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Ys I and its beautifully bodacious bump combat
Let’s all laugh at the great irony that I can’t actually confidently pronounce my favorite JRPG franchise out loud. I mean, is it SOO-ECK-AH-DIN? SOO-EEK-ADIN? SUE-EE-KO-DEN? I dunno. Luckily enough, I’ve not had to talk about Suikoden too many times … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, impressions, musings, randomness, RPGs, videogames
Tagged Adol, bump combat, JRPG, Steam, Suikoden, Ys I, Ys II, Ys: The Ark of Napishtim
The Top 10 Videogames I Didn’t Get to Play in 2013
Well, I’m not gonna deny it–this year went fast. Except for June through July, but that always seems to drag by due to non-gaming reasons I won’t get into, but otherwise, the months really did seem to slip by. This … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, lists, musings, nintendo 3DS, playstation 3, randomness, releases, videogames, xbox 360
Tagged Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, Gone Home, LEGO Marvel Super Heroes, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, Rogue Legacy, Saints Row IV, Super Mario 3D World, The Last of Us, Tomb Raider
Everything old is new again in The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
The first thing I did when I got my copy of The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds is make a silly Vine video. However, the second thing I did, once the game opened up enough to allow me … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, impressions, musings, nintendo 3DS, videogames
Tagged A Link Between Worlds, A Link to the Past, ALBW, ALTTP, Hyrule, Link, Nintendo, Suikoden II, The Legend of Zelda, Vine
Grinding Down’s Chrono Cross week – Miscellaneous
Well, here we are, at the end of Grinding Down‘s Chrono Cross week. Hope you’ve enjoyed my wee analytical posts so far, and I definitely have other videogames I’d love to examine piece by piece like so somewhere down the … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, impressions, musings, playstation 1, playstation 3, randomness, retro gaming, RPGs, videogames
Tagged Chrono Cross, Final Fantasy VII, Grinding Down, new game plus, window frames
Grinding Down’s Chrono Cross week – Characters
In Chrono Cross, you can recruit up to 45 different characters to Serge’s cause. Next to games like Suikoden and Suikoden II, this is a trifle number, but pretty impressive when you consider that there were only seven playable characters … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, musings, playstation 1, playstation 3, RPGs, videogames
Tagged characters, Chrono Cross, Peppor, Serge, Solt, Squaresoft
GAMES I REGRET PARTING WITH: Brave Fencer Musashi
In Brave Fencer Musashi, you could purchase action figures from a local store. They came in actual plastic packaging, and you could either leave them in the packaging or take them out and “play” with them, which basically resulted in … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, games I regret, playstation 1, RPGs, videogames
Tagged Allucaneet Kingdom, Brave Fencer Musashi, Musashi, Musashi: Samurai Legend, PSX
Harle, wilt thou leave me thus?
RPG party members–they come, and they go. Quite frequently, actually. That’s just how some tales twist, after all. Very recently, I lost Harle in Chrono Cross (sorry, uh…spoilers?), and the whole happening was quietly handled in such an undermining manner … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, musings, playstation 1, randomness, RPGs, videogames
Tagged Chrono Cross, Final Fantasy VII, Gremio, Harle, Starky, Suikoden
Vaike, the first of many permanent deaths in Fire Emblem: Awakening
Shortly before heading off to MegaCon, I found a retail copy of Fire Emblem: Awakening. That may sound like a rather simple statement, but this 3DS game quickly became rare after dropping in early February in sort of the same … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, impressions, musings, nintendo 3DS, RPGs, videogames
Tagged Chrom, death, Devil Summoner Overclocked, Fire Emblem, Fire Emblem: Awakening, GameStop, permadeath, SRPG, SRPGs, Vaike, Walmart, Ylisse
Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion plunges into an ocean of thinner
For last year, there were two potentials vying for the Most Disappointing Game of 2012: Game of Thrones: The Game and Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion. I still don’t have the heart and/or energy to extensively rip apart Cyanide’s stab … Continue reading
Posted in entertainment, fail, lists, musings, nintendo 3DS, videogames
Tagged Castle of Illusion, Cyanide, Epic Mickey, Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion, Game of Thrones, platformer
Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion, a fantastic distortion of the senses
The demo for Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion for the Nintendo 3DS has its ups and downs, but it has nonetheless confirmed for me that I’ll be purchasing the cutesy side-scroller on Day One. As well as reading all of … Continue reading
