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Sorcery

Status: Finished one run-through of Sorcery 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 …

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TellTale Games’ The Walking Dead

(Jan 2, 2013 – Post has been updated after the bit I wrote about The Walking Dead 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 …

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ilomilo

Status: Finished ilomilo’s 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 …

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Trauma Center: Under the Knife 2

Status: Main Trauma Center 2 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 …

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Gardening Mama

Status: Unlocked a good chunk of Gardening Mama’s gardenables, only a few seeds left for my collection As a fan of the first two Cooking Mama titles, I was excited to try the first franchise off-shoot, Gardening Mama. Mama and I had gotten along pretty well in those first two games and the prospect of moving to …

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Journey

Status: Finished Journey several times over, just need to finish grabbing those trophies Trophies: 9 of 14 When Microsoft fails to give me the amazingly different and unique IP (intellectual property) I crave, I know I can turn to my PS3. Betsy doesn’t get as heavy a workout as Betty, her 360 counterpart, but she knows that …

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Darkness 2

Status: Finished Darkness 2 once on Mobster difficulty w/ Good Ending before attempting New Game + Achievements: 18 of 50 Gamerscore: 305/1000 DLC Purchased: none I don’t normally play direct sequels to games haven’t at least attempted first, but since we have no clue where my husband’s copy of the first Darkness installment is, I made an exception. After …

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Fable 3

Status: Finished Fable 3 once and then it all went to hell Achievements: 46 of 60 Gamerscore: 910/1250 DLC Purchased: nada I thought that with time I’d be able to finally write about Fable 3. Hope that the memories of what happened to me that fateful afternoon burned in my chest for months, but now I know and have …

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Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure

Status: Finished Skylanders once (played coop with my husband) Achievements: 26 of 38 Gamerscore: 640/1000 Adventure Packs Purchased: Darklight Crypt, Dragon’s Peak Skylanders had flown under my radar for a long time, mostly because I have a major prejudice against Activision these days (although not as bad as my hatred of Lionhead) but also due to my increasing dislike …

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Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom

Status: Completed Hakuoki’s “Alone” ending and all Souji Okita endings My weakness for feudal Japanese tales always gets the best of me. Slap in the “Choose Your Own Adventure” twist and a bevy of hot samurai and you have won my love. Set in the late 1800s, Chizuru sets out from Edo to search for her …

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