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Month: August 2013

  • Muramasa Rebirth

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    While everyone is playing Vanillaware’s latest, Dragon’s Crown, I’ve just hopped in Muramasa Rebirth on Vita (it’s currently on sale for about $20 on the PSN Store). This game looks absolutely gorgeous on the Vita screen, and I’m having a decent amount of fun with the hack-and-slash gameplay (admittedly not really my favorite kind of…

  • Ugly Betty

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    Me and the wife have been watching this on Hulu JP, and we’re properly hooked. It had never been on my radar, but I’m glad we decided to give it a try. The only problem is that Hulu only has the first season, and we’re already more than halfway through. Hope they add the rest…

  • Star Trek Into Darkness

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    I’m pretty sure the first J.J. Star Trek film is my favorite Hollywood film of the past decade, and damn if this wasn’t great too. Had so much fun watching it, and just like the first one, loved it for its fantastic mix of action, effects, characters, humor, and sci-fi goodness. Already can’t wait for…

  • Iron Man 3

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    This was pretty damn good, especially that big action sequence at the end, with Stark jumping from Iron Man to Iron Man. I also liked what they did with the Mandarin – who cares that it’s so different from the comics, it was a neat twist. I think this is my favorite of the 3…

  • Theatrhythm Final Fantasy

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    I played a bunch of this game when it came out on iOS, and bought a few (pricey) packs for it, but when I saw the original 3DS version on sale on Play-Asia, I decided to pick it up, and I’m sure glad I did. The joy here is of course in playing a rhythm…

  • Killzone: Mercenary Beta

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    This week if you’re a PS+ member you can download and play the multiplayer beta of Killzone: Mercenary for Vita. I’m not much of an FPS guy – much less Killzone, of which I think I’ve only played a bit of the first game – but it’s pretty impressive to see what they’ve been able…

  • Defiance

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    Because I like the TV series, I’d been wanting to play the Defiance MMO for a while now – had heard that it wasn’t amazing, but good fun – and I finally started playing it last night (recently bought it for $20 on Play-Asia, but it’s also now available for that price through the PSN…

  • SCROLL

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    I don’t usually write about magazines here – I do that over at The Magaziner – but I did really want to recommend the latest issue (10) of the self-published video game magazine SCROLL. It’s a fantastic look back at the Boku no Natsuyasumi (My Summer Vacation) series. As I wrote the other day, I…

  • Plants vs. Zombies 2: It’s About Time

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    As with everyone else on the planet right now, I’ve been playing the just released Plants vs. Zombies 2: It’s About Time on iOS. The biggest change this time is of course that it follows the free-to-play model, and so far I’m not having a problem with it – and from what I’ve been reading,…

  • Trillium

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    There really is a resurgence with the Vertigo imprint (or maybe I just wasn’t paying attention), and after The Wake, now I’m really loving the new series by Jeff Lemire, Trillium. I’m a huge fan of Lemire’s work, from his initial indie output, to the fantastic Sweet Tooth (his last Vertigo series), and so it’s…