Monthly Archives: February 2012

Bravely Default Gives Me Hope and Concerns

By Roy | Published: February 29, 2012
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV48xizRV0c[/youtube] I have a hard time allowing myself to be excited for Square Enix titles.  I gambled with Final Fantasy XIII-2, thinking they’d learned from their mistakes and was burned.  Or Bored.  Or both.  Yet I know that deep down, under the high production values and vapid stories, they have a glimmer of potential.  We [...]
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Final Fantasy XIII-2 Review

By Roy | Published: February 22, 2012
I wanted Final Fantasy XIII-2 to be the game to prove that Square Enix hadn’t lost touch with their audience and the JRPG genre.  I wanted it to justify why I couldn’t turn my back on the developer despite years of lackluster titles.  My past held me back — fond memories of hours spent with games Square [...]
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Kingdom of Amalur: Reckoning Demo Review

By Roy | Published: February 20, 2012
This weekend I made a lot of progress in the world of gaming.  Among my accomplishments was completing the Kingdom of Amalur: Reckoning demo.  There have been a lot of conflicting opinions on this game so I decided the time had come for me to establish my own! I liked the format of the demo a lot. [...]
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Friday Links Roundup: 2/10-2/17

By Roy | Published: February 17, 2012
Every Friday I make a post containing links to interesting articles I have found throughout the week.  If you already follow me on Twitter, then you will have probably seen most of the following links.  Enjoy! LOOK JE Sawyer, one of the key minds behind Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas, talks weapons. A recent study [...]
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The Skylanders Effect

By Roy | Published: February 15, 2012
When I go to Target, as I did this weekend, I make it a habit of checking out the Pokemon toys that are in stock.  There are usually only a few, tucked away between figures of the latest Disney abortion and those mini skateboard for your fingers that no one knows how to use.  My [...]
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