Daily Archives: April 28, 2011

Weekly Little Big Planet: dark on the rock

You see, their young enter through the ears and wrap themselves around the cerebral cortex. This has the effect of rendering the victim extremely susceptible to suggestion. Later, as they grow, follows madness and death. Full disclosure: I’m cheating this … Continue reading

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Final Fantasy IV: The Complete Collection: the JRPG singularity

The first Final Fantasy was very different from what would be released little more than a year later as Final Fantasy II in America (and is properly known as Final Fantasy IV). People misremember how open the original was, your … Continue reading

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War in the East: is Taifun that movie with the giant robots?

This year will be the 70th anniversary of the launching of the final German drive on Moscow, Operation Typhoon (in German: Taifun). And it’s the 70th anniversary of the invasion of Russia itself, obviously. Don’t bogart my point, which is … Continue reading

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Latest patch ensures you’ll never see another Fallout: New Vegas bug

I don’t think Bethesda is clear on how patches for videogames are supposed to work. Ideally, a patch makes a game work better. But with each successive patch for Fallout: New Vegas, Bethesda has made is increasingly difficult for me … Continue reading

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Mortal Kombat captures all the fun of a face stabbing

I don’t really know why I like gory horror movies. I hate actual gore. I’m squeamish about the sight of blood. After 9/11, I went to give blood and I fainted before they managed to wring even a pint out … Continue reading

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