On October 19th I will once again be participating in the epic 24 hour video game playing marathon for charity that is Extra Life. For as little as $1 an hour (that’s only $24!) or any sized flat donation, you can help me raise funds that will help children and their families while they undergo treatment. …
Project Backlog – The List
Here is the current list of games in my backlog as of May 28th, 2013. This list will be updated on a semi-regular basis to reflect new additions and recent completions (or removals based on the fact that I got stuck and gave up). Xbox 360 Alan Wake – The Signal & The Writer DLC (Completed!) …
Jiro Dreams of Sushi
Whenever I am asked what I want to eat, sushi is always the first answer out of my mouth. That said, we don’t often go out for sushi since dinner for two often ends up costing a pretty penny in these parts. Even the all you can eat sushi magnificence that is Nori Nori has …
LEGO Batman 2
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 & …
The Wavering of Haruhi Suzumiya
My love affair with all things Haruhi Suzumiya continues with the sixth light novel, The Wavering of Haruhi Suzumiya, which contains five more SOS Brigade adventures, including the novelization of the first anime episode that hooked me in the first place. First up is Live Alive, in which Kyon wanders around the school festival checking out his schoolmates’ …
The Urbz: Sims the in City (Project Backlog)
Status: Completed The Urbz 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 …
Golden Sun: Dark Dawn
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 …
Geek & Gaming Cross Stitchery 2 – Kitchen Decor
I have a dream kitchen, filled with beautiful stainless steel and black appliances, a gas range, double ovens and a walk-in pantry even Nigella would be envious of. It will be filled with all sorts of awesome Fred & Friends kitchen gear and I’ll have many sets of Japanese tableware, at least one pattern for …
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 …
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 …