Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.
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10 Thoughts On… Final Fantasy XV: Episode Duscae (Sony PlayStation 4)
Well, here we are. After nine years… yes, NINE YEARS after Final Fantasy Versus XIII was first announced at E3 2006 we have a playable version of the game. Now under the moniker of Final Fantasy XV, the game couldn’t be more far removed from the rest of the main entries if it tried. Though…
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Tabletop Review: The Lord of the End Times (Warhammer: The End Times)
The Lord of the End Times (Warhammer: The End Times) Publisher: Games Workshop Cost: $30.00 (Hardcover)/$15.99 (Ebook) Page Count: 411 Pages Release Date: 03/20/2015 Get it Here: The Black Library …and so it ends. Not just Warhammer, Eighth Edition mind you, but all of Warhammer‘s history and characters. Of course. Warhammer, Ninth Edition will be…
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Unboxing of Final Fantasy Type-0 HD Collector’s Edition
Well folks, it’s about that time. Time for what, you ask? If you said “time to play that Final Fantasy XV demo!” you’d be mostly correct, except that it’s still downloading. So instead, I’m going to take a bunch of pictures of the stuff that came with that download pamphlet. And what came bundled with…
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Book Review: Shadowrun: Dark Resonance
Shadowrun: Dark Resonance is the technomancer mystery I didn’t know I needed.
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Review: There Came an Echo (PC)
There Came an Echo Developer: Iridium Studios Publisher: Iridium Studios Genre: RTS Release Date: 02/24/2015 There Came an Echo started off as a Kickstarter project. The prospect of voice commands seemed a bit spurious at first, though the fact Wil Wheaton was on board from the start was a point of interest (to say the…
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Diehard GameCAST: Episode 64 – Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires, Hyperdevotion Noire, Majora’s Mask 3D, and more!
It’s another Monster Hunter 4 filled episode, though we also chat about Rock Band 4 and this year’s GDC.
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Review: Unmechanical: Extended Edition (Microsoft Xbox One)
Unmechanical: Extended Edition Genre: Puzzle Developer: Grip Games Publisher: Grip Games Release Date: 01/30/15 Two of the more interesting trends in gaming that have popped up in the last half-decade are that of creating organic puzzle games over their traditional counterparts and developing products with minimalist storytelling over extended textual nightmares. The two went together…
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Review: Atelier Shallie: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea (Sony PlayStation 3)
Dilly dally, shilly Shallie.
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Tabletop Review: White Dwarf, Issue #59 (Warhammer 40,000/Warhammer: the End Times)
White Dwarf, Issue #59 (Warhammer 40,000/Warhammer: the End Times) Publisher: Games Workshop Cost: $4 Page Count: 32 Release Date 03/14/2015 Get it Here: The Black Library (or your local Games Workshop Store) Well, The End Times Book V: Archaon and its accompanying novel, The Lord of the End Times came out Saturday, and like most…
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Game Collection Roundtable 03/14/2015: Code Name: S.T.E.A.M. (3DS), Hotline Miami 2 (PS4/PS3/Vita)
What did the Diehard Gamefan team add to their collections this week?
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Review: Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires (Sony PlayStation 3)
Dynasty Warriors 8: Empires Genre: Hack and Slash Developer: Omega Force Publisher: Koei-Tecmo Release Date: 2/28/2015 As someone who hadn’t played a musou game in a long time when I reviewed Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate I went into it with some uninformed assumptions about what a Warriors game was, namely a repetitive button mashing game,…
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Book Review: The Scarlet Gospels
The Scarlet Gospels Publisher: St. Martins’ Press Cost: $19.88 (Hardcover)/$12.99 (Kindle) Page Count: 368 Release Date: 05/19/2015 Get it Here: Amazon.com I’ve always been a huge fan of Clive Barker’s writing, comics and movies. Chief amongst them all has been Hellraiser. I loved the first two movies and even some of the bad ones have…
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Review: Tennis in the Face (Playstation 4)
Tennis in the Face Publisher: 10tons Ltd Developer: 10tons Ltd Genre: Arcade Release Date: 12/09/2014 There are a lot of games out there that offer up false advertising, but Tennis in the Face is not one of these games. It does exactly what you would think it does from the title: allows you to hit people with tennis balls. In the…
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Review: Lords of Xulima Deluxe Edition (PC)
Lords of Xulima scratches that old school isometric itch.
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Review: Total War: Atilla (PC)
Total War: Atilla Developer: Creative Assembly Publisher: Sega Genre: Strategy Released: 02/17/15 Total War: Atilla is the third game in the Total War series that puts the focus on the Roman Empire. The first was an excellent game, while the second needed more time in the oven. This time, we join history not when Rome…
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Review: Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart (Sony Playstation Vita)
Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart Genre: Turn Based Strategy Developer: Compile Heart Publisher: Nippon Ichi Release Date: 2/24/15 While Alex and Sean got into the Hyperdimension Neptunia franchise, I never could; while I appreciated the idea of it, the game came across as a bit too… well, fan-pandering for my tastes, if we’re being honest.…
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Review: The Awakened Fate Ultimatum (Sony PlayStation 3)
Now with more angst.
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Tabletop Review: White Dwarf, Issue #58
White Dwarf, Issue #58 Publisher: Games Workshop Cost: $3.99 Page Count: 32 Release Date: 03/07/2015 Get it Here: The Black Library (Or your local Games Workshop store) It’s been a while since I’ve picked up an issue of White Dwarf. Thanquol took a lot of wind out of my sails for Warhammer Fantasy. I’d already…
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Game Collection Roundtable 03/08/2015: Warhammer: The End Times Book V: Archaon, Olli Olli 2, amiibos
What did the Diehard Gamefan team add to their collections this week?
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Review: The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D (Nintendo 3DS)
You’ve met with a terrible fate, haven’t you?
Got any book recommendations?