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Fragile Dreams: Goodbye Ruins of the Moon Review

By Roy | Published: April 15, 2010
I followed the development of Fragile: Goodbye Ruins of the Moon carefully in Japan from its early stages to its release.  The game’s combination of post-apocalyptic setting combined with Japanese aesthetic felt as though it was tailored to my unique tastes.  Upon its surprising release in the West, I found that it received little press [...]
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Shin Megami Tensei Strange Journey Review

By Roy | Published: April 8, 2010
The Shin Megami Tensei series has made a name for itself as one of the most challenging, mature, and original series of the past few decades.  In blinding contrast, the Nintendo DS’s library is considered by some gamers to lack all of the aforementioned qualities.  The recent release of Strange Journey brought these two franchises [...]
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White Knight Chronicles Review

By Roy | Published: February 18, 2010
Over a year ago White Knight Chronicles was released in Japan as one of the first PS3 exclusive RPGs.  After completing its leisurely journey to the West, I couldn’t help but pick it up — Level-5 after all does boast an impressive roster of games. Did White Knight Chronicles prove to be a shimmering armor-clad success, [...]
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Assassin’s Creed II Review

By Roy | Published: January 26, 2010
I don’t generally play action games but I did give Assassin’s Creed a chance shortly after purchasing my PS3.  I wanted to like it; it was an awesome concept and I loved the aesthetic of the game.  Despite a strong presentation, the game failed to wow me and quickly settled to the list of “games [...]
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Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Demo Review

By Roy | Published: December 29, 2009
I finally got around to completing the demo of Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker the other day.  It took longer than I had anticipated since it was kinda tough, and I’ve been busy and all. The controls were the first hurdle to overcome, but ultimately I settled on the action-based scheme as opposed to the FPS [...]
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