For the past week, I’ve been feverishly playing Fire Emblem: Awakening unlike any other long-term engagement I've spent with the game since its release. This time, however, I’ve been spending time with my neglected Hard/Classic playthrough as my magic-focused/strength-addled “Charlie” (yes, Charlie) and while the beginning was wrought with much restarts and careful planning to ensure Frederick...
Aha, this time I got this table shit figured out by pasting html versions of my Google spreadsheet. Anyway, not too much change from last time aside from my still ongoing re-playthrough of the entire trilogy with Jenna down there. For what it's worth, my favorite games of the series are Mass Effect and Mass Effect 3. The first for allowing us to actually explore the world, which made me love th...
Because I fucked up typing out these tables two nights ago and last night with them disappearing when I pasted something into one of the cells and some other thing that was less infuriating, I'll just add a few sentences telling you how I fucked up instead of some silly anecdote and stuff . Without further ado, here are some notes I've taken during my playthroughs of Mass Effect and Mass Effect...
Uh, I selected more images than this but this image "side-by-side" thing is either really retarded or can't function properly because I'm retarded. Hopefully they all show up once I post this blog. Also, it took me about five tries to finally get this bundle of images to appear. I posted a blog a month ago asking about the furry one's breed. My vet says it might be a mix between a Queensland Te...
I'm sure I've mentioned this before somewhere in the forums but, just to make sure, I have never actually bought a PS3 in my life. It was definitely not by choice, but I thought the 360 was the only console that fit my lifestyle. Most of my buddies had a 360, you see. And not one night has passed where I didn't see at least one of them playing Call of Duty or Halo or whatever dudebro stuff they...
I've had this little pup for about a week now, my father found him under his truck and later asked neighbors if they're missing the little thing, and I'm not entirely sure what breed it is. I've had a German Shepard, Dalmatian, and a Chihuahua before (all gotten within a month of each other, and died of ages 10 years and over, I believe), but this one seems like a mutt of sorts. Yo, check out t...
"Ice: A Memoir of Gangster Life and Redemption-from South Central to Hollywood" Two nights ago, I finished reading Ice-T 's book of memoirs and only just realized the impact his music career was on artists like Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G., the two rappers whose music I grew up listening to the most in my "rebellious" years, and grew an admiration for the man and less so ironically admire him...
Class: Adept Difficulty: Normal Version: PC Preferred Heavy Weapon: Missile Launcher Well, I just completed Arrival and it took me maybe about one to one-and-a-half hours to complete. And being the guy who enjoys shooting people before asking questions, I totally acted like an asshole every chance I had. Now, I'm not going to spoil anything with any story-specifics except naming a few names, bu...
Now that the game has been out for a day, I was wondering if someone in particular dies , and I'm talking about Rico here. Does Rico die? I know, a weird question, but definitely warranted when his AI can't figure out how to shoot the final boss in Killzone 2 or take cover from him. Until he finally gets up close to the guy does he actually do ( massive ) damage to him. Thanks, asshole. (But, t...
UPDATE: Problem resolved I've been having possibly the most frustrating night and morning in the past few years since I upgraded my laptop to Windows 7 Home Premium (32-bit). I installed the appropriate drivers (in order, as suggested by esupport.sony.com ) from a CD while I patiently waited for each process to complete. But then suddenly, my mouse's lights turned off to which I said oh, I'll j...
For the past day or so I've been trying to update my niece's Wii because I got her Kirby's Epic Yarn for Christmas. And yes, it's not even Christmas but hey, I really want to play it, too. The problem is is that the Wii requires an update before we can even play it. I've tried: Unplugging the router Setting the wireless router to channels 1, then 11, then 1 again (from default channel 6) Tried...
And found this gem: Ha
are hilarious . Just reading through them now absolutely shames my writing prowess, not that I'm that great of a writer, but I enjoy reveling in the idea that I am from time to time. Being a kid was pretty damn fun back in the day . And finishing over 10 games within two months? Jesus Christ, I'm lucky if I could regularly finish 10 games in a year now. 26 Jun 06 The List of Games I've Sexually...
I don't know why buying this stuff got into my mind today, maybe it's because I couldn't get it here on the west coast, but I did the deed. VICTORY! Apparently, I managed to snag the last jar. So, yay for me.
Note: additional commentary and adjusted score in bolded parentheses Note: ratings represent me of 2006-2007 User Ratings Title Score Dead Rising (I know I loved this game, and still do, but I know it has its flaws (saving system, time-based missions, etc.)) 10 (8) Gears of War (I'll admit I was very impressed with the graphics at the time, but 3/4 years later(?), I'd never think of playing thr...
Considering how much time I spend on this very site either watching (or only listening to the videos really) as I surf the web or lurk the forums from time to time, I might as well leave a few notes for myself of the future . There have been other sites I've frequented more than I should have on a daily basis but Giant Bomb has become a site that I've grown to love. Despite never growing as att...
You got a new iPod Nano (8GB) today. You also got that 2 year warranty extension that if you fuck it up in any way possible, be it by water or gravity, you can have it replaced by Best Buy free of charge . Be happy about that. Today was also the day you finished Halo: Reach. You thought it was pretty awesome and it reminded you that you hate "Pope" Elites.
UPDATE: Problem solved I don't roam very many forums, actually the only forums I usually visit are of this site's or of screened's, thus why I'm asking this question here: For those of you who have purchased an extended warranty for a console or handheld device from a huge electronics retailer, Best Buy in my case, under what conditions will you be able to replace that system? I dropped my DS L...
I just bought Pepto-Bismol and condoms at a Target right now. At first, I was just going to get the Pepto-Bismol but I thought that would be too embarrassing, so I picked up a box of condoms along the way. =D Condoms are useful when you least expect it
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With the time that I've spent on GiantBomb.com, I'm constantly reminded of how Bradley Handsome Shoemaker III "sucks at video games." Well then, how do you be good ? By not dying? Everybody has died at least once in a video game and you know what? Sometimes it's a learning experience, sometimes it's hilarious, and sometimes it can lead to frustrating events. But, because you made a mistake, you...