Gaming

Assassin’s Creed 2 final thoughts

by Lawrence 08.23.2010
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Before I say a word about Assassin’s Creed 2, let me make one thing perfectly clear:  I hated the first Assassin’s Creed. To me, it felt rough and unpolished, with the gameplay elements disjointed from one another to the point that the entire game felt more like a proof-of-concept or technology demo.  In addition, I left [...]

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Final Mass Effect 2 thoughts, or Bioware WTF?

by Lawrence 06.22.2010
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I finished Mass Effect 2 over the weekend without actually intending to. If that sounds like there’s something wrong then I’d have to wholeheartedly agree with you. In short, if you want to fully enjoy Mass Effect 2 never go through the Omega 4 Relay. There are spoilers from here on out, so be warned.

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Follow-up Mass Effect 2 Thoughts

by Lawrence 06.09.2010
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Quick note: I’ll be avoiding any Mass Effect 2 spoilers in this post. As I’ve continued playing through the game I’ve been surprised by just how well the various gameplay elements blend well together.

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Mass Effect 2 First Impressions

by Lawrence 03.06.2010
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Last week, Mass Effect 2 showed up in my mailbox from Gamefly the same day I sent Bayonetta back to Pittsburgh. (No doubt a bit of good luck on my part and likely to never be repeated given Gamefly’s notoriously slow game shipping.) To begin, let me say that I have a very high regard [...]

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Bayonetta Closing Thoughts

by Lawrence 02.25.2010
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I finished Bayonetta over this past weekend and I have to admit I did so more out of the Bayonetta’s attractiveness than it was a real desire to continue to play the game. (To my credit, I was rewarded with a couple minutes of Bayonetta pole dancing during the closing credits so I didn’t feel [...]

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Bayonetta follow up thoughts

by Lawrence 02.09.2010
Bayonetta

I’ve been making my way through Bayonetta, and it’s been both a blast and is actually quite hot in places. Bayonetta, for all her outlandish exaggerations, is a genuinely hot character.  The catsuit, glasses and English accent is a pretty unbeatable combination.

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Initial Bayonetta thoughts

by Lawrence 02.06.2010
Bayonetta

I got Bayonetta for the 360 in the mail yesterday and ended up playing it for about an hour last night. Normally, I’m not a fan of games that rely heavily on Japanese-style storytelling for the simple fact that they’re almost always incomprehensible and are told with a sense of gravitas normally reserved for things [...]

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