Monthly Archives: August 2011

Costume Quest: Grubbins On Ice

Posted on August 29, 2011 by Lisa

While Deus Ex: Human Revolutions has me hooked, a brief browse brought a DownLoadable Content (DLC) episode for Costume Quest(CQ) to my attention … Set after the events of the original CQ one of the kids, Lucy, is looking for … Continue reading →

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Deus Ex: Human Revolution – First Impressions

Posted on August 28, 2011 by Lisa

I’d have written this sooner, but I’ve been too busy playing  Deus Ex: Human Revolution, also known as Deus Ex 3 (DE3). I didn’t get to play the original Deus Ex until about 10 years after it’s release – I’d … Continue reading →

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Driver: Parallel Lines – The Perfect Moment

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Lisa

I never really got on with the Driver series.  The handling of cars, the way they dealt with the “wanted level” and the world itself just never quite clicked with me.   Driver: Parallel Lines (DPL) hooked me a little more … Continue reading →

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Stacking

Posted on August 23, 2011 by Lisa

Now that I’ve finished Old World Blues, I began having a peek through some of the latest games on Arcade.  Three caught my attention and I downloaded the trial games. Bastion was very pretty, and I love the way the … Continue reading →

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Fallout: New Vegas – Old World Blues – Are We There Yet?

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Lisa

Old World Blues is done, dusted, and complete.  Once I’ve done this entry this will no longer be the “Fallout: New Vegas” Blog.  Until Lonesome Road is released, anyway …

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Beyond Good and Evil HD

Posted on August 20, 2011 by Lisa

While Beyond Good and Evil (BGE) isn’t my “most favouritist game ever” it’s certainly near the top of the list somewhere.  The release of the ‘HD’ version on the XBox 360 seemed a good time to revisit it. I admit … Continue reading →

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Fallout: New Vegas – Old World Blues – Characters And Backstory

Posted on August 19, 2011 by Lisa

Ignoring my whinges about spawning, I want to talk about the various characters within Old World Blues (OWB) as they make this DownLoadable Content (DLC) something quite special.

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Goodbye Google+

Posted on August 18, 2011 by Lisa

Google’s poorly defined and managed “Real Name” policies for their Google+ service helped me to the decision to dump Google+. There’s been a lot of discussion (and no few arguments) about the (conflicting) policies that Google lays out, how they’re … Continue reading →

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Fallout: New Vegas – Old World Blues – Sneak-Spawn City Reprise

Posted on August 17, 2011 by Lisa

I had a small whinge about enemies suddenly spawning in Old World Blues (OWB).  It’s now getting to the stage where this is dragging me out of that pleasant immersion in the game and urging me to explore my knowledge … Continue reading →

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Fallout: New Vegas – Old World Blues: Sneak-Spawn City

Posted on August 15, 2011 by Lisa

In the early days of arcade-adventures (or RPGs as they later came to be called) you’d often collect some prized weapon or treasure, and find the “room” you were in suddenly filled with some manner of enemies.  Since this was … Continue reading →

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