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Sword and Fairy 6 review

Robert Allen — Tue, 23 Apr 2019 00:56:54 +0000

For some, the appeal of the Japanese role-playing game is rooted in the cultural. JRPGs are often masterworks of storytelling, crafting rich contexts inhibited by colorful casts of characters who experience satisfying character arcs and have detailed backstories. As one of civilization’s oldest cultures, China also has its own inventory of virtues. It’s Four Great ...

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The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky SC review

Robert Allen — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 05:18:56 +0000

The modern Japanese role-playing dazzles the eyes and ears with sumptuous visuals and stirring, symphonic soundtracks, but it can often leave the heart feeling a bit empty. As such, it’s not surprisingly that there’s a legion of devotees who still enjoy entries from the genre’s golden age. Across the Lunar, Grandia, Suikoden, or Wild Arms ...

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Brandish: The Dark Revenant review

Robert Allen — Sun, 01 Feb 2015 08:27:34 +0000

Although the PSP might have lost the sales battle to the Nintendo DS, Sony’s prodigious PlayStation Portable prevailed in the niche war, hosting dozens of delightfully quirky titles during its decade-long prime. From Kenka Bancho: Badass Rumble’s tournament of pugilistic delinquents, Half-Minute Hero’s pruning of role-playing mechanics, to Corpse Party’s offbeat mix of moe and ...

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Star Wars Pinball: Heroes Within Pack Review

Robert Allen — Wed, 30 Apr 2014 00:00:05 +0000

In 2008, Zen Studios released Pinball FX, a prodigious title which strove to adapt the nuances of the cherished pastime into video form. While most critics praised the game’s ball physics and online functionality, many found that the three bundled tables lacked personality. Ensuing years and subsequent sequels demonstrated Zen rectifying that fault, with the ...

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Class of Heroes 2 Review

Robert Allen — Sat, 08 Jun 2013 21:00:03 +0000

Long before Atlus and NIS America spoiled stateside gamers with sumptuous special edition packages, Working Designs established precedent. Take, for instance Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete for the PlayStation, which offered an unprecedented bundle of well-crafted supplements. Beyond the game, the package included a hardbound book, soundtrack CD, fabric map, and making-of documentary- allowing players ...

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Black Rock Shooter: The Game Review

Robert Allen — Thu, 02 May 2013 17:00:52 +0000

Few properties have had a trajectory as remarkable as Black Rock Shooter. Originally a collection of conceptual drawings, the composition gradually progressed across mediums- with a music video, OVA, and eight episode animated series gradually expanding the property’s plotline (while three different manga veered in divergent directions). Fans who followed BRS’ video evolution likely distinguished ...

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Generation of Chaos: Pandora’s Reflection Review

Robert Allen — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 19:00:30 +0000

For PSP owners who cherish the intricacy of micromanagement, both 2005’s Generation of Chaos and 2007 sequel Aedis Eclipse, have provided two of the portable’s most complex time sinks. Teeming with dense menus, a myriad of character and equipment management options, and an involved battle system, the two titles offered a sophisticated blend of turn-based ...

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Corpse Party: Book of Shadows Review

Eric Blue — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 05:00:46 +0000

What Is The Concept? Corpse Party: Book of Shadows‘ purpose in life is to show you anime characters dying in truly horrifying ways. Their desperate struggle to defy fate, their thoughts, feelings, and suffering, are all on display for your entertainment. Simpy put, this is one dark, brutal, cold-hearted, and just plain evil game. It ...

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Growlanser: Wayfarer of Time Review

Robert Allen — Sun, 05 Aug 2012 21:00:57 +0000

It’s a known fact: fans of Japanese role-playing games rarely arrive at a consensus. Whether it’s a disagreement over how combat should be articulated, the delicate balance of grinding, or even if amnesia still retains merit as a plot device, the genre contains few instance of accord. Yet, even a cursory overview of internet message ...

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Unchained Blades Review

Robert Allen — Wed, 11 Jul 2012 14:00:51 +0000

Last year’s release of Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls hoped to revitalize the dungeon crawler on Western shores. Regretfully, the game’s sharp learning curve and utilitarian visuals likely did the genre a disservice. With the stateside release of Unchained Blades, a download-only PSP title, publisher XSEED is aiming to correct these transgressions. By combining a ...

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Gungnir Review

Robert Allen — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 00:00:47 +0000

A few years ago, a majority of my friends became obsessed with the television series, Lost. When they weren’t arranging their schedule around the release of new episodes, each spent hours analyzing each cryptic reference the writers embedded into every show, eager to glean some new insight into the overarching, intricately layered narrative. Although I‘ve ...

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Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom Review

Robert Allen — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:00:20 +0000

What is the concept? After nearly fruitful seven years and the imminent arrival of new hardware, the waning days of the PSP are upon us. While some will bemoan the portable’s persistent struggles for market dominance, a few are bound to reminisce about the unconventional genres that the system ushered in. For me, Sony’s handheld ...

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Corpse Party Review

Robert Allen — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 02:00:25 +0000

As the Resident Evil, Silent Hill and Dead Space franchises have proven, console games have little trouble ushering fright into our living rooms. Soliciting scares from portables isn’t as easy. Beyond a smaller, less immersive screen, handheld systems are likely to be played in locations teaming with scare-spoiling distractions. It’s little wonder that Aksys’ DS ...

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Three SNK PSP Minis Reviewed

Eric Blue — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 01:00:43 +0000

A few weeks ago, I finally jumped on board the PSP train. Like with everything unfamiliar, there’s a learning process that takes a little time to get through. Until last week, I really didn’t know what the PSP minis were. This has changed thanks to SNK Playmore’s three recent PSP mini arcade game port releases. ...

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ClaDun x2 Review

Robert Allen — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:00:57 +0000

Since its release over six years ago, Sony’s PlayStation Portable has served as a home for some delightfully eccentric titles. One of the best exemplars of this trend was 2010’s ClaDun: This is an RPG!, which offered a delightfully quirky, action-oriented, Rogue-like for players on the go. Lacking a UMD release, the title never quite ...

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The Clone Wars- SNK Minis Review

Robert Allen — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 19:00:00 +0000

With the release of ten classic NEO GEO titles on the PlayStation Network last January, SNK Playmore seemed hell-bent on capturing the hearts of retro enthusiasts. Regretfully, the publisher seemed equally intent on emptying gamer’s wallets. Using a pricing model which separated the PS3 and PSP iterations of each game, SNK obliged two steeply-priced purchases ...

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BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II Review

Eric Blue — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 12:00:46 +0000

BlueSwim’s Take: The 3DS launched just a shade over two months ago. Since then, it has seen the release of not just one, but two quality fighting games: Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition and Dead Or Alive: Dimensions. Super Street Fighter IV: 3D Edition was the star of the launch line-up, selling over double ...

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The 3rd Birthday Review

Robert Allen — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 23:00:00 +0000

Players expecting The 3rd Birthday to recall the tense PE-managing mechanics of its decade-old inspiration are likely to be disappointed. Beyond the return of the Aya Brea and a handful of references to events, people, and places, Birthday purposefully distances itself from its Parasite Eve linage. Whether this is due to lapsed IP rights (the ...

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