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Dissidia Final Fantasy: EX Combat

This is a video highlighting the finer points of EX combat in Dissidia Final Fantasy.  When it comes to tough battles, understanding this system will be integral to success.  So the video begins by explaining that the gauge next to the HP bar is your EX gauge, and circles it in red.  Obviously it starts at zero.  [...]
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Only Japan: Higurashi Daybreak

Violence in video games is an issue of furious debate here in America.  The general argument is that assuming the role of anyone who performs acts of violence can cause blurring between reality and entertainment.  This belief causes some obvious taboos and restrictions for companies which publish games in America. In Japan however, just about anything goes (ANYTHING), as long as it will [...]
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Dissidia Final Fantasy: First High Quality Trailer

Classifying Dissidia Final Fantasy as a fighting game seems like an understatement after watching this video.  The game may be unclassifiable, which is a good thing.  I think the video game world could use a nice violent shake. Square Enix seems to really enjoy the transition from standard turn-based battles into fast, real-time action.  I believe this love of action engines began with Kingdom [...]
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Devil Summoner: Raidou Kuzunoha Vs. King Abadon Opening Movie

The opening video for the next installment of the Devil Summoner series has been revealed to the public.  Some things we have already seen such as masked men jumping on rooftops, Raidou summoning multiple demons and Narumi being a bonehead. The video did provide new information, which I was able to investigate further (I’m a gumshoe too!) at the [...]
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