Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is a game everyone and their dog have told me I would love, but for dozens of reasons I never played it and it reached a stage where I was actively avoiding SotN because there was…
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Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Konami (1997) PlayStation
Tagged with: 1997, Action RPG, Alucard, Castlevania, CastleVania: Symphony of the Night, Count Dracula, Gaibon, Galamoth, Konami, Magical McGuffin, MetroVania, Retro Gaming, Review, Richter Belmont, Slogra, Symphony of the Night, The Belmont Family
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Posted in Playstation
Bloodborne. From Software (2015) PlayStation 4
Bloodborne feels like a game that From Software really wanted to make. It feels almost the antithesis of Dark Souls 2, which to me felt like a semi-rushed contractual obligation rather than a labour of love. Bloodborne is a game…
Tagged with: 2015, Action RPG, Blood Vials, Bloodborne, Celestial Emmissary, Celestial Emissary, Dark Souls, From Software, Gaming, Lovecraftian, Mergo's Wet Nurse, Playstation 4, Review, Shadows of Yharnam, visceral attack
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Posted in Playstation 4
Dark Souls III. From Software (2016) PlayStation 4
If you want to catch up on my views on Dark Souls and Dark Souls II you can do, but to quickly summise; Dark Souls “Brilliant” and Dark Souls II “Meh”. Caught up? Good, now let’s get to headbutting those…
Tagged with: 2016, Action RPG, Aldrich, Dancer of the Boreal Valley, Dark Souls, Dark Souls 3, Dark Souls III, Devourer of Gods, From Software, git gud, Heating Up, Playstation 4, unkindled
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Dark Souls II. From Software (2014) Xbox 360
I loved Dark Souls, the game was pretty hard (Earthworm Jim is harder) but was as tight as a gnat’s chuff hole and not an ounce of fat in need of a trim. So when I finished it, I immediately…
Tagged with: 2014, Action RPG, Belltower Gargoyle, Covetous Demon, Dark Souls, Dark Souls 2, Dark Souls II, Estus Flask, Executioners Chariot, From Software, Gaming, Harvest Valley, Human Effigies, Last Giant, Mirror Knight, Nashandra, New Game+, Old Dragonslayer, Old Iron King, Prowling Magus and the Congregation, Review, Role Playing Game, Royal Rat Authority, Royal Rat Vanguard, RPG, Scorpioness Najka, Shrine of Amana, Skeleton Lord, Smelter Demon, The Gutter, the Persuer, Undead Crypt
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Posted in XBox 360
Dark Souls. From Software (2011) Xbox 360
Who likes smashing their face against a wall repeatedly? Because that is what happens in Dark Souls. It is a game where you headbutt a concrete wall so many times that you’ll eventually start to chip away at it. You…
Tagged with: 2011, Action RPG, Anor Londo, Bed of Chaos, Blighttown, Capra Demon, Dark Souls, Four Kings, From Software, Gaming, git gud, Havel, Lordvessel, New Londo Ruins, Ornstein, Ornstein and Smough, Painted World of Ariamis, Prepare to Die, Review, RNGesus, Role Playing Game, RPG, Sen's Fortress, Siegmeyer, Smough, Xbox 360
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Posted in XBox 360
Golden Axe Warrior. Sega (1991) Sega Master System
I’ll be honest, I thought I was going to absolutely hate this game. I don’t especially like the Golden Axe series, and lets be honest, this game looks like a Legend of Zelda clone. So let me take you on…
Tagged with: 1991, Action RPG, Altorulia, AssNugs, Ax Battler, Death Adder, Firewood, Gilius Thunderhead, Golden Axe, Golden Axe Warrior, Nendoria, Retro Gaming, Review, Sega, Sega Master System, SEGA Mega Drive: Ultimate Collection, Tyris, Yuria
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Posted in Sega Master System
The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap. Nintendo/Capcom (2004) Gameboy Advance
I truly hated Oracle of Ages, so much so that I originally gave it zero percent. I felt Capcom got it all wrong by introducing too much 1980’s Capcom difficulty and obtuseness. My opinion on it mellowed after some time, but…
Tagged with: 2004, Action RPG, Darknuts, Ezlo, Four Sword, Four Swords, Hyrule, Link, Mazaal, Picori, Picori Sword, Princess Zelda, Retro Gaming, Review, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, The Minish Cap, Vaati
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Posted in Gameboy Advance
