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Silent Hill: Shattered Memories & Lost Potential

Posted on 29/03/2012 by Eivind

I had been looking forward to playing through Silent Hill: Shattered Memories for some time. I’m something as odd as a horror game enthusiast who hasn’t played any of the games in the Silent Hill series, as I unfortunately sold … Continue reading →

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Hefner’s Dead Media Re-Issued 2-Disc Version… Deluxe

Posted on 10/10/2011 by Eivind

Originally released in 2001, Hefner‘s Dead Media was the band’s fourth (or fifth, if you count Boxing Hefner) and final album. Rather than giving their fans another album of accessible piano- and guitar-driven pop/rock songs a la We Love The … Continue reading →

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The Mountain Goats’ All Eternals Deck

Posted on 27/05/2011 by Eivind

I’ve been rather lukewarm to The Mountain Goats‘ recent output, with recent being anything released after 2005’s magnum opus The Sunset Tree. Earlier this year the band released their seventh studio album, All Eternals Deck. Having been disappointed by the … Continue reading →

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Bokura Ga Ita

Posted on 11/05/2011 by Eivind

Finally made it through the anime series Bokura Ga Ita, which turned out to be a slow, dull, and overall pretty forgettable high school romance anime series. I thought it was only 13 episodes long when I started watching it, … Continue reading →

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Amnesia: The Dark Descent

Posted on 19/04/2011 by Eivind

Amnesia: The Dark Descent was one of the big indie game successes of 2010. I’m sure most young folks who’re into PC gaming have heard about it: it’s a horror game which focuses on ambiance and survival rather than action. … Continue reading →

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Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened, aka. Cookie Cutter Cthulhu Cultists Strike Again

Posted on 09/03/2011 by Eivind

A few days ago I finished the game Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened, released in 2006 by Frogwares (and re-released in 2008 as a re-mastered version, mainly adding the ability to switch to a third-person view, which was the version I … Continue reading →

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Scathing Post-Juletide Reviews, Pt. 4: GameCube’s Resident Evil

Posted on 16/02/2011 by Eivind

I consider myself a fan of the Resident Evil franchise. (Not including the atrocious live-action Hollywood films.) My favourite has always been the first game in the series, released for the PlayStation back in 1996. It was unlike anything I’d … Continue reading →

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Scathing Post-Juletide Reviews, Pt. 3: Super Mario All-Stars 25th Anniversary Edition

Posted on 30/01/2011 by Eivind

Another birthday present for myself was Super Mario All-Stars 25th Anniversary Edition. Celebration the 25th anniversary of the game Super Mario Bros. last year, Nintendo released this limited edition 25th anniversary package, which included the game Super Mario All-Stars – … Continue reading →

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Scathing Post-Juletide Reviews, Pt. 2: Terry Pratchett’s I Shall Wear Midnight

Posted on 26/01/2011 by Eivind

As a birthday present to myself (my birthday is very close to Christmas) I bought Terry Pratchett’s latest Discworld novel, I Shall Wear Midnight. I actually got the limited Amazon.com edition, which went on sale during the dreaded Black Friday … Continue reading →

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Scathing Post-Juletide Reviews, Pt. 1: The Extra Lens’ Undercard

Posted on 23/01/2011 by Eivind

As one of my birthday presents to myself, I had bought the album Undercard by The Extra Lens. The Extra Lens consist of Franklin Bruno and The Mountain Goats‘ John Darnielle, and they used to be known as The Extra … Continue reading →

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