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How the PS4 Won Our Pre-Order

I want to preface this by stating for those who do not know me very well that I am not a fangirl of any Big Three console makers. It’s always been that I get the systems that have the games I want to play. Last time around I got the Xbox 360 before my PS3 …

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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 & …

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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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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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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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Fallout New Vegas Dead Money DLC

Status: Completed Dead Money 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 …

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PixelJunk Monsters Deluxe

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 …

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Elder Scrolls V Skyrim

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. …

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