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Army of Me

by Dina Ely
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Army of Me

I already divulged my love for RPGs some months ago, and was pleased with the majority of your suggestions when I put out the call for decent RPGs my new big bastard, monster gaming machine could tackle. Well, the machine is a few months less new now, but it’s still a monster. I’ve tried your RPGs and enjoyed many. But now a new hunger grows. A hunger for leading armies and hordes to rain destruction down upon my enemies. A hunger for exploration and for conquering. A hunger for riches and for glory! Read more »

Text, Glorious Text

by Dina Ely
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Text, Glorious Text

Recent demonstration of a typewriter hacked to play Zork made me nostalgic for the golden age of MUDs, text-based roleplaying games that were, and in my opinion still are, king in the world of actual roleplaying – in line after pen and paper, of course. MUDs (or any of the other MU* designations) were in essence MMORPGs in the days before graphic integration. They were interactive stories, playable solo or in a group with elements that were conducive to actual roleplay. In a good MUD story was the focal point, with social interaction spinning off plot with a life of its own. Read more »

My Kingdom for a RPG

by Dina Ely
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My Kingdom for a RPG

I recently had a custom PC built. It’s a monster – and I mean, it breezes through any game on the market, even the newest releases, in highest graphics modes without a single problem. This is a dream PC. (Thank you, NewEgg, for making a machine that would’ve cost thousands cost far, far less by buying individual parts.) Now this is all very flashy and impressive with first person shooters, because FPS are pretty much what’s hot in new releases these days. So, the litmus test for a gaming machine would have to be how well it performs in FPS action. Read more »

Square Enix teaser page may be for new FF game for NDS

by Mel
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Last week, Square Enix launched a new teaser site. The original page only had a sketch of a village and a very conspicuous number “4″, but right now, a visit to the page will reveal three people — a boy wielding a sword and two girls riding atop a dragon. Quite intriguing, isn’t it? But Square Enix’s attempt at creating mystery might be all for naught. Japanese magazine Weekly Shonen Jump may have actually jumped the gun on the company. Scans of the magazine showed Square Enix’s new game Four Warriors of Light: Final Fantasy Gaiden for the DS. The game will be a turn based RPG that will arrive Read more »

Blood of Bahamut's Gilgamesh revealed

by Mel
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Blood of Bahamut's Gilgamesh revealed

One of the games that I am eagerly looking forward to is Square Enix’s Blood of Bahamut, a multiplayer action RPG. This RPG actually has its roots in the Final Fantasy series. FF gamers know of the powerful summoned creatures in the game, with Bahamut being one of the toughest. In this game we will also see Gilgamesh, Shive and Ifrit. I’m betting that all of the FF summons will be here too. To whet your appetite here’s a picture of Gilgamesh in all his awesome glory. Read more »

Atlus to release a new Shin Megami Tensei game to the PS2

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Atlus to release a new Shin Megami Tensei game to the PS2

The Playstation 2 may already be on its last legs but every time someone banners its end by saying that the last great game for the aging console has finally been released, the PS2 surprises its critics by actually getting a game that is considered a great game. This has happened with the last two God of War games and then finally with the release of Shin Megami Tensei / Persona 4 last December. But the PS2 will prove the critics wrong again as it braces for another quality release this year – as Atlus has hinted at another Shin Megami Tensei RPG that will be given a North American Read more »