80th game played so far Genre: RPG Platform: Playstation 2 Year of Release: 2006 Developer: Square Enix Publisher: Square Enix Final Fantasy XII… in a game that numbers fourteen installments so far, not counting any sidegames, you have to ask yourself what it can offer now. Add to that the side games, and you wonder […]
Archive for August, 2011
#706 Final Fantasy XII
Posted: 28th August 2011 by Mulholland in GamesTags: 2006, final fantasy, playstation 2, RPG, square enix
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A Very Christopher Acquisition
Posted: 26th August 2011 by Mulholland in AcquisitionTags: acquisition
That’s right dear readers – I somehow managed to convince another mate of mine to lend me a selection of games to aid the completion of this 1001 blog. A lot of them are in the CD case so was unable to get a photo of all of them for fear of damaging the discs. […]
#569 Tales of Symphonia
Posted: 24th August 2011 by Mulholland in GamesTags: 2003, gamecube, namco, playstation 2, RPG
79th game played so far Genre: RPG Platform: Gamecube/PS2 Year of Release: 2003 Developer: Namco Publisher: Namco Where Square Enix has the incredibly successful Final Fantasy games as their foothold in the role-playing genre Namco have their own, albeit less successful, Tales franchise. With two parallel running franchises as well as forays into he world […]
As you may have noticed, we’ve added polls to the blog and we’ve put the first one up. And this poll is the reason we added it. We had a slight realisation. While with most games, we’re capable of simply playing it, no matter what happens to the company, the MMORPGs have their own oddities. […]
#936 Infamous
Posted: 20th August 2011 by Mulholland in GamesTags: 2009, action, playstation 3, Sucker Punch Productions
78th game played so far Genre: Action Platform: Playstation 3 Year of Release: 2009 Developer: Sucker Punch Productions Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Have I mentioned that I got a new PS3? Have I mentioned that I love it ever so dearly? Have I mentioned the guilt I originally felt for choosing Microsoft over Sony all […]
77th game played so far Genre: Puzzle Platform: PC Year of Release: 1993 Developer: Trilobyte Publisher: Virgin Interactive The 7th Guest is a game that I’d always been curious about. Having seen flashes, I’d been reading up on it (and its sequel The 11th Hour) for some time before I had a chance to get […]
A Series Of Open Letters To Those Who Made This Possible
Posted: 14th August 2011 by Mulholland in AcquisitionTags: acquisition
For the last 2-3 years I have been eyeing up a Playstation 3 and I have been finally able to get my hands on one as well as some damned awesome games. However instead of boasting I want to thank those who have made this possible. Dear Gamestation, Thank you so much for your competitive […]
#452 Skies of Arcadia
Posted: 12th August 2011 by Mulholland in GamesTags: 2000, dreamcast, overworks, RPG
76th game played so far Genre: RPG Platform: Dreamcast Year of Release: 2000 Developer: Overworks Publisher: Sega It was a sad day in console gaming when Sega gave up the ghost and pulled out of making consoles due to the increased competition from the fresh-faced Xbox. I really regret trading in my Dreamcast… just like […]
#450 Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 2
Posted: 8th August 2011 by Jeroen in GamesTags: 2000, activision, Neversoft, sports, Various
75th game played so far Genre: Sports Platform: Various Year of Release: 2000 Developer: Neversoft Publisher: Activision Although I suppose it might have vaguely resembled my former social groups, neither of us have been into skating, really. At all. It just never appealed to me. I prefered doing things where I didn’t have to worry […]
#464 Gran Turismo 3: A-Spec
Posted: 4th August 2011 by Mulholland in GamesTags: 2001, driving, playstation 2, polyphony digital
74th game played so far Genre: Driving Platform: Playstation 2 Year of Release: 2001 Developer: Polyphony Digital Publisher: Sony Computer Entertainment Between the two of us there is probably no genre of video game that we can not cover with grace and enthusiasm… except for realistic racing games. Despite one of us having links to […]