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The Legend of Legacy
I just want to preface this review by saying that I haven’t officially finished the game. After 60+ hours, I’ve got a good chunk of time invested in The Legend of Legacy, so I can give you a pretty good idea of what to expect. The Legend of Legacy is a spiritual sequel to the Romancing SaGa series, developed by FuRyu, and published by Atlus. For those of you who may not be familiar, SaGa games don’t play out like traditional JRPGs, and are quite the niche titles. Characters randomly learn skills during battles, stat growth is random, depending on your actions in battle, and said battles can go very…
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Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX
I didn’t want to like this game, going into it. ‘It’s too cutesy,’ I grumbled. ‘I have no prior knowledge of this series, save for a few random screenshots I’ve seen on Twitter and Facebook. How am I supposed to review this?’ Well, after spending a week or so with this game, I can admit that it has grown on me. Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX is basically an enhanced version of Project Mirai 2. I am a total virgin where this series is concerned, but not to rhythm games in general. Elite Beat Agents is a personal favorite of mine, as is PaRappa the Rapper, and to a lesser…
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Freedom Wars
First off, let me just say this: I consider myself a relatively competent player when it comes to the “Hunter” genre of games. I’ve got a couple thousand hours logged, between Monster Hunter titles, Ragnarok Odyssey (ACE), both Soul Sacrifices, Toukiden, God Eater, etc. I’m no fresh recruit. Very little impresses me anymore. This game, FREEDOM WARS, has managed to strike a chord with me that hasn’t been struck since the release of Monster Hunter Freedom Unite. Story-wise, this is your typical anime cliches mess. Main character gets amnesia, has to start over from the bottom rung, yadda yadda yadda. Nobody really plays these games for the story. It’s all about the…
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NAtURAL DOCtRINE
Let me start by saying this game is brutal. Seriously. I’ve never wanted to snap my Vita in half as badly as I have playing this game. To put it into perspective, NAtURAL DOCtRINE is the Dark Souls of Strategy RPGs. But that’s not a bad thing. How so? I’ll explain. First off, this game requires actual strategy. If you go rushing into a skirmish, you will be promptly (and frequently) greeted with the “Game Over” screen. You have to plot your units’ movements carefully, or else they’ll be destroyed by hordes of angry goblins, orcs, lizardmen, etc. NAtURAL DOCtRINE utilizes an interesting “Link System”–a system you will need to learn to use and abuse if…
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Ragnarok Odyssey Ace
I’ll be honest, I had no idea what I was getting into when I picked up the original Ragnarok Odyssey. I knew next to nothing about the series that spawned the game, therefore I had no preconceived notions. The demo sold me, just on the over-the-top aerial combat. I never finished it, because I have a short attention span, and a bad habit of buying games, and never finishing them. Fast forward to a little over a month ago. I was in my local GameStop, browsing through the Vita selection they had. I saw the Launch Edition of the ‘sequel’ to RO, and I picked it up, and gave it…
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