Author: Joanne
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What’s In a Name?
My Gamertag: Pixie Jo. I seriously don’t know whether to hate it or not. I think I hate it… but then sometimes I think it’s awesome. I’m not sure if I am just bored of it. Maybe I’ve outgrown it a little. After all it was created by an 18 year old who was going…
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Ace Combat: Assault Horizon
I guess it should go without saying that if you have any issues with any kind of motion sickness in gaming, you should probably steer clear of this. Or do as I did and focus on the arrow. Don’t look down. For God’s sake just don’t! Anyway… Ace Combat: Assault Horizon is the latest in…
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Playing With The Lights On
Fear. In the world of gaming we can claim to be fans of horror but when you think about it, playing through a game that really succeeds as a truly scary game is not a pleasant experience. I do enjoy playing these types of games, but only when I am with friends, or more recently…
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Endgame
It’s always slightly sad when you reach the end of a really good game on your first playthrough. You can play it again and again, sure, but nothing quite beats the initial discovery of major plot points and unexpected bits that make you think ‘wow, I have to do that? This is so cool!’. I have two…
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The Silent Sidekick
This Blog is dedicated to all of the ‘Player 2’s out there. When I play alone, all is well. I kick the Call of Duty campaign’s arse very sufficiently indeed. I blissfully get carried away with single player gems like Braid, Singularity, Bioshock, etc. It’s all good. I am a one woman gaming tank… type… thing.…
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Rise of Nightmares
This game has been on my radar for a while. The first ‘serious’ Kinect game (with swearing and everything!), I was intrigued to see how well horror and interaction worked. The potential was huge, and I couldn’t wait to try it out. You start out as Josh, an alcoholic travelling on a train with his wife,…
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The Baconing
Deathspank is back for a third bout of heroic endeavours, and this time it’s person-… oh, actually it’s about his underwear. Yes, for reasons not excluding chafing, we must guide our hero through perils and the like to find specific locations of the Baconing Fire, so that Deathspank can burn the Fabled Thongs of Virtue and…
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With The Good, Comes The Bad
Gaming, and gaming culture, has gone down a funny route these past ten years or so. On the one hand, it is a lot more mainstream, and it’s getting more and more acceptable to say ‘hey, I’m 35. I own an Xbox 360’. It’s not really seen as a thing you should have quit when you turned 12 anymore. It is easier…
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Forgotten Ideas
Everybody remembers Resident Evil when it was still a Survival Horror. We all know where we were when we first played the 1996 title and we all jumped a mile when the dogs burst through the window. We all agreed it was getting stale by the time Resident Evil 0 came out, and rejoiced when Leon…
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Bad Habits?
Due to the extremely boring and unfortunately timed task of moving house a few weeks ago, I’ve missed out on a lot of hours of gaming time and a couple of big releases. How can I justify purchasing HomeFront when there’s paint to be bought? How could I possibly explain buying Dragon Age 2 when I have to get…