Japanese role-playing games, specifically the ones with turn-based combat used to not appeal to me. I found the turn based combat to be tedious and usually the games require grinding, which just means a lot more of the combat I hated. As I have grown older, I have become more open to trying things I may not have liked before, so I eventually decided to play Persona 3 Portable to see what all the hubbub was about. That game now ranks as one of my all time favorites, along with the even more excellent Persona 4 Golden. Recently, I decided to go backwards and give Persona 2: Innocent Sin a shot. Continue reading 12 Hours Into Persona 2: Innocent Sin
Pokémon Gets The Halloween Treatment Early
Though there aren’t any Pokémon games coming out until November, gamers can purchase various Halloween-themed items next week!
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More Than The Score -16- Matt Reviews Galak-Z(oinks) on his Last Episode
The end of an era is among us. Brian is back to join Matt for one last crazy ride guaranteed to be hotter than a jalapeño popper. You won’t wanna go to the bathroom after this one! The dynamic duo are joined by host Mike “The Greatest Internet Superstar Sensation of All-Time” Bertrand to discuss Matt’s thoughts on Galak-Z; the brutal Scooby-Doo space shooter we’ve all been waiting for. Lots of laughs, tears, and wise words of wisdom as one podcast ends while another begins. Plus some beautiful goodbye speeches you won’t want to miss! Now without further to do, strap yourselves in for More Than The Score Episode 16.
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Remapping Console Control Configurations
Five years ago, I picked up a copy of Mirror’s Edge on Xbox 360 at Staples. Yeah, they sell games, and I was just as surprised as you were. Specifically, they sell budget games that are thrown unceremoniously on a rack along with other pieces of software that are no longer relevant. Titles like Conan, The Outfit, and TimeShift are what are commonly found on their shelves, as well as Mirror’s Edge. I had heard so many good things about the game so I bought a copy, went home, and began to play it. I stopped playing after, say, two or three levels in and never tried it again. The reason for this were the controls. The most used buttons on the controller were the LB and LT buttons, two buttons that don’t feel good constantly being pressed. I was baffled as to why the buttons were mapped the way they were and it ruined the game for me. Continue reading Remapping Console Control Configurations
Tales from the Borderlands Episode Four: Escape Plan Bravo Review
“SEE, I TOLD YOU SO: WALLETHEAD”
WARNING: SPOILERS FOLLOW FOR BORDERLANDS 2, TALES FROM THE BORDERLANDS EPISODE ONE, TALES FROM THE BORDERLANDS EPISODE TWO, AND TALES FROM THE BORDERLANDS EPISODE THREE.
Telltale Games’s Tales from the Borderlands Episode Four: Escape Plan Bravo will send you into space (literally and figuratively). The developments in this episode make Tales from the Borderlands a must play, even for the skeptics of Telltale’s take on Borderlands.
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We Need More War Games Like Valiant Hearts
I know that I am a little late to the party, but I just recently finished Valiant Hearts: The Great War. I loved the game, but what really sticks with me is the game’s depiction of war. It paints a picture of horror and death, and that the people fighting on both sides of the war experience the exact same things. More video games should try to depict war like Valiant Hearts does. Continue reading We Need More War Games Like Valiant Hearts
Danganronpa Another Story: Ultra Despair Girls Review
Sins of the Family
Warning: Contains spoilers for the entire Danganronpa franchise.
Ever since last year’s release of Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc, and its follow up Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair (both remakes of previous PSP games), the Danganronpa franchise has gained a surprisingly large cult following in the US. Danganronpa’s mix of bizarre mind bending story, instantly memorable characters, unique gameplay, and style for days has been a breath of fresh air in today’s game scene, and one of the best cases for owning a PS Vita. In Danganronpa Another Story: Ultra Despair Girls developer Spike Chunsoft decided to go a completely different route, gone is high school life, gone is the whodunnit murder mysteries, gone is the courtroom drama, all of it replaced by a new story, and a completely different type of game. The great question was, could they pull it off?
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MONG Podcast 92 | How Should Game Developers Deal With Cheaters?
Are you ready to venture to the prison server of Everquest II? Hopefully not, as once you end up there, your account can never go back to normal servers. Beyond the awesome and inventive ways developers are now punishing cheaters in games, the crew tackled the topics of Rainbow Six: Siege being delayed, the new and exciting title The Flock as well as much more, including a lengthy chat about the state of Nintendo near the end. You’ll love it! Come join us for Episode 92 of the monumentally massively awesome MONG Podcast! Continue reading MONG Podcast 92 | How Should Game Developers Deal With Cheaters?
MONG Giving Away MGSV: The Phantom Pain
The word is out. A new great game is on the horizon, and now you want your very own copy of Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Well, Middle of Nowhere Gaming has got you covered.
Call of Duty: Black Ops III Beta Impressions
When I got my PlayStation 4 there was hardly any games to play on it. It hadn’t been out that long and the games I really wanted weren’t out yet. So I had a small selection of PlayStation 4 games to play. Infamous: Second Son was already out and I enjoyed that, but I wanted something else to play. The only game that intrigued me at the time was Call of Duty: Ghosts. Continue reading Call of Duty: Black Ops III Beta Impressions
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