Fantasy Life Review (3DS)

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As a fan of RPGs, Fantasy Life struck my eye at a time when it was being overlooked in favor of Super Smash Bros. For the Nintendo 3DS. Although the art style and multiplayer features pulled me in to become an owner of Fantasy Life, I still had low expectations due to it being a handheld game and lack of publicity by Nintendo. My actual experience was something I never expected…

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Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Review

With the launch of the Wii U, people were hyped for where the next installment of the Smash Bros. franchise would go. With the 3DS version released, some were not happy that the roster would be the same on Wii U. Despite that, people were excited to learn that they would be able to play with their GameCube controllers and in HD for the first time. Will this game give naysayers a reason to buy a Wii U, or will you just dig out your GameCube and play Super Smash Bros. Melee instead?

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Dark Souls 2 Review (PC)

Dark Souls 2 is a direct sequel to the 2011 hit Dark Souls developed by From Software. Dark Souls 2 starts the player off in the world of Drangleic, a once powerful kingdom that has since fallen to disrepair. The story in Dark Souls 2 is so far apart from Dark Souls in so many ways while still remaining awkwardly tied to the hip of its more lore developed brother. Dark Souls was a very challenging game to tackle due to the very rewarding combat and sense of advancement. Dark Souls 2 doesn’t follow this formula unfortunately.

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Tales From The Borderlands Episode 1 Review (PS4)

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The good folks at Telltale Games are at it again; this time teaming up with Gearbox to bring us a rather unique Borderlands experience, with storytelling overshadowing the first person shooter and RPG elements seasoned Borderlands players are used to. Being a Borderlands fan myself, I must admit I was quite skeptical when I first heard about this project; the type of games they are known for just did not seem to fit in with the high action, guns blazing gameplay Borderlands is known for. However, I decided to give them the benefit of the doubt seeing as how they have multiple video game awards under their belt. The first episode in the series dropped recently and was able to play it in it’s entirety. So did this risky project garner positive results or was it a terrible train wreck? Let’s find out.

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