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Category Archives: As-I-Play

TLF/AIP Bastion: The Kid Falls Off (Two) – And an Announcement

19 Oct

New installment of my As-I-Play Bastion series over on TLF. In unrelated news, I got my advance copies of my book today. I have a book. It is published. It is a Real Thing. It is not at all about … Read More »

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TLF/AIP Borderlands 2: From the Ashes (Twelve)

12 Oct

So after the mad-cat incident in which Grimm destroyed my Borderlands 2 disc, and a brief hiatus, I’ve returned to Pandora thanks to a new disc from a friend for my birthday – hence, a return to the As-I-Play Borderlands … Read More »

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AIP/TLF Bastion: The Kid Gets Up (One)

28 Sep

So among the million other things I’ve been trying to do recently, playing through Bastion is one of them. It’s slow going, mostly because I only have so many hours in the day. I don’t expect this will be a … Read More »

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TLF/AIP Borderlands 2: A Grimm Tragedy (Eleven)

21 Sep

For something a bit more lighthearted, my most recent As-I-Play Borderlands 2 post over on TLF.

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TLF/AIP Dragon Age Inquisition: Well I Didn’t See THAT Coming (Nine)

14 Sep

The final post of my As-I-Play of Dragon Age: Inquisition has gone up over on TLF. I have, since then, replayed most of the game, and let me tell you, that ending really changes the way you see some of … Read More »

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TLF/AIP Borderlands 2: Throwing the Controller (Ten)

7 Sep

Yes, I know, I haven’t posted anything except links to posts over on The Learned Fangirl. I’m sorry. This semester is kicking my butt and it’s only week three. That said, here’s installment ten on my playthrough of Borderlands 2. … Read More »

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TLF/AIP Dragon Age Inquisition – Making People Happy (Eight)

1 Sep

Another installment of my first play-through of Inquisition is up on TLF. By now, of course, I’ve played it again (once fully, once partially), once as a Qunari mage (male) and again – this last time – as a Dalish … Read More »

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TLF/AIP Borderlands: A Fine Pair of Coneys (Part Nine)

24 Aug

So WordPress has been giving me headaches, as those of you who may have been watching this blog spastically change style, theme, and plugins over the last week (gee, thanks UR WordPress people – I especially love losing ShareThis). The … Read More »

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AIP/TLF Borderlands 2: Of Parts and Pizza (Part Eight)

28 Jul

Yet another post in my As-I-Play Borderlands 2 series is live over on TLF. In only vaguely related news, I need more short games to play… Everything on the docket from here out is pretty massive, and I have so … Read More »

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TLF/AIP Inquisition: Diplomacy, Conspiracy, & Necromancy (Part Seven)

22 May

Over at TLF things have been rather hectic, so there was a brief hiatus from my two As-I-Play series (Inquisition and Borderlands 2). But since things are getting put back together by the fabulous mistresses of the web-o-sphere, I have … Read More »

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AIP/TLF Dragon Age Inquisition: Day by Day by Day… (Six)

22 Feb

Another Inquisition As-I-Play is up over on TLF, this one talking (appropriately, given my last post) about sexuality in BioWare games and why it – and the NPCCs in BioWare games – are so important to players.

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AIP/TLF Dragon Age Inquisition: Well, THAT Happened (Five)

2 Feb

And Part Five of my As-I-Play Inquisition… including MAJOR plot spoilers. Seriously.

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AIP/TLF Dragon Age Inquisition: Making Friends and Influencing People (Four)

29 Jan

Part Four of my As-I-Play Inquisition is up on TLF! Don’t worry, Sera grows on me later.

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AIP/TLF Dragon Age Inquisition: Not in the Hinterlands! (Part Three)

23 Jan

The next installment in my playthrough of Dragon Age: Inquisition is up over on TLF. I finally made it out of the Hinterlands (for the first time, although not the last), and moved on to smaller and better things.

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AIP/TLF Dragon Age Inquisition – The Unending Hinterlands

12 Jan

My second As-I-Play for Dragon Age: Inquisition – The Unending Hinterlands – is up on TLF. The Hinterlands really do feel like they will never end. Ever. I will spend all the time in the Hinterlands. But not really. Although … Read More »

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