—Demo Review— World of Final Fantasy

I didn't think there'd be a demo for this game, so I was rather thrilled when I discovered there was. I grabbed it and gave it a try right away.

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***World of Final Fantasy***
Dungeon Demo

Published and developed by Square Enix 

Full Game To Be Released Oct 25, 2016
JRPG | For PS Vita, PS4 | Review: PS4

*Rated E10 for Everyone 10+*

Alcohol Reference | Fantasy Violence

Mild Language | Mild Suggestive Themes
(Click HERE for more ESRB rating details.)

HGG Score: ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ 7/10

—Game Review— Bastion

I've known about this indie game for a while but it wasn't until Steam had a sale that I finally opted to give it a chance. I'm really, really glad I did.

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***Bastion***

Published by Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Developed by Supergiant Games

Released 2011 | Action, RPG

For Xbox 360, PS4, PS Vita, PC | Review: PC

*Rated E10 for Everyone 10+*

Animated Blood | Fantasy Violence

Use of Alcohol and Tobacco
(Click HERE for more ESRB rating details.)

HGG Score: ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ 9/10

Screenshot Saturday (#33) - FFBE

The weekly blog series in which I share still shots from some random game I'm playing...

Today's choice happens to be a game I play every day. It's a free-to-play mobile app called Final Fantasy Brave Exvius.

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***Final Fantasy Brave Exvius***

Part of the opening sequence...

—Game Review— Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

I already had the first two FFXIII games, so getting the third was kind of a no-brainer. 

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***Lightning Returns***
Final Fantasy XIII

Published and developed by Square Enix

Released 2014 | JRPG

For Xbox 360, PS3, PC | Review: Xbox 360, PC

*Rated T for Teen*

Blood | Mild Language | Violence

Suggestive Themes | Use of Alcohol
(Click HERE for more ESRB rating details.)

HGG rating: ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ 8/10

What You Missed Wednesday (10/5-11)

The blog series in which I post about the blog posts posted to this blog in the last seven days...

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**What You Missed Wednesday**
October 5-11, 2016

It's that time again. What did you miss?

• 10/6: Throwback Thursday (#2) - How Old = Retro? 
• 10/7: —Demo Review— Dragon Quest Builders - find out what I thought of the demo Squeenix put out for this game that was released 10/11, rated E10
• 10/9: New Loot! (#37) - Another RPG
• 10/10: Movie Monday (#30) - Death to All Goblots! (FFXIII LR), rated T

Until next time...

Movie Monday (#30) - Death to All Goblots! (FFXIII LR)

The blog series in which I share a gaming video. These may or may not be smooth sailing...

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***Death to All Goblots!***
Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

Lightning Returns is set up so when you've killed enough of a particular baddie, the "Last One" appears, glowing all weirdly purpley pink and supposedly holding within it all the power of the previous ones of its kind. They're all Highlanders, apparently, and "there can be only one." So when the last one appears, just cut off its head. Heh.

Lame jokes aside, I've killed off a few of these and below I've linked a vid of me killing yet another one. This time it's a Goblot. Enjoy the poison-y goodness! ▼

New Loot! (#37) - Another RPG

The blog series in which I brag about my recent game-related acquisitions...to make you jealous...

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***Another RPG***
New Loot!

It's clear I have a thing for RPGs. I just want to collect them all, or something. To that end, I've added yet another to my growing library of games...

If you can't see the little embedded thingie above, it's Victor Vran, which I grabbed while it was discounted on Steam.

Until next time...

—Demo Review— Dragon Quest Builders

I got an email from Squeenix letting me know there was a free playable demo of this game in the PlayStation Store. Even though I'm not a Minecraft-style of game fan, I do like a good JRPG-style story type of game. Figured if anything could make me a Minecraft fan, it would be this game. 

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***Dragon Quest Builders***

Published and developed by Square Enix 

To Be Released Oct 11, 2016
Sandbox, Action, RPG

For PS4, PS Vita | Review: PS4

*Rated E10 for Everyone 10+*

Alcohol Reference | Fantasy Violence | Mild Blood

Mild Language | Mild Suggestive Themes
(Click HERE for more esrb rating details.)

HGG Score: ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ 8/10

Throwback Thursday (#2) - How Old = Retro?

My newest blog series, in which I go on and on and on about old games, old consoles, and other old things...

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***How Old = Retro?***
Throwback Thursday

Have you ever wondered, how old does something have to be to be considered retro?

By definition, retro is anything that involves, imitates, or relates to something from the recent past.

I think we can all agree that arcade games, Atari, and NES are definitely retro: classic 8-bit graphics, tinny music, and main storylines short enough to play in one sitting.

But a phrase like 'recent past' is highly subjective. Everyone's opinion on what constitutes 'recent' could be very different. Technically, yesterday is the recent past.

With that in mind, could we now consider the Xbox 360 / PS3 to be retro with the advent of Xbox One / PS4? Those earlier consoles first came out in 2005 / 2006 respectively. That's 10-11 years old.

Huh. My youngest child is ten.

The original Xbox was released in 2001, and honestly, it feels a bit retro to me. But from a personal standpoint, I consider the original PlayStation (released in 1994) and anything older as retro. To me, playing FFVII-IX, Tomb Raider I or II, Gran Turismo I or II, the Dino Crisis games, or Sled Storm is retro gaming.

And this doesn't even get into PC gaming. Many old games have been ported to PC. But what about old PC games? I have no experience with them at all, my PC gaming only dating back a year or two. I would love some input on retro PC gaming in particular. ☺

What do you think? How old do you think a console / game needs to be before you consider it retro? Let us know in the comments section below. ♥

Until next time...

What You Missed Wednesday (9/28-10/4)

The series in which I catch you up on the blog posts you might have missed over the past seven days...

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**What You Missed Wednesday**
September 28-October 4, 2016

Another week, another set of blog posts. What did you miss?

• 9/29: Throwback Thursday (#1) - Let's Get Retro!
• 9/30: —Game Review— Bayonetta - my thoughts on this game that is so clearly aimed at men, rated M
• 10/1: Screenshot Saturday (#32) - FFIII, rated E10
• 10/2: Gaming Misadventures (#2) - That's Not the Name of that Song
• 10/3: Movie Monday (#29) - Vergil's Downfall DLC (DmC), rated M
• 10/4: Tips n Tricks Tuesday (#15) - Old Slappy Must Die! (Borderlands 2), rated M

Until next time...

Tips n Tricks Tuesday (#15) - Old Slappy Must Die! (Borderlands 2)

The series in which I share a gaming tip or trick. These are most often Borderlands 2...

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***Old Slappy Must Die!***
Borderlands 2

In yet another edition of 'hide in that corner so the baddie can't get you,' I bring you the mini boss Old Slappy in Borderlands 2.

In Sanctuary, Sir Hammerlock gives you a side quest called Slap-Happy that involves killing the thresher who took his arm. Below, you can witness me killing him without getting hit.

...except for that one time. ▼

Movie Monday (#29) - Personal Hell (Vergil's Downfall DLC)

The series in which I share a gaming vid, or game related vid, that may or may not be my own....

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***Personal Hell***
Vergil's Downfall Mission 1
DmC Devil May Cry DLC

Today's video is me playing Vergil's Downfall (a little awkwardly), the playable DLC included in the Definitive Edition of DmC Devil May Cry. I've cut most of the cutscenes from this, so it shouldn't be too much of a spoiler, but beware anyway. And this is rated M, so consider yourself warned. Enjoy!

Gaming Misadventures (#2) - That's Not the Name of that Song

The sporadic series in which I share some odd occurrence related to my gaming life. These stories may or may not be funny...

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*That's Not the Name of that Song*
Gaming Misadventures

I finally decided to listen to the music from FF Type-0 HD and when I plugged the CD into my computer, this is what Media Player said:

Weird, right? I can't stand when Media Player grabs the wrong info, so, of course, I went through and corrected it all by hand.

That's it. That's all there is to this misadventure. Struck me as odd, so I thought I'd share. Anything like this ever happen to you?

Until next time...

Screenshot Saturday (#32) - FFIII

The weekly series in which I post some random screenshots from some random game...

This week's selection is Final Fantasy III. Enjoy! ♥

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***Final Fantasy III***

Ingus as a red mage in the opening cinematic