After just over a decade, Aya Brea is once again in the video game spotlight. And while I’m sure many gamers have fond memories of her adventures on the original PlayStation, many things have changed in her absence. Enter Square Enix and HexaDrive’s The 3rd Birthday for the PlayStation Portable, the third game starring the beautiful
Prior to DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY, the idea of different Final Fantasy heroes and villains squaring off against each other was usually only found in online discussions and fanfiction. Yet, despite a premise so blatantly rooted in fanservice, the RPG/fighting game hybrid was quite a treat to play, with gameplay mechanics both challenging and entertaining to master.
After four long years for die-hard fans, Ōkamiden has finally released and is the last title to hit the DS. But will fans continue to love the long-awaited sequel as they did with the original?
Dragon Age: Origins was about saving Thedas. Dragon Age 2 is about living in it. For all its attempts at grit and moral ambiguity, Origins was a fairly conventional fantasy narrative beneath a patina of grime and blood. Though it took place in an unusually bleak setting, the narrative goal was fairly conventional: save the
If you’ve been following the site for the past few days, you have probably noticed all of the SW: TOR content that we discovered at PAX East. I wanted to give you some quick first impressions of the game. In short, the game has resurrected my interest in MMOs. I know for sure I will purchase
In the late 90s, with the popularity of the survival horror genre on the rise, RPG giant Square decided to throw its hat into the ring with its own take on the genre. The result was Parasite Eve, a survival horror/RPG hybrid based on the 1995 Japanese novel of the same name. The first Square
Saturday morning at PAX East, those involved with the media (and cleared for access) were allowed a one-hour preview of the show floor before opening to all others at 11 AM. I had two objectives: 1) get in line for SW: TOR and 2) play SW: TOR. After waiting in line for nearly an hour
I have never really been into fighting games, but I did play some Mortal Kombat for Sega Genesis back in the day. It has been quite some time since I played it, so I did not really know what to expect. Almost surprisingly, besides the graphics and smoother mechanics, the game play itself is virtually
I will admit, I haven’t been really following F.E.A.R. 3 development…at all. While I am aware of the series, anything that sounds scary I tend to stay away from (yes I know…such a girl). I got a chance to play a multiplayer mode of the game, aptly named “F*cking Run,” and well, the goal of