Dragon Quest IX. You forget it’s a DS game.
Now that Ni No Kuni is finding success on charts on its Western release, perhaps it’s time to discuss the Japanese roleplaying game, the “JRPG”.
While the genre enjoys immense popularity in Japan, it’s never been as popular over here, even with the odd exceptions of tit [...]
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Dragon Quest IX (DS)
Dragon Quest IX. You forget it’s a DS game.
Now that Ni No Kuni is finding success on charts on its Western release, perhaps it’s time to discuss the Japanese roleplaying game, the “JRPG”.
While the genre enjoys immense popularity in Japan, it’s never been as popular over here, even with the odd exceptions of tit [...]
What I’ve been playing this sum...
Mystery Dungeon: Shiren The Wanderer
Brütal Legend
Alan Wake (Xbox 360)
Alan Wake finally came out and for me, it was well worth the wait. Top of the line storytelling all through, with unparalleled pacing and cinematic conventions. Great setting, great writing, great characters and good gameplay. It could have used a bit more variety in the [...]
E3 2010
I went to my first Electronic Entertainment Expo this year. Los Angeles was loud, slow and relatively cold, with only the rioting Lakers fans generating some excitement outside of the show. I don’t much care for the city. We stayed in Santa Monica, which is a lot nicer, but the over one-hour transits on the freeway to pretty much anywh [...]
The best of 2009
My 10 best games of 2009
For the most of 2009 I spent my gaming time playing games from 2008 – Far Cry 2, Fable II, Rock Band 2, lots of cheap PSP & DS titles, Company Of Heroes, Dawn Of War (the first one) – but I thought it could be fun to put together a list of what was the best 2009 had to offer. For future reference, see [...]
Bangai-O Spirits
I could not finish the tutorial of Treasure’s puzzle shooter Bangai-O Spirits without a trip down to GameFAQs.
This is a brutal game. If you do not succeed at a level, you typically die within a couple of seconds, the screen so full of missile fire that your DS chugs along at a sad framerate. Then you hit retry and change one or more o [...]
Post I.T. Shooter
Kloonigames has a new game up. Falling resolutely on the “art” side of the “games as art” debate, it’s an experience you shouldn’t miss. It’s a scrolling shooter presented as a stop motion animation, composed of Post-It notes.
Coincidentally, I just bought Space Invaders Extreme for the DS and have b [...]
Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars
GTA Chinatown Wars
GTA Chinatown Wars is the best portable game I’ve played in years. Its status as not just a disappointment in sales but as an actual flop is a lesson in marketing. Take2 and Nintendo really haven’t understood the DS demographic, as their marvellous outing just isn’t finding an audience, despite stellar rev [...]
Summer pursuits
I’ve been busy with renovating the apartment, going for more than a week without a functioning computer, not checking my RSS feeds for over two weeks. Despite the exhaustion, gaming has been going on.
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns Of The Patriots (PS3)
I’m not sure what I was expecting from MGS4, probably because I skipped MGS3, despit [...]
First impressions: Geometry Wars Gala...
I love Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved on the Xbox 360. I’m not very good at it, but it’s a thrill regardless (like with most
The Legend Of Zelda: Phantom Hourglas...
The new Zelda is released on the DS only and according to many a gamer’s opinion (Edge, Eurogamer forums), wipes the floor with the previous instalment, the Twilight Princess. I haven’t played Twilight Princess so I wouldn’t know, but Phantom Hourglass certainly seems like worth the wait.
It is the first DS game since Animal [...]
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