Atlus to World: Persona’s Not Dead; Here’s the Games

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Atlus to World: Persona’s Not Dead; Here’s the Games

November 28, 2013 /
Japanese game developer Atlus may not be the most well-known name among many circles, but there’s not one person who knows of the company who isn’t also a huge fan. For decades now Atlus has been consistently bringing out some of the finest JRPGs–and other, sometimes oddball genres–in video game history, but one could easily argue that their crowning achievement is the much-loved Persona series. In recent years production of these games was brought to an untimely halt during a severe financial ...

Atlus to World: Persona’s Not Dead; Here’s the Games

Resident Evil: Revelations – Not About the Zombies (Review)

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Resident Evil: Revelations – Not About the Zombies (Review)

October 11, 2013 /
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I’m tired of zombies. The walking dead have been thoroughly exhausted from their march through seemingly every shooter game to be produced in the last decade, and then some. They aren’t scary anymore. There’s nothing new to be done with them. And no matter how many developers try, zombies just make a bad crutch to lean on when your game is need of some gravity. The fact that Plants vs Zombies exists as one of the better uses of the infected should give ...

Resident Evil: Revelations – Not About the Zombies (Review)

What’s Wrong With Video Games (A Ranting Response)

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What’s Wrong With Video Games (A Ranting Response)

October 03, 2013 /
This week’s post is going to be a bit different than usual. A friend of mine recently pointed me to a certain video by way of Google+. In it, BlimeyCow’s Jordan Taylor rants about what’s wrong with videogames. His arguments aren’t particularly new or original, but it’s worth watching regardless. Take a look: Today I would like to respond to this video and make a few comments to all the gamers out there. Because the fact of the matter is… I Agree… Yes, I agree that games have grown too simple, ...

What’s Wrong With Video Games (A Ranting Response)

Nintendo 3DS XL Review – This is (Finally) the Handheld to Have

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Nintendo 3DS XL Review – This is (Finally) the Handheld to Have

September 22, 2013 /
While the WiiU continues to struggle to gain a user base, Nintendo’s other current generation console, the portable Nintendo 3DS, is at last gaining traction and a solid following in both eastern and western areas of the world. Even though the device has been around for a couple of years now, there are still plenty of potential customers out there who are finally finding the growing 3DS library of games enticing enough to consider a purchase. For that reason I figure is still beneficial to release a ...

Nintendo 3DS XL Review – This is (Finally) the Handheld to Have

3D is Dead, Viva la Nintendo 2DS!

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3D is Dead, Viva la Nintendo 2DS!

August 29, 2013 /
I wish the video after the jump was just an abysmally late April Fools’ joke. Sadly, it’s not. Nintendo will be releasing a Nintendo 2DS on October 12th, 2013 for $129.99. The catch for the discount (as compared to previous models of the 3DS)? You don’t get 3D (obviously), and you have to live with an ugly ‘2D’ design as opposed to the original ‘3D’ clamshell style. These kinds of oddball redesigns are usually saved for a console’s final days–something different to make old news new again ...

3D is Dead, Viva la Nintendo 2DS!

Chaos Rings II - Square Enix has Still Got it (Review)

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Chaos Rings II - Square Enix has Still Got it (Review)

August 23, 2013 /
Some time ago I ran a review of the original Chaos Rings, which is now available on iOS, Android, Windows Phone, and PlayStation Vita. In short, I found the game to be a great example of what JRPG gaming could be on mobile devices, if still slightly lacking in some areas. If all you want to know is whether or not Chaos Rings 2 is an improvement, you can stop reading now and go buy the game: it basically corrects every problem of the original and adds a dose of its own awesomeness to boot. But if you’re ...

Chaos Rings II - Square Enix has Still Got it (Review)