Games reviewed… eventually
If there’s two things that is probably abundantly clear by now that I adore (if not, they ought to be, after 6 years of this waffling), it’s LEGO and Star Wars. Like many kids I played extensively with Denmark’s greatest gift to the world, endlessly building humongous mish-mashed creations from whatever sets I had lying … Continue reading LEGO Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
I’m not entirely sure that when I started this blog I’d keep things going for quite as long as I have. This article marks my 200th review, a staggering milestone as far as I’m concerned; since starting this blog nearly 5 full years ago, I’ve slowly seen it turn into a weekly project that I … Continue reading Persona 3 Portable
When you ask folk about the legacy of Final Fantasy IV, you can be quietly assured of a glowing response. People remember it for all sorts of reasons; for its consolidation of everything the early games experimented with and presenting it in one excellent package, for introducing the world to ATB and trying to bring … Continue reading Final Fantasy IV: The After Years
One thing I confess to having a great dislike for is when a sequel that doesn’t need to exist is made. Final Fantasy seems to be a perennial committer of this sin; while each main series game is largely designed to be a single complete experience, and as such you can generally pick up any … Continue reading Final Fantasy IV -Interlude-
Final Fantasy IV’s legacy speaks for itself. Since its release in 1991 it has been routinely cited as among one of the best games ever made, and certainly holds a special place in the hearts of many as the point where Final Fantasy began to metamorphosize into the franchise it is today; that this game … Continue reading Final Fantasy IV
Sometimes the sentiment attached to certain games truly baffles me. Obviously we all have our own individual opinions and that’s ok, and there’s very little one can say objectively about games when we recount and review our experiences with a given game. And yet, occasionally you get a game in front of you that you … Continue reading The Force Unleashed
When you have a series as long as Final Fantasy, it’s inevitable that you’re going to have at least a few titles in your roster that people don’t like. Final Fantasy II is definitely one of these games for its parent franchise; if you ask people online to name weaker entries in the series, II … Continue reading Final Fantasy II
Sometimes you just have to go back to where things all began. Final Fantasy (3DS, Android, GBA [reviewed], iOS, MSX2, NES, PC, PS1, PSP, Wonderswan) Released Dec 1987 | Developed: Square | Published: Nintendo Genre: JRPG | HLTB: 17 hours I’m sure there must be some folk in the world who aren’t familiar with the … Continue reading Final Fantasy
If there’s one thing the labyrinthine lore of Kingdom Hearts needed, it’s a prequel. Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep (PS3, PS4 [reviewed], PSP, Xbox One) Released Jan 2010 | Developed / Published: Square-Enix Genre: Action RPG, JRPG | HLTB: 26 hours 10 years before Kingdom Hearts we join Terra, Ventus, and Aqua, three young students … Continue reading Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep
The mid-to-late aughts saw a swathe of games that sought to copy the stunning success of stylish hack-and-slashers like God of War and Devil May Cry; Dante’s Inferno was simply one of this swarm that was trying to ape this trend. But the thing that made the trendsetters popular is that they were both damn … Continue reading Dante’s Inferno
The Almighty Backlog 