Category: Archive
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Tabletop Review: White Dwarf, Issue #83 (Warhammer: Age of Sigmar, Warhammer 40,000)
White Dwarf, Issue #83 Publisher: Games Workshop Cost: $3.99 (Physical)/$2.99 (Digital) Page Count: 32 Release Date: 08/29/2015 Get it Here: The Black Library (Or your local Games Workshop retailer) Another week, another issue of White Dwarf. It sounds like the Summer of Sigmar is finally winding down with this issue and that we will be…
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Game Collection Roundtable 08/29/2015: Until Dawn (PS4), One Piece Pirate Warriors 3 (PS4), Batman Miniatures
What did the Diehard Gamefan team add to their collections this week?
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Tabletop Review: Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Wrath of the Righteous Box Set
Pathfinder Adventure Card Game: Wrath of the Righteous Box Set Publisher: Paizo Cost: $59.99 ($47.48 at Amazon.com) Release Date: 05/27/2015 Get it Here: Amazon.com I was kind of surprised when Amazon asked me to review the third incarnation of the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game a month ago. After all, it came out in late May…
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Review: Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls (Sony Playstation Vita)
Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls Genre: Third Person Shooter Developer: Spike Chunsoft Publisher: NIS America Release Date: 09/01/15 If you’ve been following along, you know this, but for those who are coming in new, I love the Danganronpa series. I said as much in my preview of this game when I wrote it up…
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Diehard AnimeFAN, Vol. 5: Monster Musume, The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan, Assassination Classroom and more!
Nothing exciting to discuss this week; I finished one series and picked up a new simulcast anime, which will probably carry us for a few weeks at least. Let’s get down to business. Ongoing Series Discussion: God Eater (Five Episodes): Nothing new was released this week, so it turns out that forecast that Crunchyroll may…
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Win One of Three Might & Magic Heroes VII Beta Keys!
Are you a Might & Magic fan? If so, you’ve probably heard about Might & Magic Heroes VII, Ubisoft’s latest installment of the turn-based strategy series, whose second beta starts August 26th and runs through September 9th. If you haven’t gotten a key for it yet, have no fear, because we’ll be giving out three beta keys to lucky…
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Tabletop Review: Batman Fluxx
Batman Fluxx Publisher: Looney Labs Cost: $19.99 ($14.41 at Amazon.com) Release Date: 08/07/2015 Get it Here: Amazon.com I’ve never played a Fluxx game before, but I know they are fairly similar and that there are a LOT of options out there. There are five different versions of the core game and spin-offs like Monty Python…
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Tabletop Review: Call of Catthulhu Deluxe, Book III: Worlds of Catthulhu
Call of Catthulhu Deluxe, Book III: Worlds of Catthulhu Publisher: Catthulhu.com Cost: $7.95 (PDF)/$9.95 (Physical) Page Count: 128 Release Date: 08/07/2015 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com One of the most popular games in my household is Call of Catthulhu. Even my wife and her friends, who do not roleplay, love the game and find it creepy…
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Tabletop Review: Shadowrun: Wolf & Buffalo
Shadowrun: Wolf & Buffalo Publisher: Catalyst Game Labs Cost: $2.99 Page Count: 23 Release Date: 08/20/2015 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com Every runner has an origin story; we just rarely ever hear them. Established characters in the Sixth World canon are generally introduced to us after having been veterans of the shadows for many years. It’s…
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Tabletop Review: Wyrd Chronicles, Issue #19 (Malifaux, Through the Breach)
Wyrd Chronicles, Issue #19 Publisher: Wyrd Miniatures Cost: FREE Page Count: 68 Release Date: 08/20/2015 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com I’m extremely new to Malifaux. I’ve read through the Through the Breach RPG manuals and have even felt confident enough in the rules to review a Penny Dreadful adventure, but I’ve yet to play Malifaux. I…
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Tabletop Review: White Dwarf, Issue #82 (Warhammer: Age of Sigmar, Chaos Dreadhold, Warhammer: 40,000)
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Game Collection Roundtable 08/22/2015: Tales from the Borderlands Episode 4 (PS3), Volume (PS4), Gunstar Heroes 3D (3DS)
What did the Diehard Gamefan team add to their collections this week?
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Review: Dreamfall Chapters – Book 3: Realms (PC)
Dreamfall Chapters – Book Three: Realms Developer: Red Thread Games Publisher: Red Thread Games Genre: Adventure Release Date: 06/25/2015 Here we are at the halfway point of this tale. The last book ended with a bang (literally) and a cliffhanger (kind of a given since there was still three more books to go). After that…
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Review: Tales from the Borderlands: Episode Four – Escape Plan Bravo (Sony PlayStation 3)
A solid penultimate episode to a great season.
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10 Thoughts on… Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls (Sony Playstation Vita)
So I’ve been on the Danganronpa train for a while now; the first game was honestly an amazing experience, and writing a walkthrough for the first game as well as a preview, review and walkthrough for the second has in no way diminished my want for more content, or for writing about it extensively. So…
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Diehard AnimeFAN, Vol. 4: MY Love STORY!!, Monster Musume, Assassination Classroom and more!
Another week, another round of commentary on anime for everyone to enjoy. As mentioned last week, I’ve subscribed to the Funimation streaming service, which you can sign up for yourself right here if you’re so inclined (I have no idea what referring people to the service does for me, but what the heck), and it’s…
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Review: City Quest (PC)
City Quest Genre: Adventure Game Developer: Stone Monkey Studios Publisher: Stone Monkey Studios Release Date: 8/20/15 Are you one of those people who hate indie games that use a retro aesthetic? Well do I have a game for you to hate: City Quest is a game that visually preys directly on our nostalgic memories of…
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Review: Dungeon Travelers 2: The Royal Library & The Monster Seal (Sony PlayStation Vita)
There are a number of interesting and solid gameplay mechanics at work here. However, if you want to enjoy them, you’re going to have to get through a number of potential hang ups.
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Book Review: Resident Evil: Revelations Official Complete Works
Resident Evil: Revelations Official Complete Works Publisher: Titan Books Cost: $19.99 (MSRP)/$14.98 (Amazon.com) Page Count: 200 Pages Release Date: 07/07/15 Get it Here: Amazon.com Well this is certainly an odd surprise, release-wise; while I’m generally interested in Resident Evil artwork, especially concept art, this is a bit of a late release, all things considered. The…