Monthly Archives: March 2011

Dragon Age 2: Nth Impressions

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Lisa

Given that my First Impressions really was more along the lines of my Immediate Impressions, and I’ve been playing Dragon Age 2 (DA2) long enough for this to probably be my Second Impressions, but haven’t written my proper First Impressions, … Continue reading →

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Spiders. Why’d it have to be spiders?

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Lisa

I suspect that everyone has a phobia.  Some phobias are for things that can be avoided or the chances of meeting the ‘object’ of that phobia are so rare that they don’t impact on a person.  At the other end … Continue reading →

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Why Am I Still Playing?

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Lisa

Occasionally I read a book, watch a movie or play a game that I keep reading/watching/playing despite not really knowing if I’m enjoying it or not.  Clearly I don’t dislike it too much, but I’m at a loss as to … Continue reading →

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Thank you, BioWare

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Lisa

I’ve still to write my “First Impressions” of DragonAge 2, but came across this article on No More Lost. I’m not sure there’s much I can add to that article beyond adding my own “kudos” to BioWare.  I’m glad they’re … Continue reading →

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Dragon Age 2 – First Impressions

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Lisa

Truthfully, I’m not sure I’ve played enough of the game yet to have First Impressions. I can probably manage “Immediate Impressions”, but not much more.  I haven’t been in a Role Playing Game (RPG) mood this weekend, and so I’ve … Continue reading →

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Red-Dead Redemption: What Went Wrong?

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Lisa

Alright, perhaps asking “What went wrong?” is a little strong, as I really did get many weeks worth of play out of Red-Dead Redemption.  I believe I completed about 80% or so of the game, including most of the side … Continue reading →

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The Last MacGuffin

Posted on March 19, 2011 by Lisa

In Psychonauts there were arrowheads, PSI Cards, figments and more.  In Crackdown there were Orbs.  In Burnout Paradise there were Billboards, Smashes, Jumps and more.  In Test Drive Unlimited 2 there are roads, photographs, wrecks, shops and so on. Collecting … Continue reading →

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Test Drive Unlimited 2 – Mandatory Content Pack

Posted on March 18, 2011 by Lisa

Things are getting a little strange in the TDU2 world.  We’ve had at least one patch, where I’ve been told the usual “There is an update for this game” on startup.    However, last night I loaded up TDU2 to be … Continue reading →

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Test Drive Unlimited 2 – Pause, Bots And More

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Lisa

Sometimes you have a post all written in your head, and just before you commit it to electrons and magnetic directions, you find something that makes the whole thing obsolete.  That’s basically what’s happened just now. I was going to … Continue reading →

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Paying It Backwards – Trumpet Winsock

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Lisa

Like many who used the Internet in the days of Windows 3.0 and 3.1, I used Trumpet Winsock to talk to the world.  I can’t remember how I got hold of a copy of it, but probably someone gave me … Continue reading →

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