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Phantasy Star III Is A Flawed, But Ambitious, Entry Into The Series
Phantasy Star III was a game I wanted to love, especially since its predecessor was a science fiction classic and arguably one of my favourite games on the Sega Genesis. I still remember when I first heard about Phantasy Star III, which released for the Genesis in 1991, I was blown away by the idea…
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The Brilliant 16-Bit JRPG About The Death And Rebirth Of The World
Considered part of the Quintet Creation Trilogy, Terranigma was the culminating tour de force from the Japanese studio behind 16-bit games like Actraiser, Illusion of Gaia, and Robotrek. It was never released in North America (though it received a translated version in PAL), explaining why most of us here in the States, including myself, never…
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A Return To The The Legend Of Zelda: The Ocarina Of Time Reminded Me Why It’s Special
The Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time is widely considered not just one of the greatest games in the Zelda series, but one of the best games of all time. The 1998 Nintendo 64 game felt vast. It’s story was epic. It made controlling a character in 3D space feel intuitive. It was Zelda…
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One Punch Man Is About The Plight Of Being Too Powerful
What’s it like to be the strongest person on the planet? If you answered that it’d be a boring depressing state of existential dread, then you’d empathise with the hero of One Punch Man.