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Dark Souls Review

By Roy | Published: November 30, 2011
A message bar appears saying I’ve been invaded by a Black Phantom.  My fingers rush to get the correct player-versus-player gear equipped.  I need to be agile but still provide some rigidity or I will surely buckle under the weight of any heavy weapon if hit.  I cast a spell that surrounds me with five [...]
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Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten Review

By Roy | Published: October 26, 2011
In my freshman year of college I bought Disgaea: Hour of Darkness on a whim. The cover art and character designs blew me away.  That would become the first title in which my hour count plunged deeply into the triple digits.  I had never experienced a game with so much to do, and I [...]
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Catherine Review

By Roy | Published: September 1, 2011
It didn’t take long for Atlus’s Catherine to generate enormous hype among gamers.  It boasted two qualities we see rarely these days: originality and a desire to show the player something new.  Not an alien at the barrel of a gun, not even a litany of number-saturated menus.  Catherine looked fresh, and alluded to topics generally reserved only for [...]
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Katanagatari Volume 1 Review

By Roy | Published: August 5, 2011
I have written reviews of other anime series NIS America has localized (1,2), and each time I champion the fact that I am not an “anime person”.  I don’t go out of my way to look for anime, licensed or otherwise — same for manga.  But I daresay NIS may be showing me that there is some [...]
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Tekken Blood Vengence Review

By Roy | Published: July 28, 2011
This Tuesday I went to see Tekken Blood Vengence in 3D. I was intrigued by the film due to its close relation to the games, which are the only fighters I enjoy. Not only does Blood Vengeance sport the same CG style used throughout the most recent Tekken titles, but many of the [...]
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