Voice of Dissent #4 – An Insult to the Concept
I play through the Lepant recruitment story and wrap up my thoughts on the early Suikoden games, as well as why their simple gameplay rubs me the wrong way.
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15 Minutes of [GAME] #8 – Shinobi
The character action genre is largely considered to be the genre form of Capcom’s Devil May Cry. During the genre’s formative years, however, Sega’s Overworks studio had a different idea of how it should work. Check out Shinobi’s 15 Minutes…
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“Brandish: The Dark Revenant” Review
by Patrick Mifflin
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19 Feb 2015
Nihon Falcom’s profile has skyrocketed on this side of the Pacific in recent years, with the Ys series in full resurgence and the Trails in the Sky brand finally making The Legend of Heroes a household name. Meanwhile, Brandish is…
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Voice of Dissent #3 – Experience Pinata
I continue through Suikoden, helping myself to a heaping dose of EXP in my new digs even before properly settling in.
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15 Minutes of [GAME] #5 – Wave Race 64
Although it was eventually caught up in the undertow of bigger-name titles on the Nintendo 64, Wave Race 64 remains an important and very fun game for the system to this day. Our 15-minute highlight was actually a big gaming…
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Voice of Dissent #2 – Way To Go, Leeroy
My Suikoden playthrough continues through one of the game’s most pivotal early moments, but still waiting to replace one brand of spam for another. No X buttons were harmed in the making of this episode.
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Voice of Dissent #1 – I’m Going There
In the premiere episode of Voice of Dissent, I open up on one of the gaming world’s cult favorite JRPGs, Suikoden, and why I get more frustrated by decent games that are deeply flawed than those that are thoroughly terrible.
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“Drift Stage” early alpha hands-on preview
It’s pretty common knowledge that I’m one of the Arcade Racing faithful around this site. I’ve launched and maintain a YouTube playlist dedicated to bringing Ridge Racers 2 stateside as part of Sony’s #BuildingTheList initiative. Not only did I point…
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Patrick’s Top Games of 2014
by Patrick Mifflin
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29 Dec 2014
Hey, everyone. I’m taking some time off from the podcasting and social media side of things to weigh in on the gaming year that has been 2014, and the top games that came with it.
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“Akiba’s Trip: Undead & Undressed” Review
Occasionally, a game comes across that’s so quirky or just generally offbeat that you frequently find yourself asking just what the hell you’re playing. If you’re lucky, you might also find yourself having an exceptionally good time with the game…
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“Forza Horizon 2” Review
When Forza Horizon came out in 2012, it offered a festive, open-world alternative to Forza Motorsport’s brilliant but sometimes dry take on motoring, focusing more on the culture that often surrounds it than just the simple act of racing. While…
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“PlayStation TV” Hardware Review
Handheld gaming has become a sort of paradise in recent years, with an endless parade of quality JRPGs and other forms of classic gaming, while still carrying the muscle to provide us with servicable ports of the games we play…
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