Tag Archives: Role Playing

It’s dangerous to go alone! Like, for real, you’ll die Everyone talks about Dark Souls being a breath of fresh air, but ever since I first got my hands on it, I got this unwavering feeling that I’d played this kind of game before. The hardcore difficulty, the exploration, the …

Virtual pioneers In this digital age, society seems increasingly content to equate being first with being the best. So here–let me just preempt everyone reading this by saying “First!” right here and now. Of course, that won’t stop anyone; people just want to feel like they’re experiencing something before anyone …

Is your favorite Pokmon is an inanimate object? Its more likely than you think! Living in the world of Pokmon has got to be confusing. They’re everywhere, and everyone talks about them all the time. But besides the general confusion that comes with living in a world full of godlike …

Blades of steel Oh sure, Cloud Strife’s person-sized Buster Sword looks pretty cool…but if you were going toe-to-toe with an opponent, you’d probably be better off with a plastic butter knife for a weapon. Video games and real-world science get along like vegans and cannibals–for proof, just look at how …

All the Pokemans You kids with your Global Trade Whatsits and your rollerbikes. Back in our day, we walked through every patch of grass, because you know what? We had to. We saved our allowance. We traded with our damn selves if we ever wanted to see an Alakazam. We …

One of the largest additions to Pokemon X & Y comes with the inclusion of Pokémon-Amie–a feature which, at face value, looks like a throw-away mechanic where you can pet your 3D Pokemon. But this element of the game is far from superfluous. We we described in our Pokemon X …

An earlier version of this article originally appeared on this site on November 21, 2012. Cooking with Pokemon As we discussed when we wrote about The Top 7 Most disturbing things about the Pokemon universe, the humans of Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, Sinnoh, and Unova all eat Pokemon. All the time. …

The fabled Pokemmo Youve asked for it. We know. Weve asked for it, too. On forums, during interviews, in our hearts, in our dreams: Will there ever be a Pokemon MMO? The world Game Freak has created seems perfect for such a game. There are already towns, regions, and nations …

Atlus has certainly been doing its best to address the major criticisms leveled at Etrian Odyssey, a notoriously challenging series of dungeon crawler RPGs. With Etrian Odyssey IV, the company sought to open the series up to a wider audience by adding an adjustable difficulty, making the gameplay much less …

The best of all worlds We’ve been spending a lot of time hanging out in Eorzea lately, checking out the sights, listening to the awesome tunes, slaying some cactuars, etc. And for the most part, as detailed in our Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn review-in-progress, we’ve been enjoying our …