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Now Playing 9/18/2016
Between going back to work as a bus driver and the rather large number of games I’ve received to review, I’ve been pretty swamped. Were it just simple games, this wouldn’t be too difficult of a task to bear, but I’ve been handed quite a few, very long RPGs, including Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse, Trails of Cold Steel II, God Eater 2, and Attack on Titan. I have all of these great RPGs to play, but I just want to play Monster Hunter Generations with my friends. Still, I have been making my way through these games. I’d really like to know who decides when to release games like…
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Now Playing 10/30/2015
Oh man! So much has happened since my last update. Hell, a lot has happened since my last review even. For the few months, my mother has been suffering in the hospital with heart and lung issues. I’ve been spending all of my free time up there with her, so I’ve had little time to dedicate to this page. On October 27, her suffering ended and sadness was felt by all who knew her. I know this has little to do with video games, but I just wanted to get that off my chest. The games I’ve been playing are a shocking lot. I’ve been sent quite a few graphic…
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Now Playing 9/6/2015
My list of games to review keeps growing, but when it comes to Vita reviews, I’m kind of solo here. Jason is working on Hatsune Miku: Project Mirai DX and from what he tells me, it’s a real charmer. As for me, I’m playing way too many anime games. If you’re a fan of Japanese oddities, the Vita, like the PSP, really is a great system. I’m currently playing two separate games of Amnesia: Memories (One on Vita and one on Steam) because depending on the world you choose, the game’s story is VERY different. It really does warrant 4 separate plays, but I’m only doing the two for the…
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Now Playing 8/14/2015
Wow! Where to start? Well, I’m currently playing Dungeon Travelers 2: The Royal Library & The Monster Seal. It’s a mouthful, and it’s pretty topped off with fan service. It’s mostly tasteful, but the first full screen image you see after going through the introduction is this: That should give you an idea of what you’re in for as far as the fan service goes. Atlus sent me a mini-FAQ about the censoring of this game. I was going to paraphrase, but I’ll just copy and paste it here for you. 1) Is this game censored? We prefer the term edited. We worked closely with the ESRB to determine what…
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Now Playing 7/29/2015
For the first time in forever, I managed to have a review done and ready on release day! I’m feeling quite accomplished in that fact. It helps that I had plenty of time with the game before it’s release, but even more that the game was good. I’m talking about you, Lost Dimension. Well, for every good, there is a bad. Considering I spent so much time with Lost Dimension, I was unable to get my BlazBlue review up on time. That’s not necessarily a bad thing though. The game, oddly enough, is devoid of the story mode. I thought it was quite odd and was going to mark it…
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Now Playing 7/20/2015
So, I’m sitting on this review for Lost Dimension, but I can’t release it for another week or so. While looking through my old emails, I realized that I never released (or finalized) my Senran Kagura review. I was also sent Senran Kagura Bon Appetite, but I was never able to get into it. For that, I apologize. I will post my Senran Kagura review very soon. Again, I’m sorry for taking so long. So, aside from boning up on Senran Kagura (pun intended), what am I playing? Well, for one, I’m replaying Lost Dimension because I want to see how different it plays a second time through. Well, Rollers…
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Now Playing 7/12/2015
I just got back from an all night LAN at GameOn LAN. I’m a PC gamer, but not really a LAN gamer. The owner, Josh, let’s our fighting game crew piggy back on the PC LAN parties for a much cheaper fee since we bring our own setups and gear and it’s just money he wouldn’t be making if we weren’t there. Anyway, always a blast going to these things, and I just wanted to send a shout out to Josh and the crew at GameOn for supporting us the way he has. If you find yourself in the Buffalo, NY area, I highly recommend hitting this place up. Here’s…
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Now Playing 6/28/2015
Last week was the final week of school before summer vacation. It feels great to be free. Last week, I also got a review copy of Lost Dimension. My first impressions were…mixed. I can’t stand the character design for any of the characters. They have a seriously “budget” vibe going on, but once I got past that initial reaction, I was introduced to a very good strategy RPG. It’s as though they combined Danganronpa’s “catch the killer” vibe with Natural Doctrine’s combat system and a sterile white dystopian future aesthetic similar to Freedom Wars. When I say that it’s like Natural Doctrine, I mean that in the best possible way.…
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Now Playing 6/7/2015
I’ve been the worst at updating this blog. I got a little discouraged when I paid someone to make a custom theme for my needs and they didn’t come through. Long story short, our communication was near non-existent after our initial meeting. In the end, the project was never finished and I’m out the money. That’s enough of the pity party. Here’s what’s happening! First up, the Bloxels Kickstarter is a full success. There are 10 days left to get in on it. If you have kids and want to help spur their creative side, this looks like an awesome device/development tool. So this is a Now Playing feature, so…
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Now Playing: 2/20/2015
I’m a horrible blogger. I really am. I’ve been slacking so much lately, but it’s not my fault. Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate and the New 3DS came out on the same day. Up until now, I have pretty much hated my 3DS. There were a few reasons, but the main ones were my particular 3DS hurt my hands, and that the 3DSXL made the games look even worse than they did on their native 3DS screen size. When I say it hurt my hands, I mean that my special edition Pikachu 3DS has a sharp “lip” where the bottom plastic literally carves into my fingers the way I hold it.…
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