7 of 15
Gamerscore: 130/250
DLC Purchased: None

Every once in a while a game comes out of nowhere and steals your heart. In 2011, that game for me was ilomilo. A three dimensional puzzler featuring two friends who just wanted to see each other every day, ilomilo was a challenging game that featured a subplot so endearing it caused tears. Usually when I cry during a game it’s because of frustrating controls or camera angles, so it was refreshing to know it was another emotion that made my eyes water.  (more…)

May 4, 2012

Trauma Centre: Under the Knife 2 (Project Backlog)

Filed under: Gamer,Project Backlog — Tags: , , , , , , , , — Yukino @ 2:48 PM

Status: Main game completed, varying difficulties

When I spot games that are under $10 I instinctively want to add them to my game library (much to the chagrin of my husband). Hence why I’m rarely allowed to peruse the game section at Fry’s when we stop in there. For the most part I’ve scored big, finding titles that I’d either forgotten I wanted or oddities that seemed to fly under everyone’s radar.

I really only picked up Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2 because 1) it was cheap, and 2) I wanted to see just how well this surgical game played. I’d heard about the ridiculousness of having to disarm a bomb using medical supplies in a previous installment, probably what had originally caused me to avoid the franchise. (more…)

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