Kingdom Hearts Primer: Kingdom Hearts 1: Episode 2: Are Gunblades Cool?
Our recounting of the Kingdom Hearts series continues as we destroy the Destiny Islands and beat up Final Fantasy characters.In this episode, we compare Sora and Riku to Naruto and Sasuke. This is a more apt comparison then we expected it to be in the...
Kingdom Hearts Primer: Kingdom Hearts 1: Episode 12: Sacrifices
Today, we talk about one of the most legendary scenes in Kingdom Hearts 1:I've talked about my feelings regarding how Kingdom Hearts' combat feels more plausible than that of its sequels way back when I thought I was good at writing game reviews without scores....
#102: Character Analysis #4: Neku Sakuraba (The World Ends With You)
(Spoilers for The World Ends With You)In the New Year, people are wondering what kinds of fresh, interesting games will be released. Therefore, the absolute best way for me to start 2016 is to completely disregard the desire to do new things. Instead, I went...
#96: Final Fantasy Type-0: Experience of the Sidelines
I've played a great many RPGs throughout the years. In that time, I have seen many design decisions constantly repeated and reiterated across various different games. Often it makes sense to reuse these tropes. For example, leveling up is such a core concept in RPGs...
The Texture Pop: Episode 45: Everyone’s Exhausted Expo.
This week, we take a break from our usual fare to give you a breakdown of our thoughts on the E3 press conferences.Also, this is the first podcast that I have personally edited. Let me know how I did in the comments.To make it easier,...
#91: Bravely Default: A Critique of the Old
(Spoiler Alert: This article contains significant spoilers for Bravely Default's story.) Last year, Square-Enix released a game which garnered much attention from JRPG fans. Taking inspiration from the Final Fantasy games from the NES/SNES-era, Bravely Default was seen as both a return to form for...
Impressions #26: Final Fantasy VI
Like many gamers in my age group, Final Fantasy served as my entrance into the JRPG genre. Before my initial playthrough of Final Fantasy X at a cousin's house, I had never really given them much thought. Since then, I have been gradually playing the...
Impressions #21: Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep HD Final Mix
Since I finished Kingdom Hearts 2 Final Mix, via the Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD ReMIX, it is only natural that I go on to the other playable game in the collection. Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep came out during an interesting period in the history...
#82: Kingdom Hearts 2: The Worlds At Large
Lately, I have been replaying Kingdom Hearts 2 via the Final Mix in Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX. As many of you are probably aware, I am a very big fan of the franchise. To that end, especially now that I am replaying the core...
Impressions #7: Vagrant Story
Since nothing of note has come out this week, I decided to look over my backlog for something to do in my spare time. Turning on my PlayStation 3, I remembered that I still had Vagrant Story installed and ready to play. Having never finished...