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Category Archives: As-I-Play

TLF/AIP Borderlands 2: Failure and the Enkindling (Part Seven)

2 Jan

New Borderlands 2 post over on TLF! More chasing Roland around Pandora!

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TLF/AIP Borderlands 2: Diamond in the Rough (Six)

21 Dec

New post on Borlderlands over on TLF in which I get to meet Ellie. Ellie is awesome. And no, I haven’t given up on Inquisition. Double-fisting games for the win!

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AIP/TLF No One Expects the Inquisition

25 Nov

I haven’t given up on Borderlands 2, but being as much of a fangirl as I am of BioWare, I had to put it on hold to pick up Dragon Age: Inquisition. Here’s the first As-I-Play post on Inquisition over … Read More »

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AIP/TLF Borderlands 2: Double-Header!

29 Oct

Due to having some surprise extra playtime this week, I’ve got two Borderlands 2 posts up on TLF. Parts Four and Five.

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AIP/TLF Oops (Borderlands 2)

9 Oct

The second part of my playthrough of Borderlands 2, in which I make several mistakes, is up on TLF. So much to play, so little time! Here’s hoping I finish this one before Dragon Age: Inquisition comes out, because all … Read More »

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AIP/TLF Shut Your Claptrap (Borderlands 2)

24 Sep

The first post in a new As-I-Play series has gone live over on TLF: this time, I’m playing through Borderlands 2! This is one of those games that I kept considering every time I thought about getting a new game. … Read More »

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AIP/TLF: Final Battle! (XCOM)

17 Sep

And my final As-I-Play XCOM: Enemy Unknown post is up over on TLF.

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AIP/TLF XCOM: The Chamber (Part Eight)

11 Sep

And a little more XCOM over on TLF… almost done!

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AIP/TLF XCOM: Girl Fight! (Part Seven)

8 Sep

So my most recent As-I-Play of XCOM: Enemy Unknown (Part Seven – Girl Fight!) is up on TLF. It’s getting close to the end… Coming up in a couple weeks, Borderlands 2… I’m looking forward to it!

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AIG/TLF: Hold Your Fire (XCOM)

28 Aug

In a (hopefully) much less controversial post – my latest As-I-Play post on XCOM: Enemy Unknown is up over at TLF. In a side note, I’d originally titled the post “Stop, Don’t Shoot” when I started writing it the day … Read More »

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AIG/TLF: Fresh Meat (XCOM)

19 Aug

The fifth installment of my As-I-Play XCOM series is up over at TLF. You can use the As-I-Play category tag to find the rest.

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AIP/TLF: War of Attrition (XCOM)

12 Aug

Post number four on for my TLF As-I-Play series, focused on XCOM: Enemy Unknown. You can find posts 1-3 linked to here.

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AIP/TLF: Reboot (XCOM)

6 Aug

The third installment of my As-I-Play XCOM is up on TLF. Short version: I’ve now caved and started using save games to keep my squad from dying horrible deaths, mostly because I’m lazy and don’t want to try too hard. … Read More »

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AIP/TLF: Managing the Team (XCOM)

28 Jul

My second as-I-play post on XCOM: Enemy Unknown has gone live on TLF. I’m a few more hours into the game now, and have started to see my soldiers carving out niches in terms of their tactical abilities (which really … Read More »

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AIP/TLF: Invasion Initiated (XCOM)

21 Jul

Here’s the first “As-I-Play” post for XCOM: Enemy Unknown over at TLF. I haven’t gotten very far yet, so I’m sure my impressions will change – in other words, don’t start yelling at me because I haven’t fallen in love … Read More »

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