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In today’s update: Blazer Drive and Mega Man Star Force 3. (more…)

As you’ve no doubt guessed by the lack of video reviews, we are once again experiencing technical difficulties. We seem to be having poor luck here. First it was a problem with Windows, then it was with the backup computer’s hard drive, and now it’s with the capture device itself. We’ve been running through the troubleshooters and had a few rounds with tech support, but as of today it’s officially dead. We’ll be getting a replacement asap and will have videos going up soon after, as we’ve already gotten a lot of work done on them before the hardware died. We apologize for the delay.

In today’s update: Harvest Moon: Welcome to the Wind Bazaar, White Knight Chronicles, and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time. (more…)

In today’s update: Legends of Dawn, Devil Survivor, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time, and Blood of Bahamut. (more…)

A Crystalline Prophecy – Ode of Life Bestowing™
Illustration Katsuya Terada
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In today’s update: Lock’s Quest, Dragon Quest IX, Chrono Trigger DS, Tales of Hearts, Phantasy Star Zero, Puzzle Quest Galactrix, and Rise of the Argonauts. (more…)

In today’s update: Blood of Bahamut, Arc Rise Fantasia, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time, and Tales of the World Radiant Mythology 2. (more…)

In today’s update: Destiny Links, Kimi no Yusha, and Arc Rise Fantasia. (more…)

In today’s update: Atelier Annie and Mega Man Star Force 3. (more…)

In today’s update: Shiren the Wanderer 2, Mega Man Star Force 3, Kingdom Hearts Coded, Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, and Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. (more…)

In today’s update: Devil Survivor, 7th Dragon, Chrono Trigger DS, Last Remnant, Kizuna, Riz-Zowad, and Culdcept DS (more…)

In today’s update: Prinny: Can I Really be the Hero?, Shiren the Wanderer 2, Infinte Space, Harvest Moon: Welcome to the Wind Bazaar, Mega Man Star Force 3, Wind of Nostalgia, Shining Force Feather, and Sacred Blaze. (more…)

In today’s update: Phantasy Star Zero, Princess and Knight, Riz-Zoawd, White Knight Chronicles, Tales of Hearts, Avalon Code, Knights in the Nightmare, Atelier Annie, Mega Man Star Force 3, Prinny: Ore ga Shujinko de Iinsuka?, and Harvest Moon: Welcome to the Wind Bazaar. (more…)

Finding himself wandering around the streets of Shibuya, Neku notices that something is amiss. For starters, he receives an ominous email that he can’t delete. He doesn’t remember who he is, and none of the people in the crowded intersection seem aware of his presence. Not only that, he can read their thoughts using a strange pin he has with him. Strange invisible walls, cloaked figures, and weird monsters only add to the confusion. As much as he may dislike other people, he needs answers. Whether he likes it or not, he runs into another person in much the same situation he’s in, and she seems to have a better grasp on what’s going on. (more…)

In case you missed it, the first part of this set of time-saving tips can be found here. (more…)

After the many adventures that took place during The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, Link is finally getting a chance to relax a little bit. Of course, this peace does not last long, and Zelda quickly finds trouble again. It’s up to Link to investigate the mysteries of the ghost ship and the ocean king in order to set things right. The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass is indeed a direct sequel to Wind Waker, though aside from one major spoiler, the story doesn’t carry over all that strongly, allowing newcomers to pick it up just fine. That said, there are some similarities in mechanics and world, many of which have been improved upon since the original, though this isn’t always the case. (more…)

It’s Halloween (Week)! It’s time to break out the decorations, Halloween-theme reviews, and candy. Well, I guess we don’t really have a way of getting the candy to you, so we’ll just have to hold onto that. However! We can share the reviews with you. Anything with some kind of ghostly or dark theme is possible. Castlevania, Shin Megami Tensei, even Phantom Hourglass just to name a few…who knows what we’re going to post this week? We’ll be aiming for one review per day through Halloween night, so be sure to check back often.

Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure was something of a like it or hate it tactical RPG for the PlayStation. It had its share of flaws, but it was also a bit of a cult classic. The game followed the story of an adventurous girl, Cornet, who has the ability to communicate and fight alongside puppets and goes on a musical adventure that, as the title implies, involves a good deal of singing. Instead of simply porting the game over, Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure DS makes some rather substantial tweaks in order to make the game more accessible. (more…)

In today’s update: Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XIII Agito, Final Fantasy XIII Versus, Tales of the World Radiant Mythology 2, Arc Rise Fantasia, World Destruction, Atelier Annie, Cross of Venus, and Zill O’ll ~Infinite Plus~. (more…)

Asda Story is one of the many free-to-play MMORPGs that have become available to English speakers in recent months. In this flood, having unique features is a great asset to a new MMO. In Asda Story‘s case, this came not only in the form of its fairly unique in-game Soulmate and Sowel systems, but also in an advertising campaign that guaranteed the fun of players. Making guarantees and living up to them are two entirely different things though. (more…)