I nearly beat the Mirror Knight. You have no idea what that means, but let me tell you, as one of the few people on earth who have played Dark Souls II, that’s pretty damn amazing. Read on as I dissect DS II and provide an in depth look at the biggest action RPG to hit E3 2013. Read More »
I’ll admit that I’m a fan of the Naruto series. Sometimes I wish I weren’t, but I’ve followed the manga faithfully for several years; reading each new chapter as it came out. That said, I really didn’t like the story mode for Naruto Shippuden Ultimate Ninja Storm 3. And considering how the story mode is such a key component of the Ultimate Ninja series, that’s a pretty big blow against this game. Read More »
Before everyone starts defecating themselves in their rabid, knee-jerk attempt to prove me wrong, I would like to clarify that I liked Ni no Kuni. It was a pretty solid and unique JRPG, but that didn’t stop it from being ‘roll-your-eyes-out-of-your-skull’ lame. Read More »
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is a battle of extremes. There is a side of me, still ten or twelve years old, looking on the game with a sense of awe that threatens to engulf what I thought I once knew about the universe. The other side, however, has an incredulous look on his face and is constantly mouthing ‘seriously?’ Somewhere in the quagmire of my mixed reactions there is a score, and I hope by the time I finish writing this review I will have uncovered it. Read More »
Admit it, you’ve all had the dream of playing a video game in your local cinema. The thundering surround sound, along with the massive, encompassing screen is something that simply can’t mirrored at home. Well then, how does playing Tekken Tag Tournament 2 on the world’s biggest screen sound? Last week, the Dusty Cartridge team, along with 400 other Tekken fanatics got the chance to do exactly that. Read More »
Games can be frustrating. When you cannot make progress, when you are stalled by a difficult boss or an increasingly problematic platforming section, your hands grip the controller a little more tightly. Most games account for this by talking to the player, spurring them forward with on-screen prompts and tutorials. There is no such help in Dark Souls. Dark Souls doesn’t want to talk to you. Read More »
In case you’ve been living under a rock or if you simply missed it, last week we had the chance to sit down with Mr Katsuhiro Harada, Director of the Tekken series. Today in Part 2 we finish off our chat and discuss working with the Wii U, Namco Bandai on the next Smash Bros. and why you shouldn’t skip Tekken Tag Tournament 2 this September. Read More »
With Tekken Tag Tournament 2 months away from release, the one and only Katsuhiro Harada (Director of the Tekken series) paid a visit to the Aussie Namco Bandai office. We gained the chance to have a chat with Harada to get the low down on all things Tag 2, working with the Wii U and why you shouldn’t skip on the latest iteration on a fan series favourite. Read More »
