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More Thoughts From Me #241: Taking Another Look

I love Square Enix and especially the rpgs that they make. Final Fantasy 12 and Octopath Traveler are two Square Enix games that I wanted to love, but I just didn’t. And now I’m taking another look at them. I have a lot of time on my hands lately. There isn’t much on TV and I don’t have much else to do. I’ve taken a break from reviewing for personal reasons. So I am just playing a bunch of games…

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More Thoughts From Me #240: Journey to Vesperia

Lately, I’ve been playing a game on the Nintendo Switch called Tales of Vesperia Definitive Edition. I have played Tales Of games before and thought they were alright. I decided to get Tales of Vesperia because it looked good and it was on sale! And I’m glad I got it. I’ve never been a huge fan of the Tales Of games. I played one on the Gamecube which I thought was alright. Very good graphics, okay battle system. And I…

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FINAL FANTASY XVI Has Been Revealed

The Playstation 5 event today started off with a bang: Final Fantasy XVI was shown! If you haven’t seen the footage for this game yet, you need to check it out. And then please come back here for some thoughts on the game. Final Fantasy XVI looks amazing! Wow! First of all, I was very happy that the game is a fantasy. It is set in a very medieval looking world. Think The Witcher meets Final Fantasy and you’ll understand…

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Nintendo Direct Mini: Partner Showcase | July 2020

Nintendo had a Direct Mini today. Take a look at it and let us know what you think. The Nintendo Direct Mini today was pretty short and really didn’t show too much. What was your favorite announcement for this Direct Mini?…

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Sword Art Online: Alicization Lycoris Review

If you are one of the many sword art online fans around the world with an interest in gaming, chances are you have been anticipating the release of Sword Art Online Alicization Lycoris, yet another addition to the Sword art game universe. Bandai Namco and the developers at Aquria have returned to take a different spin on this particular SAO game.

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The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III Demo Impressions

I had seen some footage of The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III and didn’t think it looked that great. A demo has been available on the Nintendo Switch eshop for awhile for it but I decided not to download it. Then, one night, I was bored and decided to give it a go. What do I think of the demo? Is The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel III demo any good? The Legend of Heroes:…

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More Thoughts From Me #224: I finally play Phantasy Star

Happy Console Gamer on YouTube is a huge fan of the Phantasy Star series. He talks about it a lot. I had never played the series. Until now. Last week I finally bought the first Phantasy Star for the Nintendo Switch! What do I think of the game? I’ve been curious about Phantasy Star ever since I first heard Happy Console Gamer talk about it. The footage he showed of the game looked neat. I had never played the game…

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Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition Review

I did a preview of Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition here. The following is my full review of the game. I will take a look at the main game and its epilogue, as well as Future Connected. Is Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition worth checking out?

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Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition Preview

Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition comes out on the Nintendo Switch next week! Thanks to Nintendo Canada and our editor-in-chief Adam Roffel I was able to get an early review copy of the game. I’ve been playing the game for a couple of days now and thought I’d give our readers a first look at the game. So how is Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition so far? I played the first Xenoblade Chronicles on the Wii. I liked the game. There were…

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SuperMash Review

SuperMash for the Nintendo Switch lets players mash together two video game genres and to create a randomly generated game. You never know what kind of game you’ll get! Its a unique concept but is SuperMash fun? Let’s find out in this review of SuperMash for the Nintendo Switch! SuperMash isn’t Super Mario Maker 2. Its not even an indie game like the recently released LevelHead. You do not create video games. Instead, you choose two genres, say RPG and…

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