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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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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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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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Gears of War: Jacinto’s Remnant

With no other choice but to destroy the last city still standing, Delta Squad and the other remaining COG officers must take care of the survivors while they search for a new place to call home. Hoping that the last of the Locust has been buried beneath Jacinto, Chairman Prescott decides that their best course …

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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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Fallout New Vegas Honest Hearts DLC

Status: Completed Honest Hearts and unlocked all 5 achievements Achievements: 49 of 75 Gamerscore: 965/1655 After previous experiences with Fallout 3’s add on content suffering major release issues, I decided that I’d wait a while before picking up new quests for New Vegas. I didn’t want to be burned again with purchasing content on release day and being …

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