Category: Video Game Reviews
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Review: Aegis of Earth: Protonovus Assault (Sony PlayStation Vita)
An assault on fun.
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Review: Aegis of Earth: Protonovus Assault (Sony PlayStation 4)
A fun concept that was ground into tedium by poor design.
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Review: Republique (Sony Playstation 4)
Republique Genre: Stealth Developer: Camoflaj Publisher: GungHo Release Date: 03/22/16 Republique was one of those rare games that I was interested in playing despite knowing next to nothing about it; if I’m being up-front, I thought the title was interesting and the box art looked cool, and decided that was enough knowledge to inform my…
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Review: Fire Emblem Fates Special Edition (Nintendo 3DS)
Another Nintendo product Fated for a small print run.
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Review: The Witch and the Hundred Knight: Revival Edition (Sony PlayStation 4)
The Witch and the Hundred Knight: Revival Edition Publisher: NIS America Developer: Nippon Ichi Software Genre: Action/RPG Release Date: 03/04/2016 Japanese developer/publisher Nippon Ichi is known for creating and releasing games around the world with very interesting and quirky concepts that are unique to the developer, regardless of what they release to the market. 2014’s…
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Review: Mind Zero (PC)
Mind Zero Genre: JRPG/Dungeon Crawler Developer: Acquire, ZeroDiv Publisher: Aksys Release Date: 03/08/16 The past year or so has been harsh on Japanese game publishers trying their hand at bringing games to the PC marketplace. While a few, like Sega and Idea Factory, have done so admirably (Valkyria Chronicles and the Hyperdimension Neptunia series, respectively),…
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Review: Dungelot: Shattered Lands (PC)
A game that adds a “What’s in the box?” mechanic to the roguelike genre. It works better than you’d think.
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Review: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD (Nintendo Wii U)
Not-Okami HD.
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Review: Family Fishing (Nintendo 3DS)
Family Fishing Genre: Fishing/Fighting Developer: Arc System Works Publisher: Aksys Games Release Date: 11/19/2015 When I think about Arc System Works, I automatically think of the fighting games that they develop, such as BlazBlue, Guilty Gear and Arcana Heart. I don’t think of them as a developer who makes quirky little family-oriented games… only it…
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Review: Norna (iOS)
This clever puzzler does just as well on portable devices as it did on PC.
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Review: Far Cry Primal (Sony PlayStation 4)
Less is not always more.
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Review: Nekopara Vol. 2 (PC)
Nekopara Vol. 2 Genre: Visual Novel Developer: Neko Works Publisher: Sekai Project Release Date: 02/19/16 It’s hard to know what to make of Nekopara as a series. I played the first game, partly as livestream fodder to torment amuse my regulars, and partly because it looked kind of cute in its own way, and I…
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Review: XCOM 2 (PC)
XCOM 2 Genre: Turn Based Strategy Developer: Firaxis Games Publisher: 2K Games Release Date: 02/05/15 After Firaxis revived the long-dormant XCOM franchise by way of the stunning return to form that was XCOM: Enemy Unknown, the big question in the minds of fans eventually became “So, what’s next?” While the original X-COM: UFO Defense was…
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Review: Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth (Sony Playstation 4)
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth Genre: RPG Developer: Media Vision Publisher: Bandai Namco Games Release Date: 02/02/16 If I’m being honest, I was never a Digimon kid growing up; Pokemon was where it was at, as far as I was concerned, and I never got into the games based around that concept as much as I…
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Review: Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 (Sony PlayStation 4)
The Fourth Great Ninja War comes to an end is this supposed final chapter of the Storm franchise.
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Review: The Deadly Tower of Monsters (PC)
The Deadly Tower of Monsters Publisher: Atlas Developer: ACE Team Genre: Action/Adventure Release Date: 01/19/2015 I remember being a li’l guy, lying on the floor bright and early Saturday mornings, turning on the TV, and getting lost in fantastical words of sci-fi adventure. Whether it was the classics, the newer wave or any point in…
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Review: Firewatch (Sony PlayStation 4)
Firewatch Publisher: Panic Developer: Campo Santo Genre: First-person adventure/exploration Release Date: 02/09/2015 It is the 1980’s, you have accepted a job in Wyoming. Upon reaching your destination you park your truck, take your pack, and trek through the woods until you come to a tower. You climb the stairs until you reach your new home…
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Review: Final Fantasy Explorers (Nintendo 3DS)
Monster Hunter: Chocobo Edition
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Review: Slice It! (Nintendo 3DS)
An enjoyable puzzler that takes advantage of what makes the 3DS great.
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Review: Strawberry Vinegar (PC)
Strawberry Vinegar Genre: Visual Novel Developer: Ebi-Hime Publisher: Sekai Project Release Date: 01/05/16 So, let’s get this out of the way up front: Strawberry Vinegar is a hard game to process, and even now I’m not entirely sure I get it. In theory, it’s a visual novel based around a fish-out-of-water outsider friendship plot, and…