Josh McGrath
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If you’re a fan of the Neptunia series, and especially the characters, MegaTagmension definitely comes highly recommended. If you haven’t played the series before, this game does offer a decent entry point, as it doesn’t require prior knowledge of the series to enjoy. Hell, playing this was my first exposure to...
However, looking at it through the filter of “budget game,” Nights of Azure provides some decent entertainment with a good soundtrack. The story is more than passable, and the battle system is entertaining once you unlock more skills and Servans to use. If you can hold off until it goes on...
While the training portion of the game feels more like work than play, the characters and the battle gameplay do help to balance things out, if at least a small amount. If you are able to look past (or sleep your way through) the menu-heavy portions, you may end up...
Overall, Rabi-Ribi is one of the first real surprises of the year for me. I was originally extremely off-put by the cutesy presentation, and didn’t go in with particularly high hopes. While the story was unfortunately disappointing, everything else about the game really stood out and created an excellent experience.
Ironically, the greatest parts of the game are in its artistic presentation. The art style, filters, music, and voice acting are what really lift this game up from being just another action game. The game doesn’t overstay its welcome, either, clocking in between three and four hours for a first...
Even if you were a major fan of past entries, I can not recommend picking up Just Cause 3 as a full-price new release. The actually “game” content is just too lacking for that. Maybe further down the road, or as part of a sale, it would be worth picking up...
Dengeki Bunko: Fighting Climax is a decently fun game despite its faults, and is easy for just about anyone to play. Hardcore or competitive fighting game players may lose interest quick though. If you’re looking to pick it up, I’d say it’s worth your time, but I’d recommend waiting for a...
If you’re a Persona fan, and especially a Persona 4 fan, there are aspects of this game that you will enjoy. Mostly, as I said, the fanservice aspects. After all, you get to spend more time with your favorite characters, who are still fairly well-written here. If you’re more interested in...
Despite the randomized traitor system offering some strong replayability, I can’t say that I’m inclined to play through this game again. Lost Dimension would make a good rental for fans of strategy RPGs, but it is hard to recommend for other gamers.
Overall, while it is an interesting experiment, I found Rollers of the Realm to be somewhat uninteresting…and occasionally infuriating. However, I can’t call it a bad game. The mechanics and the gameplay are solid, and the concept, while unusual, is pulled off quite well here. The dull story and occasional reliance...
The faults are annoyingly intrusive enough to keep the game from getting a perfect or near-perfect score, but I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this to any Tales fan, or a fan of JRPGs or Action RPGs in general. I would recommend playing the first Xillia game beforehand, though. While it isn’t...
Looking at the game objectively, though, this is a solid 4X game. Everything that a player of the genre would want is here, and it plays with some interesting mechanics that I have not run across in my (limited) experience with this style of gaming. Each faction has a very...
