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Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective Second Opinion

By Brandon Bales on August 5, 2011 - 5:33pm.

Story. Gaming on the Side

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective Screenshot

HIGH The character animation on-display here is phenomenal.

LOW Me: "Oh great, is that the 30th character or the 40th?"

WTF The only way to the truth is with the help of a dead Pomeranian.

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Ms. 'Splosion Man Review

By Brad Gallaway on July 17, 2011 - 9:50am.

Puttin' a Bow on it

Ms. 'Splosion Man Screenshot

HIGH Captures the insanity that made the first game so great.

LOW Checkpoints are generally too far apart.

WTF That's a "curse"? More like a blessing if you ask me...

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Hyperdimension Neptunia Review

By Daniel Weissenberger on July 7, 2011 - 8:41pm.

The Console Wars Get Literal

Hyperdimension Neptunia Screenshot

HIGH The satirical cameos by unnamed game stars.

LOW Waiting for a minute for my hammer to recharge.

WTF Seeing the bruised heroine treated with "bondages" (not a typo!)

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The First Templar Review

By Sparky Clarkson on June 27, 2011 - 8:42pm.

A Comfort Game

The First Templar Screenshot

HIGH Siccing the Templars on the Inquisition at Montsegur.

LOW Fighting the game's few single-player duels.

WTF Did the medieval Catholic church have some kind of breeding program to produce these giants?

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Brink Review

By Brandon Bales on June 12, 2011 - 1:08pm.

Me Shoot Now

Brink Screenshot

HIGH Seeing the credits roll came as a nice relief.

LOW Certain game-types can last fifteen agonizing minutes, regardless of the win conditions.

WTF "New Audio Log Unlocked!" AWESOME!!

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The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky Review

By Trent Fingland on May 24, 2011 - 5:14pm.

Familiarity Breeds Contempt

The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky Screenshot

HIGH Configuring my Orbment to get access to a powerful area-effect spell in the first chapter of the game.

LOW At least half of the game's playtime is spent with only two party members of a potential four.

WTF The budding relationship between Estelle and her adopted brother Joshua is weird enough, but was it necessary for nearly every NPC to peer-pressure them into it?

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Swarm Review

By Brandon Bales on May 5, 2011 - 8:11pm.

Lost in a Crowd

Swarm Screenshot

HIGH Making a tower of shoulder-standin' buddies is as cute as a kitten sandwich.

LOW Dealing with the scoring system saps a lot of joy from the game.

WTF The "Mama" character is pretty amazing.  Why can't more mothers be enormous, gelatinous blobs who spew bipedal underlings?

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Gods Eater Burst Review

By Brad Gallaway on April 10, 2011 - 11:38am.

Smaller. Faster. Better?

Gods Eater Burst Screenshot

HIGH The rapid-switching gun/shield/sword/mouth mechanic is brilliant.

LOW All clothing in the game is only cosmetic; there are no effects or bonuses.

WTF Why is it called "Gods"? Every character in the game says it without the S.

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Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom Second Opinion

By Trent Fingland on April 10, 2011 - 10:55am.

The Sixty Dollar Indie Game

Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom Screenshot

HIGH The eureka moment, not in discovering the solution to a puzzle, but in discovering the solution to approaching the game itself.

LOW The early hours with the game, where each uneventful hour felt like an eternity.

WTF I still can't figure out how to say "this game feels like a 10 dollar downloadable" without it coming off like an insult.

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Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective Review

By Sparky Clarkson on March 27, 2011 - 9:19am.

A Hard Night's Work

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective Screenshot

HIGH WELCOME!

LOW Repeatedly failing part of chapter 16 because an object I needed was just slightly out of view.

WTF Why does everyone in this game like chicken so much?

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