Tag Archives: nintendo wii

Don’t Give up on Last Story

I have been oddly silent about The Last Story. Have you noticed? I was going to let it be a game I savor — one which I would not destroy for myself by watching every trailer and translating every morsel before so much as an utterance of a Western release. But today, my [...]
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Kotowari’s Favorite Things

I may not have the raw disposable income to give away bees like Oprah, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t things that I like.  Maybe you know someone with similar tastes as me, maybe not.  Either way here is a list of some things I am excited to own, or anticipate owning in the near [...]
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Monster Hunter on the Brain: Replicators and Resources

I know that the amount of people out there who still care about Monster Hunter Tri is considerably less than when I wrote my review.  I can understand: new games come out, old ones become forgotten.  I had been a slave to this routine as well — it’s almost required of you when you write [...]
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Monster Hunter Tri Review

My first experience with the Monster Hunter franchise was with last year’s Freedom Unite for the PSP. I enjoyed the game but didn’t feel it was the best place for me to begin – I longed for the console experience, assuming that the disconnect was the fault of the platform. Upon learning of [...]
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Let’s Get Serious: Video Games and Weather

Reality plays an important role in video game development.  By incorporating aspects of everyday life into games, they feel more organic and less like a cold series of 1’s and 0’s.  The other day while letting our imaginations get the better of us, Mikey of Bit-Speak and myself were discussing how weather is used in [...]
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