“Being perpetually unlucky is a bad thing, folks. Unlike the crappy Final Fantasy 2, Final Fantasy 3 had the displeasure of not being localized on the Origins collection, nor was it given a PSP enhancement during Final Fantasy's anniversary. Nope. It wasn't until the DS version in 2006 that Final Fantasy 3 was finally given its English localization, and it wasn't until 2012 that it got released on the PSP. It's a shame because out of the NES Final Fantasy games, this is easily the best... maybe not in terms of storytelling because Final Fantasy 2 trumps it there, but in terms of everything else, Final Fantasy 3 is the better choice. But there are some things to behold with its updated versions on the DS, iPhone, Android and PSP – the characters are given more depth which makes Final Fantasy 3 a more character driven experience than its predecessors, and the jobs are tweaked to be more balanced so that they aren't mostly situational nor too overpowered. It's not quite perfect, but the effort is appreciated....”

“The Introduction: The Dead Space series perfectly encapsulates my opinion on the seventh generation as a whole – the first Dead Space game, while maybe being a teeny bit scarier than Resident Evil (see also: not at all), still had style and grace in its blend of third person shooting and survival horror. It also helped that it felt like you were playing as Isaac, an engineer who has to kill because he has no other choice; it's them or him. But unfortunately, Visceral Games thought that instead of making a similar game with perhaps a different environment and giving Isaac a more hardened and bitter personality due to his experience on the Ishimura, you instead played as Isaac the action hero inside the I-can't-believe-it's-not-the-Ishumura Sprawl space station. Overall though, Dead Space 2 was a good, if disappointing third person shooter with slight survival horror elements. Both games, I'd recommend that you purchase and play through because they're good games, although the first is vastly superior due...”

“I was so excited when this game was announced, The graphics look so awesome! The aliens are so terrifying! Oh, i bought this game straight away, no questions asked. Was i dissapointed? Naw, not really. In fact, it's one of the best Aliens game i have ever played in a while, but not one of the best shooters ever. This game has so much potential, but they pulled another Duke Nukem Forever. Don't get me wrong now, i'm not saying that they're both terrible games, they're fun yes, but they just have so much potential to be something MORE then the shit they give us. GRAPHICS Oh sweet queen of the hive the graphics are really outdated. The FX on the aliens look awkward, The animations are clunky, And the textures are terrible(Even on the highest settings). There are a lot of quirks in the environment, and don't even get me started on the character models. I swear on this bowl of Cheetos i am snacking on (Which will probably be gone by the time you read this) that the promotional images of the game showed...”

“Fire Emblem is a strategy RPG series that, until the seventh entry, had been a Japan only thing. Through a moment of pure genius the creator's of Super Smash Bros Melee left the two Fire Emblem characters in the game, and this sparked interest which led to the localisation of Fire Emblem on the GBA. The rest is history as every game since (save for the second DS game which mysteriously never made it over here) has found its way to Western shores. This brings us to Awakening, which is basically everything a Fire Emblem game should be. The game has a very strong anime style for its visuals and this comes across in all of the graphics in use. Full cutscenes are used at a few key points in the story and allow the game to deliver a level of storytelling that would be tricky with its more usual format. These are fantastic and I only wish the game had even more of them. As per typical for the series much of the dialogue during events is conveyed through half body portraits and head shots popping up onscreen to...”

“Resident Evil is a popular franchise made by the company Capcom. Well, that's the base for most of the Resident Evil games, but this is a spin-off. Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City was developed by Slant Six Games and published by Capcom. After you read this review, you'll wish that Slant Six doesn't make another Resident Evil game ever again, espically a spin-off. Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City is based around the timing of Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil 3 . The aim of the game is to wipe out all evidence that Umbrella had anything to do with the outbreak in Raccoon City. So, you can guess we're playing as the bad guys right? I suppose. They layed out the game by putting them into chapters that have titles, because we remember chapters better when they have titles. There is no sub chapters, so if you wanna reply a level you're going to have to play from the beginning to get to the part you want. As you progress through the chapters, you will come across cameras and Raccoon...”

“This game is fantastic! It's just like a first-person sims game but you are the sim! Fabulous as it is, it is not finished, and I would be disappointed If there are no further updates. The objective of sandbox games is whatever you want it to be. Be it a well known hero, defeating the undead as if it were a day job, a builder, who can build almost anything with almost everything or a miner, who seeks the untold riches and wealth we commonly know as diamonds. The good things about this game are the widening variety of blocks, each with their own attributes. For example, TNT explodes (no surprise there, then!), sand IS affected by gravity and obsidian is almost indestructible! The implementation of armour was welcomed with open arms, as were bows and arrows. I have also not come across more than one bug or glitch during the many hours I've played. This game is just a lesser version of the PC, lacking essential items, blocks and mechanisms like maps, redstone and enchantments. I know that this version...”

“I'd love to go up to Daisuke "Pixel" Amaya and get him to teach independent video game developers how to make a *bleep*ing video game, because Cave Story is a damn fine game that blows the competition out of the water before it even existed. Before Braid's success lead indie developers to believe that pretentiousness was synonymous with quality, Cave Story lead us to believe that beneath the smoke and mirrors that began to form with AAA games lied independently developed games with genuine creativity, ingenuity and a sense of wonder that came with games in the past. A passage through an immersing game world full of things that'll kill you and things that drive the adventure further, Cave Story relishes in old school tropes without essentially being an NES game on your PS3. Instead, it's a retro game with modern touches that actually matter, becoming an experience of its own that still has yet to be topped. A good video game is one that doesn't waste your time with unnecessary bullshit. If it did, it'd...”

“Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch. To be honest, it’s not the most appealing name for a game. It sounds like something a five year old would watch after a stressful day of finger painting at kindergarten. Couple this with the cutesy looking characters and you would have something that I would certainly flick past at my local game store. Fortunately, I closely follow RPG releases and the amount of hype that this game got was unbelievable. I would put this down to the collaboration with the famous Studio Ghibli…. You know; the guys who made Princess Mononoki, Spirited away and all those other masterpieces? I can happily say that the quality of their films certainly carried over to this game. Ni No Kuni (NNK) has not spared any expense. It is a beautiful, huge game and one of the best JRPGs released this decade. All those things that we loved in the RPGs of the 90s are back, and this is what made NNK so enjoyable for me. The story begins in the town of Motorville, where Oliver and his friend are busy...”