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Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories Does Not Get Enough Love
When hearing people talk about the first few Kingdom Hearts games, there is often a feeling of annoyance that they need to play Chain of Memories in order to fully understand and appreciate Kingdom Hearts 2. I’ve seen a lot of people suggest looking up Youtube videos of Chain of Memories runs as a sort Read more
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Final Fantasy II: Ambitious to a Fault
A thorough glance at the second mainline entry of the Final Fantasy franchise Read more
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No Items. Fox Only. Final Destination: A Mario Superstar Baseball Story
Nintendo multiplayer games love their gimmicks. It’s a frustrating trend of theirs because often times the core mechanics of those games are really solid but if you play the way you’re ‘supposed to,’ those gimmicks can really bog you down. Like imagine you’re playing a game of basketball and all of a sudden some guy Read more
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Final Fantasy and Accepting the Warts of Age
A thorough glance at the first mainline entry of the Final Fantasy franchise Read more
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Mortal Kombat 1’s Story is Embarrassing
NOTE: I will be spoiling the Mortal Kombat 1 story mode, I’m not giving warnings after this. If you want to see it for yourself, please do so before reading this. Mortal Kombat 9 is one of my favorite stories in a video game. It takes the outline of the first three Mortal Kombat games Read more
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Like a Dragon and How Video Games Can Tell Stories in a Different Way Than Other Visual Mediums
NOTE: This is best read after playing Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name. I do not mark spoilers, so if you want to experience the end to the game yourself, I suggest you go play. When you sit down with a television show or movie, you give a commitment of time Read more
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