Costume Quest

Costume Quest

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This was originally posted on the now-defunct Random Fury! videogame blog. The premise behind Costume Quest is bewitchingly simple: Kids dress up in Halloween costumes which then become hyper-realistic in combat scenarios. For example, one of the costumes is a blue robot. When roaming around the overworld, it appears to be made from a cardboard box, tinfoil and roller-skates -…
Super Puzzle Platformer

Super Puzzle Platformer

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This was originally posted on the now-defunct Random Fury! videogame blog. This week I am playing... Super Puzzle Platformer. It's a game by Andrew Morrish, and it's a bit of a mash-up. As the title suggests, it's both puzzle and platform. Well, to be more accurate, it's a platform game set in a puzzle game. A kind of Anti-Mr.Driller, set…
Super Hot

Super Hot

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This was originally posted on the now-defunct Random Fury! videogame blog. http://superhotgame.com/ Here's the concept: In this game, time only moves when you do. You are dropped into a super-stylised world (which I thought was very Mirror's Edge), and large, caps locked words immediately bark instructions at you - and your instinct is to obey, and enjoy. Little do you…

mp-three-asy!

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That atrocious title was a pun as I'm updating my mp3 player now - and it's so fucking slow. Probably doesn't help that I'm going from an external hard-drive, through the PC, to an SD card inside my mp3 player, but hey whatever. What I really need is one of those mp3 players with stupidly massive storage, something like the…

Xbox One

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Upon completion of that last post, I have realised that I've not addressed the Xbox One on here yet. I can kinda see where they are coming from with the extra functions and all, but I think they have misunderstood it. Nowadays people can get games on devices that can also do loads of other things, but never have I…

2012

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2012 eh? The Mayans thought the World would end - fucking idiots. Not the Mayans, but the people who misinterpreted their calendar. It was a mixed bag - some good, some bad, but mostly good. I started with the misconception that I could code - what a lol. It was a mixture of getting a new, powerful PC and a…
Dreamscapes Magical Menagerie

Dreamscapes Magical Menagerie

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This book is so aptly named, as all the illustrations have a dream-like quality. It's the combination of mythical creatures and watercolour that does it. Moody hues, blurred lines and an ethereal je ne sais quoi. I'll be honest - Although I love the atmosphere they create with their delicate lines and subtle colours, I've never really worked seriously with…
Upgrade succesful

Upgrade succesful

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Upgrading to Windows 8 was relatively painless, I have to say. It helped that I was going from Windows 7 - if it had been from anything lower then there would have been issues. But hey, it was plain sailing. My initial impressions were - What the actual fuck is going on here? My fears died down once I'd found…

Windows 8

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So, I'm about to upgrade my OS to Windows 8 Pro. I'm never usually this eager to take up new technology, I mean, I never started using Firefox until Chrome was generally perceived as "the best". Funny, just writing out the tag for Chrome made me realise I've never mentioned Chromehounds on here before - it is one of my…