Tag Archives: XBox 360

Dishonored – Continuing Impressions

One of the characters just used a direct quote from Thief.  That’s just put me into fangirl “squee!” territory! I’ve been enjoying Dishonored a lot.  The sneaking, learning patrols, using the layout of the environments to your advantage – this … Continue reading

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Sleeping Dogs

Sleeping Dogs caught my interest when a friend described it as a “Grand Theft Auto” clone.  Replace the Mafia with the Triads, US cities with Hong Kong, and beef up the melee fighting, and he was pretty much right.

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Dishonored – First Impressions

“THIEF!” That was my first thought when a friend told me that Dishonoured was due out the next day. That was also my second thought when I read a bit about it on the web.  So I went out the … Continue reading

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Portal 2

I couldn’t get hold of Portal 2 when it first came out as all the places I tried were sold out.  Eventually it dropped to the bottom of my “to buy” list and I nearly forgot about it.  Finding it … Continue reading

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Skyrim: Hearthfire

If you want to regularly update your blog, there are two bits of advice I have for you: Don’t let your diabetes get completely out of control. Avoid having any close relatives die. Especially those who leave you responsible for … Continue reading

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Skyrim: Dawnguard

So the first DownLoadable Content (DLC), Dawnguard (DG) is available for Skryim, and comes in at a huge 1600 points.  The first question you might want answered is: is it worth that 1600 points? Hell yes.

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Mass Effect 3 – Haven’t We Been Here Before?

Having played through Mass Effect (ME) and then Mass Effect 2 (ME2), I thought I might have yet another play-through of Mass Effect 3 (ME3).  I’ve had two play throughs of ME3, but I did it with whatever random history the … Continue reading

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Mass Effect 2 – So, I’ve Been Playing It For A While

I’ve played probably half way through Mass Effect 2 (ME2), but I’ve been distracted by Saints Row the Third (SR3).  Since this means I may never finish ME2, I thought I’d throw down all those things that have been circling … Continue reading

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Mass Effect

Apparently I like being sick.  At least, that’s the best explanation I can come up with for having been sick for too long.  Though I have it better than many, I know. Still, I needed something to keep my mind … Continue reading

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Trials: Evolution

I’ve always enjoyed the ‘trials’ type of games.  They’re easy to understand: you can accelerate, brake, lean back, or lean forwards.   They’re a challenge to balance those factors to get through the various levels and this (if they’re tuned properly) … Continue reading

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