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What Avatar: The Way of Water did to me
Avatar 2 recaptures the magic of the first film without feeling like a retread — mostly. With the world of Pandora and the way of the Navi explained in the first movie, the sequel seems like the time to build on those foundations and tell a new, more complex story. I wanted Avatar: The Way…
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What made Xenogears great? An In-Depth Review
Xenogears released in 1997: after Final Fantasy VII, before Final Fantasy VIII. At a time when the Square Enix development cycle could stretch to a year and a half (Final Fantasy games included), Xenogears took over two. Even that wasn’t enough, not even close: Xenogears is, at best, 75% complete. Links: Screenshots That’s nothing, though.…
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Western-Style JRPGs: A Brief Overview
Where do we start when it comes to Western-style JRPGs? Perhaps we should get clear about what we are looking for. After all, the wording is ambiguous. Does a game with JRPG mechanics that was made by a Western company meet the definition? If you believe that a JRPG must, categorically, come from Japan (as…
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What Is Oddworld?
Oddworld started with in 1997 with the 2D cinematic platformer Abe’s Odyssey. There are five major games in the series, the latest released in 2021. All titles are set in the eponymous Oddworld, a world of non-human characters and unusual (often deadly) animals and wildlife. Among other things, the Oddworld series is known for: 1.…
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Predictions for Bloodstained 2 – Part 3: Setting and the Son
Part 1: The Belmonts & ZangetsuPart 2: The Villians Sometimes a rumour emerges of a revival of the dead Castlevania franchise. It reminds me of the Symphony of the Night Succubus taunting Alucard with the vision of his dead mother. With a new series in production at Netflix and a crossover with Dead Cells nearing…
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Predictions for Bloodstained 2 – Part 2: Villains
Part 1: The Belmonts & Zangetsu Despite being a videogame franchise twice as big as Dance Dance Revolution and a Netflix franchise so popular they didn’t cancel it even after four seasons — they gave it a second show instead! — Konami isn’t making more Castlevania games. So it is a good thing Koji Igarashi…
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