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NIER: A for Effort

May 15, 2010

A week and a half later from the release date, this gamer finally finishes NIER with mixed feelings of satisfaction and disappointment. The new Square Enix RPG is a nostalgic, oddly funny, character-driven traipse through an Alternate Earth slowly getting back on its feet after all life had been extinguished. Full of unique characters and [...]

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Final Flop or Sublime Fantasy?: A Gamer Road Review of Final Fantasy XIII

April 1, 2010

Like an estranged ex-wife, Final Fantasy 13 and I have had a tumultuous relationship. Starting out, I was in love with FF13′s incredible beauty and fast-paced combat. As time passed however, our relationship grew strained from the much criticized linear exploration and confusing array of story jargon. I soon found myself straying from my ongoing [...]

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Controversial Sci-Fi Writer Working on ‘Dragon Age’ Comics

April 1, 2010

Electronic Arts recently announced that the well-received RPG, Dragon Age: Origins, will have its own comic series. Famous science-fiction writer, Orson Scott Card, is set to be the main writer of the works. Card is the author behind Ender’s Game and the subsequent series surrounding that universe, as well as several other stand-alone works, sci-fi [...]

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Review – Lord of the Rings Online –Part 1 : Starting Steps

March 19, 2010

Let’s get this out of the way, Lord of the Rings Online, is a big game. A great big game. No seriously, huge. Miles of a virtual Middle-Earth spread from chin to nethers and filled with all manner of Tolkien-ish stuff to get yourself involved with. Consequently my standard way of reviewing a game – [...]

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That Ten Dollar Thingy Strikes Again

March 3, 2010

It’s still not too late to pre-order your copy of Final Fantasy XIII. And, in perfect Biblical fashion, Amazon is making sure even the stragglers get rewarded.

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A Playstation 2 Retrospective Review: Confessions of a Dark Cloud Junkie

March 1, 2010

In the stages of overcoming an addiction, they say admitting you have a problem is the first step. So, I’m just going to come out and say it right now. I’m addicted to Dark Cloud. I simply can’t put it down.

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The 5 Best Villains of Final Fantasy

February 26, 2010

Everyone loves a good villain and the Final Fantasy series is chock full of them. Whether they were trying to destroy the world, take it over, or just mess around with time (“kurse” you Ultimecia), these diabolical fiends have entered the annals of history as some of gaming’s best.

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Most “Xenos” ever in a post title: Xenogears/Xenosaga director bringing Xenoblade to Nintendo Wii

February 11, 2010

One of my all-time favorite games and the subject of some of my best gaming memories is Xenogears, the best RPG about a mecha-piloting martial artist with dissociative identity disorder battling an ancient biotechnological superweapon pretending to be God ever released for the Sony PlayStation. More recently, I had a lot of fun with the [...]

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White Knight Chronicles review diary-Part 1

February 6, 2010

A formerly hyped RPG, White Knight Chronicles was the next-gen debut of Level 5, creators of Dark Cloud and the Professor Layton series. I was geeked when I found out they made a game on a console. But instead of giving a lengthy review, this lengthy game is going to be reviewed in parts, chronicling [...]

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How the First Ten Minutes of ‘Mass Effect 2’ Raised the Bar for Story Telling

February 5, 2010

Starting a new game is often an experience that many gamers dread and anticipate. We love being immersed into a new world, soaking in graphics that are more than simple screen shots or pixilated preview videos, and hearing our character’s voice—whether it be text or voice acting—for the very first time. New demographics have forced [...]

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