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Review: Cosmic Star Heroine
Cosmic Star Heroine, to put it simply, is a fantastic 16-bit style RPG that shows a clear respect for many beloved JRPGs of that era (Chrono Trigger comes to mind) while never feeling completely beholden to the past. It instead …
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Review: Odin Sphere Leifthrasir
I approached my Odin Sphere review in the same way that I did with Valkyria Chronicles just a few weeks ago. Both were games that I completely missed the boat on and am thankful to have the chance to revisit …
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Review: SwapQuest
When I saw SwapQuest for the first time, my reaction was that the premise seemed great. Your character auto-runs through a stage while you slide around pipe tiles to create a path. After playing the game through, I still think …
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Review: The Banner Saga
The Banner Saga is one of the latest in an ever-growing list of critically acclaimed games to be belatedly released on the PlayStation Network. While I had certainly heard of the game before now, I didn’t get around to playing …
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Review: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has been out for some time and its first paid expansion was recently released. Titled Hearts of Stone, the expansion adds to the overall rich experience from The Witcher 3, and includes a new story …
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Review: Fallout 4
Bethesda passed us the Nuclear Football last week. We’ve explored the Commonwealth and are happy to report that it’s crammed with ridiculous amount of content, all with that creepy post-apocalyptic tongue-in-cheek humor that the series is known for. Fans will …
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Review: Rollers of the Realm
So a pinball machine and an action RPG walk into a bar. The action RPG asks, “Would you like a character progression system, a decent story, and seamless combat?” “I’d flippin’ love ’em” replies the pinball machine. “Why don’t you …
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Review: Citizens of Earth
Citizens of Earth begins with a synthesized version of “Hail to the Chief” playing as citizens recite the title every few seconds. It’s a fitting introduction to a game filled with parody and exemplary character design. For the well-versed RPG …
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Review: Costume Quest 2
In Costume Quest 2 an evil dentist has enlisted the help of a time wizard in order to manipulate time and put an end to Halloween forever. Once again it is up to brother-sister duo Wren and Reynold to suit …
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Review: Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1
About three years ago I purchased the original Hyperdimension Neptunia purely to see how weird the story and characters would be. The concept that the game world was a representation of the game industry and the console wars sounded interesting …
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Review: Cosmic Star Heroine
Cosmic Star Heroine, to put it simply, is a fantastic 16-bit style RPG that shows a clear respect for many beloved JRPGs of that era (Chrono Trigger comes to mind) while never feeling completely beholden to the past. It instead …
+
Read More
Posted in - Reviews
Review: Odin Sphere Leifthrasir
I approached my Odin Sphere review in the same way that I did with Valkyria Chronicles just a few weeks ago. Both were games that I completely missed the boat on and am thankful to have the chance to revisit …
+
Read More
Posted in - Reviews
Review: SwapQuest
When I saw SwapQuest for the first time, my reaction was that the premise seemed great. Your character auto-runs through a stage while you slide around pipe tiles to create a path. After playing the game through, I still think …
+
Read More
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Review: The Banner Saga
The Banner Saga is one of the latest in an ever-growing list of critically acclaimed games to be belatedly released on the PlayStation Network. While I had certainly heard of the game before now, I didn’t get around to playing …
+
Read More
Posted in - Reviews
Review: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Hearts of Stone
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has been out for some time and its first paid expansion was recently released. Titled Hearts of Stone, the expansion adds to the overall rich experience from The Witcher 3, and includes a new story …
+
Read More
Posted in - Reviews
Review: Fallout 4
Bethesda passed us the Nuclear Football last week. We’ve explored the Commonwealth and are happy to report that it’s crammed with ridiculous amount of content, all with that creepy post-apocalyptic tongue-in-cheek humor that the series is known for. Fans will …
+
Read More
Posted in - Reviews
Review: Rollers of the Realm
So a pinball machine and an action RPG walk into a bar. The action RPG asks, “Would you like a character progression system, a decent story, and seamless combat?” “I’d flippin’ love ’em” replies the pinball machine. “Why don’t you …
+
Read More
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Review: Citizens of Earth
Citizens of Earth begins with a synthesized version of “Hail to the Chief” playing as citizens recite the title every few seconds. It’s a fitting introduction to a game filled with parody and exemplary character design. For the well-versed RPG …
+
Read More
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Review: Costume Quest 2
In Costume Quest 2 an evil dentist has enlisted the help of a time wizard in order to manipulate time and put an end to Halloween forever. Once again it is up to brother-sister duo Wren and Reynold to suit …
+
Read More
Posted in - Reviews
Review: Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1
About three years ago I purchased the original Hyperdimension Neptunia purely to see how weird the story and characters would be. The concept that the game world was a representation of the game industry and the console wars sounded interesting …
+
Read More