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I curate the very finest and most evocative blog ideas, then forget to write them down and ramble on about video games instead.

Book Review – Shada

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Taskbaarchitect

Shada, bless it, has been knocked about more times than Ben from LOST. The original script, penned by Douglas Adams (you might possibly have heard of him) fell victim to strike action and was never produced. Since then it’s been … Continue reading →

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Animal Crossing 012 – Ragnarok

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Taskbaarchitect

People occasionally complain that Animal Crossing, packed to the gills as it is with Harvest Festivals and Graduation Days, pays short shrift to the British calendar – most notably, there’s no animal equivalent of Guy Fawkes Night. This is true, … Continue reading →

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Animal Crossing 011 – This Is Halloween

Posted on November 2, 2011 by Taskbaarchitect

If my Animal Crossing avatar had been detailed enough, he’d have been sweating. Tonight was the night, after all, and while I was well-versed in the theory of the occasion, I’d had no opportunity to actually prove my skills out … Continue reading →

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Animal Crossing 010 – No Escape

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Taskbaarchitect

The sun was shining softly through the cherry-dotted trees as I stepped out of my home, patted my gyroid assistant on its wooden-topped head with a cheery “Good morning” and stepped into town. This was la vita nuova – a … Continue reading →

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Animal Crossing 009 – Catcher in the Rye

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Taskbaarchitect

It’s been a while since I’ve had a chance to put together a blog post, but that doesn’t mean life’s been anything other than hectic in the madcap land of Twycross. As we start our yearly march towards Ragnarok and … Continue reading →

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Animal Crossing 008 – Shirked Responsibilities

Posted on September 23, 2011 by Taskbaarchitect

The last human stronghold was burning. Locust swarmed throughout the streets, cavorting and revelling in the carnage and fear they were causing. Terrified settlers raised guns in their trembling hands only to be swatted aside or blown apart by the … Continue reading →

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Animal Crossing 007 – From Twycross With Love

Posted on September 13, 2011 by Taskbaarchitect

Christmas has come early to Twycross! Well, if you spend your Christmases labouriously entering alphanumeric codes, anyway. As I touched upon last time, it’s possible, if unwieldy, to exchange goods with remote towns by telling Nook the item, player and … Continue reading →

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Animal Crossing 006 – Trevelyan

Posted on September 4, 2011 by Taskbaarchitect

It’s been a busy week in Neo-Twycross; cats have arrived, alchemy has been performed and I’ve decided to murder Blathers the owl. Firstly, though, I need to rectify a mistake I made when starting this blog – I blithely assumed … Continue reading →

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Animal Crossing 005 – Enslaved

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Taskbaarchitect

Time for an update from Twycross – the one on my Wii ,that is, not the actual one which would be all about tractors and drizzle. It’s been a busy week and I’ve started to settle into an Animal Crossing … Continue reading →

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Animal Crossing 004 – Browncoats

Posted on August 21, 2011 by Taskbaarchitect

It lacks of the connectivity of its DS and Wii descendants, of course, but the Gamecube version of Animal Crossing isn’t an entirely solo experience. There’s a password-based trading system, for one thing, but today I’m taking a rather more … Continue reading →

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