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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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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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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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The Baconing (DeathSpank)

Status: Completed the Baconing! 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: …

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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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Professor Layton and the Last Specter

Status: 1 playthrough of The Last Specter 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 …

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Persona 4

Status: Finished Persona 4 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 …

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