Tag: rpgs
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Dipping Into the Classics: Suikoden
I have always meant to go back and play more of the 16-bit and 32-bit RPGs that I missed during their prime. It may take me years upon years on end, but I do eventually hit up what many consider the “classics” (even when I don’t finish them — hello, Final Fantasy VI — I…
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“Final Fantasy” (Yeah, That First Game!) Design Choices
So I finished up Chrono Trigger about a week ago. I have written at length about it already, and am wavering on whether or not I want to write any kind of “final thoughts” on the game. I do not have much more to add to the conversation, really — nothing particularly blew me away…
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Seven Things That Have Blown Me Away In The Second 10 Hours Of “Chrono Trigger”
I was very concerned as I crossed the 10-hour mark in Chrono Trigger. Those first ten hours were amazingly good on so many different levels. The game had actually managed to deliver everything I wanted and anticipated. I loved the characters, the story, and all of the artistic elements that brought the package together. I…
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Seven Things That Have Blown Me Away In The First 10 Hours Of “Chrono Trigger”
Longtime Akira Toriyama fan. Playing Chrono Trigger fifteen years late. Check. In theory, I like Japanese role-playing games, but ultimately do not finish the vast majority of ones that I actually start. Gotcha. All caught up? Let’s talk about the game, now! The following discussion will be filed under “Video Game Club” and placed behind…
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It’s True! I Started “Chrono Trigger”
Alert the presses! Headline of the year, right here: “Toriyama Fanboy Plays Acclaimed Game 15 Years Late“. Despite running a DragonBall fansite since 1998 (and being a fan of the series for a few years before that), I have many embarrassing stories to tell. While I have read a good chunk of Dr. Slump and…
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Town Names In RPGs
I figured it out! I know what my biggest problem with RPGs is; despite wanting to love them so much and continue picking them up time and time again, I have so many issues! Town names! I have a hard enough time remembering all of the character names (something I’ve always had a problem with…