Category Archives: Star Wars

Music I listened to in 2016

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Cat

I didn’t listen to music for a lot of 2016 and it’s only towards the end that I really picked it up again. Last.fm recorded a conflicting number – on one screen it’s 1200 and another 1069, but it’s a huge … Continue reading →

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Review: Star Wars – Episode II: Attack of the Clones audiobook

Posted on January 11, 2017 by Cat

Just like the Star Wars – Episode I: The Phantom Menace, the book is done well with the audio effects and music and the voices and general content. Battles are described, but they’re not described in every single detail and … Continue reading →

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Review: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic comics

Posted on December 16, 2016 by Cat

I don’t think I’d ever read a comic except a few books of Disney’s Das Lustige Taschenbuch when I was young. I’d never ruled it out, but it’s kind of hard to know where to start when you’ve never really … Continue reading →

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Review: Star Wars The Phantom Menace audiobook

Posted on December 6, 2016 by Cat

I was surprised when I first listened to it that not only it contains sound effects and music but also added bits that aren’t in the films. As such the motivations of some of the characters are flashed out a … Continue reading →

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Review: Star Wars The Force Awakens audiobook

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Cat

The other day I came across a couple of articles I’d saved a long time ago to read later. 27 ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ questions answered by the novel and 45 ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ plot details explained … Continue reading →

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Star Wars: The Old Republic – Revan

Posted on September 9, 2016 by Cat

Thanks to the fantastic ‘Knights of the Old Republic’ [KotOR] game [fun fact: it’s the main reason I got into and love gaming], my favourite era of Star Wars is the Old Republic. Yes, the seven films are great, but … Continue reading →

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28/100 best games

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Cat

Randomly came across one of those ubiquitous ‘Top 100 Best Games‘ lists earlier and ended up surprised at the number of games I’ve actually played. Having primarily owned the Xbox and the 360 and not played too many classics I … Continue reading →

Posted in Assassins Creed, BioShock, BioWare, Community and Games, Deus Ex, EA, GTA, Halo games, KotOR, Skyrim - Elder Scrolls V, Star Wars, Ubisoft, Xbox, Xbox360 | Leave a comment

The London Symphony Orchestra at The Hexagon [@londonsymphony & @TheHexagon]

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Cat

Tonight I went to see a concert by the London Symphony Orchestra in the Hexagon in Reading which marks the first time I’ve been inside the Hexagon, despite having lived in Reading for over ten years. I’ve realised over the … Continue reading →

Posted in #rdg, Classical Music, Concerts, Music, Star Wars | 2 Comments

Star Wars The Force Unleashed 2

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Cat

I recently completed Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 or SWTFU2. I mentioned it very briefly before. I played the first one shortly after its release and was surprisingly enjoying it very much. The Euphoria game engine coupled with the … Continue reading →

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Star Wars: The Old Republic

Posted on November 26, 2011 by Cat

I got very excited a couple of weeks ago when I received an email to the weekend beta testing for Star Wars: The Old Republic as it has been a game I’ve waited for a long time. I had never … Continue reading →

Posted in BioWare, Community and Games, KotOR, Skyrim - Elder Scrolls V, Star Trek, Star Wars | 10 Comments

Killing stormtroopers ain’t quite the same any more

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Cat

A played a little bit of Star Wars The Force Unleashed 2 last night following watching most of season 1 of the Clone Wars this weekend. The game is, just like the first one, quite a lot of fun, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Community and Games, Films and TV, Star Wars, TV Shows | 1 Comment

Need more soundtracks. Need them now!

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Cat

Having just started a “normal” 9-5 job again I have discovered I’m in need of more orchestral soundtracks from either films or games. Whilst my iPod has over 70GB of music, a large part of it is unsuitable as it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in BioWare, Classical Music, Deus Ex, Dragon Age, Fable, Gun - The game, Halo games, Harry Potter, Hitman, Howard Shore, Indiana Jones, Jesper Kyd, John Williams, Last.fm, Lord of the Rings, Lost, Mass Effect, Music, Oblivion - Elder Scrolls IV, Pirates of the Caribbean, Robin Hood, Soundtrack, Splinter Cell games, Star Wars | 5 Comments

Saying one thing yet doing another!

Posted on October 22, 2010 by Cat

I have noticed several times in the past that once I write a post about losing interest with something I suddenly find myself interested again. As it just happened with gaming. Last week I wrote a long post on how … Continue reading →

Posted in Community and Games, KotOR, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars | 2 Comments

How to play “Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords” on Windows Vista

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Cat

Just over a week ago I wrote a post discussing my lack of gaming in recent months. Amongst other games I mentioned KotOR II: The only reason I replayed KotOR was to have it all in the back of my … Continue reading →

Posted in BioWare, Community and Games, How to, KotOR, Star Wars | 3 Comments

Where have all the gaming posts gone?

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Cat

Amongst several others there’s a draft sitting in my, well, drafts, lamenting on how I jump from interest or hobby to another to come back to it at a later time thus effectively proving my nomadic nature. In that post … Continue reading →

Posted in BioWare, Community and Games, Deus Ex, Dragon Age, Fable, GTA, Halo games, KotOR, Mass Effect, Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar, Splinter Cell games, Star Wars, Xbox360 | 4 Comments

Why do tweets about alcohol always get the most replies?

Posted on July 31, 2010 by Cat

Surely it would indicate that most of my followers may have too much! Here’s the previous time a tweet about alcohol got quite a few and this is what I got yesterday. . How long does a screwtop bottle of … Continue reading →

Posted in Community and Games, Crowdsourcing, Funny Stuff, Knitting, KotOR, Life in general, Personal, Star Wars, Twitter, Twitter Favourites | 4 Comments

Gamer Banter: A trip down memory lane

Posted on June 17, 2010 by Cat

Gamer Banter is a monthly gaming discussion of multiple bloggers. More info is here and please contact Terry from Game Couch if you wish to take part. June’s topic is set by Terry from Game Couch: What was the game … Continue reading →

Posted in Blog Banter, Community and Games, Halo games, KotOR, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Xbox | 14 Comments

The Tudors – The game [No, really..]

Posted on June 5, 2010 by Cat

. I have played many games based on a film or TV franchise including Lord of the Rings, Star Wars, Shrek, Pirates of the Caribbean, Lost, Buffy and more. I would even consider some of them to be amongst my … Continue reading →

Posted in Buffy, Community and Games, EA, Facebook, Films and TV, Game Politics, Killerspiele, Lord of the Rings, Lost, Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Wars, TV Shows, Ubisoft, Xbox, Xbox360 | 3 Comments