Diablo 2 falls into the category of “one of my most played games of all time”. It is the game I used to play on 56k dial-up which eventually led me begging my parents to upgrade to broadband internet. Prior…
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Diablo II. Blizzard North (2000) PC
Tagged with: 2000, Ba'al Lord of Destruction, Battle.Net, Blizzard, Blizzard North, Deckard Cain, Diablo, Diablo 2, Diablo II, Diablo II: Lord of Destruction, Diablo Lord of Terror, Hack and Slash, Isometric, Mephisto Lord of Hatred, roguealike, RPG
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Posted in PC
Fallout 4. Bathesda (2015) PlayStation 4
War, War never changes except when you’re 5 games deep into a series then war does start to change and, bizarrely, Karma no longer seems to matter.
Tagged with: 2015, Aids Burger, Bathesda, Boston, Brotherhood of Steel, Deathclaw, Fallout, Fallout 4, Gaming, Massachusetts, Playstation 4, Review, RPG, S.P.E.C.I.A.L, The Institute, The Minutemen, The Railroad, VATS
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Posted in Playstation 4
Final Fantasy VII. Squaresoft (1997) PlayStation
Yo, everyone i’m doing it. I am actually doing it!!! THIS IS NOT A DRILL!!! I honest to god love this game,and Final Fantasy VII was my favourite game until I played Final Fantasy VI and Silent Hill 2. However,…
Tagged with: 1997, Aeris Gainsborough, Aerith Gainsborough, Ancient, Barret Wallace, Cait Sith, Cetra, Cid Highwind, Cloud Strife, Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy 7, Final Fantasy VII, Gaia, Jenova, Mako Energy, Materia, Nanaki, PlayStation, Red XIII, Retro Gaming, Review, RPG, Sephiroth, Shin-Ra, Shinra, SOLIDER, Square, Squaresoft, The Turks, Tifa Lockhart, Vincent Valentine, Yuffie Kisaragi
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Posted in Playstation
Costume Quest, Double Fine Productions, Xbox 360, 2010
Costume Quest > Stranger Things. Oh, shi – *is crushed by a tidal wave of internets* I kid of course, apples and oranges and all that. But there are a few similarities between the Netflix smash hit and this little…
Tagged with: 2010, Costume Quest, Double Fine, Gaming, Halloween, Review, RPG, Xbox 360
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Posted in XBox 360
Rogue Legacy. Cellar Door Games (2014) PlayStation 4
I was harangued into buying a PS4 by Craig, and rather than playing something “new” I decided to play a retro inspired indie game because I am a curmudgeon-ey bastard who hates himself almost ad much as I hate others.
Tagged with: 2014, Action Platformer, Cellar Door Games, Charon, Gaming, Metroidvania, platformer, Playstation 4, PlayStation Vita, Review, Rogue Legacy, Roguelike, RPG, The Architect
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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
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones. Intelligent Systems (2005) Gameboy Advance
Fire Emblem (2003) was a game that had a tonne of potential, but was ultimately let down by the fact that it tore up it’s own rule book two thirds into the game and had maddening difficulty spikes. Additionally, it…
Tagged with: 2005, Anima Magic, Dark Magic, Demon King, Eirika, Ephraim, Fire Emblem, Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones, Gameboy Advance, Grado, Intelligent Systems, JRPG, L'Arachel, Lagdou Riuins, Light Magic, Magic Triangle, Magvel, Renais, Retro Gaming, Review, RPG, Squad Tactics game, Tactical Role-Playing game, Tactical RPG, Tower of Valni, weapon triangle
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Posted in Gameboy Advance
Shining Force II, Sonic Software (1994) Sega Genesis
I enjoyed Shining Force, in fact I enjoyed it so much I decided to jump almost straight into the sequel. I’ll be honest, fatigue did set in a few times, and I struggled to play for long periods, but that…
Tagged with: 1994, AssNugs, Bowie, Chester, Granseal, Jaha, Jewel of Evil, Jewel of Light, Kiwi, May, Megadrive, Peter, Princess Ellis, Retro Gaming, Review, RPG, Sega Genesis, SEGA Mega Drive: Ultimate Collection, Shining Force, Shining Force 2, Shining Force II, Slade, Sonic Software, Squad Tactics game, Tactical Role-Playing game, Tactical RPG, Tower of the Ancients
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Posted in Sega Genesis
Shining Force. Climax Entertainment (1993) Sega Genesis
After chatting to a number of people on Twitter, and seeing a “Top Genesis games” list that featured Shining Force as the top Megadrive game, I figured I would finally have a playthrough and see what it is all about.…
Tagged with: 1993, Alef, Amon, Anri, AssNugs, Bleu, Climax Entertainment, dark dragon, Darksol, Diane, Domingo, Gort, Guntz, Hans, Hanzou, JRPG, Kane, Ken, Kingdom of Guardiana, Lowe, Mae, Max, Megadrive, Musashi, Pelle, Retro Gaming, Review, RPG, Rune, Runefaust, Sega Genesis, SEGA Mega Drive: Ultimate Collection, Shining Force, Squad Tactics game, Tactical Role-Playing game, Tactical RPG, Tao, Torasu
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