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Mass Effect 2 (2010)

By Jeff | Published: 18 February 2010
Never have I been more impressed, and disappointed with a game sequel. ME2 manages to fix many of the issues I had an issue with the first game. Elevators have been removed, resulting is much faster loading screens. It was actually playable on the Xbox because the combat system was streamlined, and you could map more [...]
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Mass Effect (2008)

By Jeff | Published: 18 February 2010
Thanks to the Steam holiday sale I finally got around to playing this game. Originally, I bought this game when it first came out and was receiving a pretty good critical review. At the time I was busy with graduate school, and work so I did not have the time to play the game. Only [...]
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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (2007) [VETERAN]

By Jeff | Published: 29 January 2010
This is a follow up to my earlier Call of Duty 4 post, and a response to valandw’s first, and second rant about the game. Overview As I mentioned in my MW2 post, I started playing these games on veteran because vanlandw has started the trend. Somehow, he powered through COD4 on veteran on his first play [...]
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The Happiness Hypothesis

By Jeff | Published: 27 January 2010
I know someone that has been going through this self help kick. I tried to explain to them that everyone writing those books is full of bullshit, and they are just working angles in order to get money from you. But, people are always looking for easy answers, and I did not have any better [...]
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Would You Kindly Read this Post? Bioshock (2007)

By Jeff | Published: 21 January 2010
After years of gathering dust on my shelf, and becoming infected with a mysterious used band aid, I finally took up Bioshock to complete it. The ordeal yielded mixed results. This game has received generally positive reviews from pretty much every critic across the industry. And, I frequently found myself wondering why. Sure, the graphics are [...]
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