Category: Top Story
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Fire Emblem Fates Original Soundtrack (Japanese import)
Fire Emblem if/Fates Original Soundtrack Publisher: Symphony No.5 Composers: Hiroki Morishita, Takeru Kanazaki, Rei Kondoh, Masato Kouda, Yasuhisa Baba, Yuka Tsujiyoko (supervisor) No. of discs: 7 CDs & 1 DVD Release Date: 04/27/2016 (Japan) The Fire Emblem series is no stranger to the musical world. After Fire Emblem Awakening’s Japanese debut in 2012, the game…
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Review: Ray Gigant (Sony Playstation Vita)
Ray Gigant Genre: Dungeon Crawler/Rhythm Developer: Experience Publisher: Acttil Release Date: 05/03/16 You might well think that one dungeon crawler from Experience in a calendar year would be a fine enough boon to genre fans, especially considering that the game released this year, Stranger of Sword City, was one of the best entries in the…
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Review: Bravely Second: End Layer Collector’s Edition (Nintendo 3DS)
For the gravy!
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Unboxing: Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition
At last, our long, international nightmare is over. People all over the world are starting to receive the physical copies of Call of Cthulhu, 7th Edition nearly three years after the original Kickstarter began and two and a half years past the original release date. Hell, I’ve had the digital version of most of what’s…
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10 Thoughts On… Grand Kingdom Beta (Sony PlayStation 4)
Since its announcement, there was something about Grand Kingdom that had caught my eye, almost as if there was something familiar about it. It wasn’t until later that I learned it shares a director with Grand Knights History, a Vanillaware title originally slated to be localized in the west by XSEED Games before its eventual…
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Unboxing: Lost Patrol – Death in the Jungle (Warhammer 40,000/Warhammer 40K)
So…I certainly wasn’t expecting this to arrive today. When I saw we had a review package to arrive, I assumed it was a video game, the physical copies of Call of Cthulhu, 7th Edition that just shipped out (we’ll unbox that as well, don’t worry) or faux Oldhammer pieces from Diehard Miniatures (no relation to…
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10 Thoughts on… Ray Gigant (Sony Playstation Vita)
2016 is shaping up to be an outstanding year for RPGs of all shapes and sizes; with Fire Emblem Fates, Stranger of Sword City and Dark Souls III already out in the market and Shin Megami Tensei VI Apocalypse, Tokyo Mirage Sessions and 7th Dragon III coming out sometime this year (among many, many others),…
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10 Thoughts On… Final Fantasy XV: Platinum Demo (Sony PlayStation 4)
What makes a good demo? Is it having content not found in the actual game no matter how inconsequential it may be? Perhaps slicing out the best piece of the game and having players experience that? Or maybe the simple approach of just having them play the beginning of the game and prompt a purchase…
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Review: Chronicles of Teddy: Harmony of Exidus (Sony PlayStation 4)
Despite some issues, this ends up being a hidden gem on the PS4.
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10 Thoughts on… Valkyria Chronicles Remastered (Sony Playstation 4)
It hardly feels like it’s been eight years since the original release of Valkyria Chronicles on the Playstation 3, partly because the game felt like a transcendent game at the time of release, and partly because it still feels fresh and different even now. The combination of strategic play and active movement is one that…
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Review: Ratchet & Clank (Sony PlayStation 4)
The review of the game based on the movie based on the game.
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Review: Rabi-Ribi (PC)
Rabi-Ribi Publisher: Sekai Project Developer: CreSpirit Genre: Exploration Platformer Release Date 01/28/2016 Right from the start, you know you’re in for something different, as Rabi-Ribi stars Erina, a bunny rabbit who has been magically turned into a bunny-girl and wakes up far from her home. As you try to find you way back to your…
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Battle of the Beta Tests: Overwatch vs Battleborn
Gearbox and Blizzard have been in something of a dead heat over the past few months over their upcoming FPS MOBAs Battleborn and Overwatch, respectively, to the point that both games are even releasing in the same month (Battleborn at the beginning of May, Overwatch at the end). While it’s clear both companies likely came…
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Bravely Second: End Layer Collector’s Edition Unboxing
Bravely Second: End Layer is the much anticipated sequel to Bravely Default, a game which was on some staffers’ top ten lists for 2014. Bravely Second released today, alongside a Collector’s Edition. I took a break from my grad school studies to pick up my preorder of a perfect example of what Collector’s Editions should be. Someone on…
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Review: Hyrule Warriors Legends (Nintendo 3DS)
“Da da da DAAA!”
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Review: Stranger of Sword City (Sony Playstation Vita)
Stranger of Sword City Genre: Dungeon Crawling RPG Developer: Experience Inc Publisher: NIS America Release Date: 04/26/16 In theory, Experience Inc is a company I can easily see myself appreciating in the long term; I’ve been openly effusive toward the dungeon crawler genre in the past, and by and large they make dungeon crawlers almost…
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Review: XCOM: Enemy Unknown Plus (Sony PlayStation Vita)
It’s a terrible port, but it’s still XCOM at heart.
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10 Thoughts on… Prison Architect (Microsoft Xbox One)
Prison Architect is a game that’s constantly popping up in my discovery queue on Steam for one reason or another, so when the game was announced for release on the Xbox One my interest was piqued. I’ve always been a fan of building and management simulators, from SimCity to Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis to Theme…
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Review: Dark Souls III (Sony Playstation 4)
Dark Souls III Genre: Action RPG Developer: From Software Publisher: Bandai Namco Release Date: 04/12/2016 So, here we are, together again, to discuss Dark Souls III. It’s no secret that I have a great deal of respect for From Software, partly because of their long history of making interesting (if not always mechanically ideal) games,…
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Unboxing of Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun LE (US release)
Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun Limited Edition Premium Box Set Publisher: Sentai Filmworks Runtime: 300 minutes Release Date: March 29, 2016 Available Editions: Complete Collection – DVD – Blu-Ray – DVD & BD If One Punch Man was the anime of 2015 (because let’s be real here), then Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun would be my top anime for…