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Editorials   -   Oct 05, 2014 Nintendo: Being Different Shouldn’t Come at the Expense of Quality
Nintendo: Being Different Shouldn't Come at the Expense of Quality

I have a theory: None of the higher-ups at Nintendo own or have played a Sony or Microsoft console. I laugh at my joke, but it’s not like I say this without reason; the reason being that I find it hard to believe a company with such cumbersome and

by Kenneth Shepard
Editorials   -   Sep 08, 2014 Danganronpa: The Anatomy of Ultimate Despair
Danganronpa: The Anatomy of Ultimate Despair

[The following contains spoilers for Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc and Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair, and is full of deep cuts regarding the series’ characters, world and story. Reader discretion is advised.] I’ve played a lot of video games in my life. A lot. There are the ones that meant

by Kenneth Shepard
Reviews   -   Aug 13, 2014 Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair – A Hope for the Future
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair – A Hope for the Future

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair is a game that understands what it means to be a good sequel. It effectively keeps what made the first Danganronpa great while making an active attempt to correct its predecessor’s mistakes, it is unapologetically tied to the first game without ever feeling so obtuse

by Kenneth Shepard
Editorials   -   Aug 12, 2014 Rise of the Tomb Raider’s Xbox Exclusivity Helps No One
Rise of the Tomb Raider’s Xbox Exclusivity Helps No One

If you’re just now catching up on all the Gamescom news, here’s the one thing you need to take away from Microsoft’s conference: Not one other announcement was more significant that the revelation that Rise of the Tomb Raider, the sequel to last year’s excellent Tomb

by Kenneth Shepard
Reviews   -   Aug 12, 2014 Disgaea 4: A Promise Revisited – The Definitive Version of an Endearing Tale
Disgaea 4: A Promise Revisited – The Definitive Version of an Endearing Tale

I never got around to playing Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten when it came out on the PlayStation 3, so when playing the Vita re-release, Disgaea 4: A Promise Revisited, the main thing that stuck out to me was the game’s ability to forgo typical JRPG tropes in favor

by Kenneth Shepard
Aug 01, 2014 Bioware Releases Second Teaser for New IP to be Revealed at Gamescom
Bioware Releases Second Teaser for New IP to be Revealed at Gamescom

Bioware has released another live-action teaser for its upcoming new IP. The video is just as eerie as the first one, and also comes accompanied with text that implies the game will get a proper reveal at this year’s Gamescom. “Do you know they are watching? Your power is

by Kenneth Shepard
Editorials   -   Jul 31, 2014 PlayStation Now Should Be About More than Backwards Compatibility
PlayStation Now Should Be About More than Backwards Compatibility

As someone who does most of their gaming on PlayStation platforms, I find myself pretty flabbergasted by the fact that I forgot that PlayStation Now’s open beta launches today. When Sony unveiled the PlayStation 4 last February, one of their biggest pushes was an upcoming streaming service that would

by Kenneth Shepard
Editorials   -   Jul 27, 2014 How Aiden Pearce Became the Narrative Undoing of Watch Dogs
How Aiden Pearce Became the Narrative Undoing of Watch Dogs

The following contains spoilers for Watch Dogs, The Last of Us and Heavy Rain. Reader discretion is advised. When a person is playing a video game, you’ll often hear them describe the experience in a way that equates to being sucked into an immersive world that they can play

by Kenneth Shepard
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