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Exorcising the Goat Gremlins

October 23, 2011October 25, 2011 Chief Oddball 2 Comments

I’m never a happy camper when my car starts giving me crap. So I was none too pleased by my GTO’s behavior over the last few weeks, during which time it started displaying myriad symptoms of some unidentifiable illness or another, all of which seemed infuriatingly unrelated.

Oddball Update Relaunched

October 4, 2011October 4, 2011 Chief Oddball 4 Comments

With monumental changes in my life just around the corner, what better time to reintroduce my online outlet for it all? Oddball Update Revision X makes reviews more prominent, adds a brand new look and introduces a smattering of modern technologies (HTML5 and CSS3) — and, with any luck, will actually be updated more than once a quarter.

First Thoughts: F.E.A.R. 3

July 4, 2011September 29, 2011 Chief Oddball

Longtime readers of my blog are likely familiar with my great appreciation of the F.E.A.R. video game series, originally created and launched in 2005 by Monolith. The original game, which was the subject of one of my first reviews on this site, was succeeded by two expansion packs and a full-blown sequel in 2009, the latter of which I also reviewed.

Oddball Review: Tomb Raider Underworld (Xbox 360)

July 7, 2010September 25, 2011 Chief Oddball 4 Comments

I haven’t done a review in a while. Sadly, since the rise of the HD era, all of my vintage video capture equipment is no longer sufficient for the purpose of grabbing screenshots of high-res video games and Blu-ray movies. Nevertheless, I’ve been spending far too much time consuming media and far too little actually producing anything of value, even a schlocky video game review on a blog that no one reads.

Oddball Review: F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin

December 28, 2009September 26, 2011 Chief Oddball 3 Comments

“What is this, Retro Gaming Month again?” I hear you asking. After all, F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin was released way back in February of this year (2009). No, my friends — it’s just that I’ve only very recently completed the game’s single player campaign, and I was reminded yet again of why Monolith Productions is currently my favorite game developer.