Is it time to end the Final Fantasy series? This is a question I come across quite a bit as I browse various groups and websites on ye olde internet. It’s easy to see why this question is so prominent. After all, Square has been solely interested in developing the extremely divisive Final Fantasy XIII…
I briefly looked at the original Wii version of Donkey Kong Country Returns when I was doing my Donkey Kong 30th anniversary posts way back near when I first started this blog. However, I never gave it a proper full review, and the 3DS rerelease seems like the perfect opportunity to rectify this situation. The…
I don’t know about you, internet, but I’m already tired of poring over all of the Xbox One vitriol and the beginnings to the huge console war we’re undoubtably going to have to deal with for the foreseeable future. As such, I’m bringing you my second instalment of Amazing Games With Surprising Flaws. If you…
*Update 2 – Ok, os the always online rumour is even more true. It turns out the Xbox One needs to be connected to the internet at least once every 24 hours. This could have been something to announce during the conference instead of sweeping it under the table. *Update – Ok, so the always…
There’s a lot to talk about concerning the Wii U today. Over the past couple of days we have gotten a Nintendo Direct, a controversial statement from EA, and a direct attack against the fledgling system from an EA Senior Engineer. As per usual, the internet has been opening its hate hatches against Nintendo’s system,…
Soul Sacrifice was announced near the release of the Vita and has been anticipated as the saviour of the struggling system since then. This is in part due to stellar, intriguing previews, and, most prominently, the fact that it has been the only big release on the Vita’s schedule since Persona 4: The Golden came…
Environments are really important, a fact I can’t emphasize enough. Some games revolve entirely around their environments such as Silent Hill or the Bioshock series, while others throw in some unforgettable area that gets you really into the game such as Final Fantasy VI’s Phantom Train or Magitek Facility. Unfortunately, the converse is also true,…
Firstly, sorry for the unannounced missed post on Thursday. I’m a little sick right now, so hopefully everything seems coherent. Far Cry 3 was a very impressive game last year, one that made a lot of people’s game of the year pick. Truthfully, I don’t like the Far Cry series. Neither the first nor second…
A little while ago, it was announced that a class action lawsuit was being filed against Sega and Gearbox for how they handled Aliens: Colonial Marines’ promotional materials. Specifically, it is asserted that all of the media being fed to consumers was completely manufactured and never represented the final product. As such, Gearbox and Sega…
It’s another music post, internet. I know how much you enjoy them, and by that I mean I have no idea how much you enjoy them, but what are you going to do? Today I want to look at the music from a particular game: Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core. This game is arguable the…
Mistranslations for the Modern Gamer 