CodyJayPlays

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God of War: Ragnorak is a remarkable video game. Honestly, it has everything that I want in a video game. It’s just not enough for me, personally. I feel as though it doesn’t push the formula of 2018 enough. And in doing so, I feel less impressed with it. That’s not to say Sony Santa Monica didn’t do a great job with it. They absolutely did. In fact, I think Ragnorak is a better game than the…

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Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana

The Legend of Heroes: Trails from Zero

Raiden IV x Mikado Remix

Kamiwaza: Way of the Thief

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Sonic Frontiers is great. It takes me back to a time where I was a Sonic fanatic. Archie was making comics, Sonic cartoons were all over the tv, and there was always a new game coming out. Now in 2022, we have a new cartoon coming, two Hollywood adaptations, IDW making comics, and of course, Sonic Frontiers.

Early preview coverage looked worrying, I must confess. The first preview video left me…

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I wanted this game to be amazing. Unfortunately, the task was just too tall for two of my favorite game companies.

Babylon’s Fall has got to be Platinum Games’ biggest failure. This was to be their biggest project. A Destiny styled action role playing game that fell flat on its face at release. The game did so poorly that Square Enix is pulling the plug on it eleven months after release. I spent a week obsessively playing the game so I can get the platinum trophy before its shuttered. Let’s take a little bit…

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The Hinokami Chronicles is the best anime game I’ve ever played. I mean that specifically for the single player.

The Hinokami Chronicles is one of the best video game adaptations of an anime. There, I said it. A retelling of the first season and the Mugen Train arc, the game beautifully adapts the story into an engaging video game. Those who’ve played CyberConnet2’s previous anime games already know their prowess with faithfully recreating a passive experience into the interactive medium. I want to be clear…

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Backlog Chronicles: Three Games You May Have Missed

Having a backlog is inevitable. We live in an era with more choice than ever before. Fall is just around the corner and you know what that means. The year’s biggest releases are about to hit store shelves. Before things start getting crazy, I have three games I want to talk about that deserve your attention. They came out earlier in the year when everyone and their mommas were talking about Elden…

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Disgaea 6 Review: Funny and Heartwarming but

Disgaea 6 is the first game I’ve beaten in the franchise and that’s a real shame. I’ve always had an interest in the franchise and I’ve played a few of the games here and there. I’ve enjoyed them all fine but was always pulled away by something else. When I was younger, I really didn’t finish many games. As an adult, I’ve been a bit better with that but I don’t really have much time to go back to…

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@SquareEnix has a lot of potential bangers around the corner.

One of my favorite game publishers is Square Enix. They work mostly in the JRPG space but they always find a way to make games that take the genre in interesting directions. With the first half of 2022 done, I wanted to take a look forward at what they have coming in the future…and boy is it a lot.

Live A Live (7.27.22) – Switch

Live A Live is one of those SNES games that SquareSoft refused to…

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Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Review

Stranger of Paradise sounds like it should be a dream game for me. Combine the fast paced and thrilling combat of Nioh with the story and depth of Final Fantasy. To an extent, that’s partly true but a few missteps keep from being the dream collab that I expected.

The Origin of Chaos

For as long as I could remember, I’ve loved Final Fantasy. The story and the worlds of each game always found a…

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Took awhile to get this review out but this is a pretty long game. Really enjoyed the experience! Thanks @NISAmerica for providing a review code!

Monark is such a weird game for me. When I originally got the code I fell in love with the game. Everyday I couldn’t get enough of it until I did get enough of it. Monark is a strategy role playing game and a rather good one. It’s just that it’s easy to forget that fact when you have to repeat battles over to stand a chance in the next story encounter. In a more traditional role playing game,…

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