Category: Video Game Reviews
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Review: Tales from the Borderlands: Episode Five – The Vault of the Traveler (Sony PlayStation 3)
While it’s a fantastic finale on the story front, the technical issues still haunt this season.
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Review: Arcana Heart 3: LOVEMAX!!! (PC)
Arcana Heart 3: LOVEMAX!!! Genre: Fighting Developer: Examu Publisher: Arc System Works Release Date: 9/29/15 Well, here we are with what will be the third review in seven and a half years of the Arcana Hearts franchise, with the game Arcana Hearts 3: LOVEMAX!!!. I’ll be the first to admit that, despite a general love…
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Review: Transformers: Devastation (Sony Playstation 4)
Platinum delivers a short but nostalgia fueled Transformers experience.
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Review: Toy Soldiers: War Chest Hall of Fame Edition (Sony PlayStation 4)
Toy Soldiers: War Chest Hall of Fame Edition Publisher: Ubisoft Developer: Signal Studios Genre: 3rd person tower defense Release Date: 08/11/2015 I remember being a little guy, way back when, playing in the sandbox or backyard with my action figures. Some summer days it kept me occupied from the first golden light until the sky…
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Review: Samurai Warriors 4-II (Sony Playstation 4)
Samurai Warriors 4-II Genre: Action Developer: Omega Force Publisher: Tecmo Koei Release Date: 9/29/15 A sensation in its home country of Japan, and a cult hit in other countries, Koei’s Musou series is an amalgamation of real time strategy and frantic, beat-em-up style action. Since the original introduction to this formula with Dynasty Warriors 2…
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Review: Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax (Sony Playstation Vita)
Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax Genre: Fighting Developer: Ecole/French Bread Publisher: Sega Release Date: 10/06/15 Fans of Ecole as a fighting game developer have gone from famine to feast this year; after years of never seeing a US port of Melty Blood in any form, we’ve suddenly been given two fighting games from the developer, in…
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Review: Read Only Memories (PC)
ROM has a brilliant setting and fantastic characters that make up for the game’s shortcomings.
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Review: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 (Sony PlayStation 4)
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5 Publisher: Activision Developer: Robomodo and Disruptive Games Genre: Skateboarding/Arcade Sports Release Date: 09/29/2015 The title Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland was used ten years too soon. I have never played a game that creates the feelings of dread, desolation, and hopelessness quite like Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 5; unfortunately, I do…
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Review: Black Sails (PC)
Black Sails Genre: Adventure Developer: Deck 13 Publisher: Deck 13 Release Date: 09/17/15 As I mentioned in my Dropsy review, good, non-horror-themed traditional adventure games are fairly hard to come by in this day and age, but if you’re looking for a horror theme in your adventure game, well, that’s surprisingly not so hard to…
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Review: Amnesia: Memories (PC)
Amnesia: Memories Developer: Idea Factory Publisher: Idea Factory Genre: Visual Novel Release Date: 08/25/2015 Visual novels have been gaining more momentum, with more of them making their way outside of Japan. Along with that, otomes, an underserved niche, have also gotten more in the way of releases, with Amnesia: Memories being among the latest (Norn9…
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Review: Steamalot: Epoch’s Journey (PC)
An interesting, if a bit unpolished, game that merges a collectible card game with a tactical RPG.
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Review: Persona 4: Dancing All Night (Sony Playstation Vita)
Persona 4: Dancing All Night Genre: Rhythm Developer: Dingo Inc. Publisher: Atlus Release Date: 09/29/15 So, just shy of three months ago, I took a look at an import version of Persona 4: Dancing All Night, and now, by the kindness of Atlus, here we are taking a look at the US release of the…
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Review: Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer (Nintendo 3DS)
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Nintendo Genre: Simulation Release Date: 09/25/2015 Animal Crossing: New Leaf was one of my favorite games of 2013, so much so that I put together a monthly guide for the game to help other people who really loved New Leaf. One of the things I lauded about the game was its…
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Review: Dropsy (PC)
Dropsy Genre: Adventure Developer: Tendershoot/A Jolly Corpse Publisher: Devolver Digital Release Date: 09/10/15 Dropsy was a game I’d had on my radar ever since I first heard about it around a month ago. Part of that is because traditional adventure games have become a lot less high profile (and common) than they used to be,…
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Review: Destiny: The Taken King Digital Collector’s Edition (Sony Playstation 4)
Destiny: The Taken King gives us the game we should have had at launch.
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Review: Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Mirai DX (Nintendo 3DS)
If you’re a fan of the series, you won’t want to miss this one. If you’re new to the franchise, this is probably the best time to jump in.
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Review: Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance (Sony PlayStation 4)
It’s a super good time!
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Review: Extreme Exorcism (Nintendo Wii U)
Since the enemies copy your moves, this game is like playing with yourself.
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Review: Party Hard (PC)
Party Hard Genre: Stealth Developer: Pinokl Games Publisher: tinyBuild Release Date: 8/25/15 There was a time in my life where I lived in an apartment and the neighbors in the unit above mine would constantly be blaring music loudly at all hours of the day and night. Several confrontations did nothing to make the situation…
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Review: Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain (Sony Playstation 4)
Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain Genre: Open World Third Person Shooter Developer: Kojima Productions Publisher: Konami Corporation Release Date: 09/01/2015 I am Big Boss, now dubbed “Venom Snake.” It is midnight and I am staring out over a valley in Afghanistan, on the other side there is a mountain covered in a sprawling…