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Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel
On the surface, LOH:TOCS may seem like a traditional JRPG, but it’s really a sweet love story of an unworthy noble and his love affair with a delusional, undignified, working class poor boy. On a serious note, the game is easily summed up as one part Persona 3/4, one part Suikoden, and three parts Trails in the Sky. You play as Rean Schwarzer in his first year at Thors Military Academy. He and his 8 classmates belong to a special trial program called Class VII. In Thors, The other five classes (that’s right, there’s no class VI) are split into nobles and peasants. As you’d expect, the nobles are real…
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Now Playing #5
I was hoping XSEED would send me either of their recent releases, but they don’t got time fo dat. Well, I like XSEED as a publisher and appreciate that they bring over somewhat niche titles like Atlus, so I went out and bought Valhalla Knights 3 last Saturday. I did so despite all the warnings and reviews around the internet because I remember playing the first two and enjoying them where others put them down. Everyone has different tastes and maybe I’m a bit of a masochist. At first, I was on the edge about buying VK3 or Ys Memories of Celceta. Everyone and every part of me wanted to…
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New RF4 How To: Crafting
Last time, the folks at XSEED gave us a quick introduction to fighting and farming. This time, they want you to see how deep the crafting system is. To be honest, it may be a little too deep for me, but I’m still excited about this game. Inside, I’ve got a picture of the game’s US Box Art. It’s not too shabby, if you ask me.
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Ys: Memories of Celceta Silver Aniversary
Celebrating over a quarter of a century of the timeless Ys series, the Ys: Memories of Celceta Silver Anniversary Edition will come packaged with a host of celebratory bonus items including a 3-CD collection of original and arranged music spanning the entire history of the franchise, as well as game-specific items such as a cloth map detailing the lands of Celceta, a logo-emblazoned compass, and‘Adol’s Travel Journal’ containing adventuring strategies and artwork, all within an exclusive commemorative package. The Silver Anniversary Edition will carrya suggested retail price of $59.99, while the standard game will retail for $39.99.
Handheld Gaming Reviews
