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Entries Tagged as 'JRPG'

Final Fantasy XIII – Crystals and gunswords and chocobos, oh my!

May 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Microsoft XBox 360, Reviews, Sony PS3

Final Fantasy XIII is an interesting phenomenon in video games. More often than not people recite their list of complaints about the game, but when you assume they didn’t enjoy it they jump to FFXIII’s defense. I’m no different. I loved Final Fantasy XIII and it’s currently my second favorite game in the series (Final [...]

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My week in pixels (04/01/10)

April 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Chit chat, My Week In Pixels

Happy April Fools! I’m just kidding, April Fools! (That was confusing.)
Here on the east coast we’re starting to show signs of nice weather! Nice weather here means “the wind isn’t actively trying to kill you”. Anyway, it’s the time of year I crack open a window and sit my butt down to some JRPG’s. Spiky [...]

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Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story – Bet on the fire breathing monster turtle

March 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Nintendo DS, Reviews

The first game, Superstar Saga, was one of my top three favorite games for the Gameboy Advance. The second game, Partners in Time, did not live up to its heritage. Now the third of the Mario & Luigi series, Bowser’s Inside Story is to be judged.
JUDGEMENT: It’s freaking great.
The art design is eye-popping on the [...]

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