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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: 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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Now Playing: 1/1/2015
It’s been a little over a month since the last update, so what are we playing at Portable Review? Well, I am still playing Freedom Wars. I have a few new local players I am guiding through the main story and showing the ropes to and I’m still trying to fully upgrade some of my gear, but Oltatum fights are annoying. Aside from that, I have treated myself to a little Christmas present or two. You see, Konami finally released Suikoden II on North American PSN and along with it, they made the original fully supported by the Vita and Vita TV…err Playstation TV. <–Oh yea! I got one of…
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Jet Car Stunts
Jet Car Stunts feels like the evolution of GripShift with uglier graphics. If I were lazy, that would be the end of the review. If you’re still interested in the game, keep reading. This game is incredibly ugly. Let’s get that out of the way first. Its flat, overly polygonal graphics will not win any awards, but they are functional. While graphics aren’t the strong suit of Jet Car Stunts, the pseudo-physics are. Controling your cars is quite easy and responsive once you get the hang of the two different brakes; one for the ground, and one for arial breaking. Your nitros/turbos work both on the ground and in the…
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Logitech K480 Bluetooth Keyboard
The Logitech K480 is a keyboard that boasts a feature most cannot. It has a bluetooth switch that can remember up to three devices, be they Linux, Mac, or PC, or other. The keyboard has a slot where you can place your iPad or Galaxy TAB or phone or whatever phone/tablet shaped thing you want. It props it up at an appropriate viewing angle. If you have a small phone or a small tablet and a large phone, you can actually “dock” them both in the keyboard and switch between them with the massive dial on the left as you see fit. The unit comes in two colors; Black/Green and…
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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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Monster Monpiece
I was apprehensive to pick up this title at first. It looked like a good card/strategy game, but it is clearly over-sexualized with the girl-rubbing mechanic. Unfortunately, it is needed in order to level up your monster girls. I’m going to get the rubbing mechanics out of the way as it is really the only glaring flaw to the game. When you rub or tap a monster girl (something you have to pay to do) in the right places, they react with noises and blushing animations. If you manage to please them enough in the given time, the card levels up…and the girls take some of their clothes off. The…
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Ys: Memories Of Celceta
I originally said I was going to play through both Valhalla Knights 3 and Ys:MoC, reporting on which was the better game, but Ys blew me away so much that I have literally not played a bit of VK3 since delving into this game. It’s fantastic! If you’re on the fence about picking it up, skip this review and just go buy it. I think you’ll have no regrets in your purchase…unless if goes on sale for %50 off the next day. It’s hard to say exactly what it is that I enjoy the most about it. I would like to think that it’s just so well crafted with each…
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Disgaea 4
If you’re a fan of SRPGs and anime, you surely know about the Disgaea series. Many gamers consider Final Fantasy Tactics the game which all SRPGs are to be compared to, but Disgaea fans might beg to differ. The biggest reason that may be is the overwhelming number of things you can do post-story. The PSP and Vita games have always added all of the console DLC and sometimes even more extras. Disgaea 4 is no different. The vita version even adds the cheat shop from D2, Petra class spells, the ability to bribe the dark senate, the event viewer, and the ability to change weapon appearance are bundled up…
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Akiba’s Trip Undead & Undressed
Akiba’s Trip is a story about a guy named Mile McMittenhands who nobly runs around Akihabara beating people up until their clothes are good and stinky whereupon he proceeds to strip them to their skivvies so they will suffer the full wrath of daylight, bursting into purple flames. The only untrue statement in the previous paragraph is the name of the protagonist whose real name is Nanashi. I call him McMittenhands because that’s exactly how all of the characters’s hands are handled. Frankly, I like the approach because it look to be more of an art design choice where having the fingers drawn on would appear lazy. As it stands,…
Handheld Gaming Reviews
