A General Malaise

We’re approaching that most wonderful time of the video game year, but I can’t help feeling a bit fed up with the community right now, despite finally getting my hands on two games I’ve been waiting several months for (Dragon Quest IV and Mega Man 9). Maybe I’m just a bit anxious to get out [...]

[First Impressions] Reflex Man > Sadistic Man…on a good day

Mega Man 9 is like a homage to the six NES titles’ greatest hits.

The Predicted Path

Mega Man 9 supposedly comes out today, but it doesn’t appear to be online just yet. Hopefully, it’ll be there when I return from class. I’m almost a bit upset because I was planning on typing up a really thorough post on my prediction of the robot master weaknesses for MM9. Instead, I’l just post [...]

[First Impressions] Dragon Quest Bore? More? Score!

I had been looking forward to Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen. Aside from craving a more simplistic, linear RPG experience, I was intrigued by the way DQIV’s plot is split into chapters, each with its own star, all of which meet up in the end with you, the hero. The concept reminded me [...]

[Review] Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots

Thanks to Hurricane Gustav leaving me without power, even when school had opened back up, I had to stay at my brother’s house for a few days which, as far as this blog has been concerned over the last few months, is very much associated with a title that (according to Game Rankings) hasn’t scored [...]

Not Enough Mana

I’m without power here in south Louisiana thanks to hurricane Gustav. I’ll occasionally be online thanks to the x-ray department’s computers here, but aside from that, they’re projecting 4 to 6 weeks for the entire parish to regain power.
Until then…