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Tales of the Abyss: Quality Belying the Blemishes (PS2)
Qualifying what Tales of the Abyss is and isn't is a bit of a difficult task. When I started playing it, it was difficult to not make comparisons to other games left and right, especially to Abyss' older sibling Symphonia, the only other Tales game I had completed. "Oh, Symphonia ...
Reviewed by Pepsiman on Sept. 17, 2009
5 out of 5 found this review helpful.
Devil Survivor: The Game Able to Topple (This Reviewer's) Doubts (DS)
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor is something which, by all superficial accounts, shouldn't be for me at all. While I've absolutely adored some installments in the venerable RPG franchise, more often than not, I've typically been at least apathetic towards games bearing that series' name, if not outright disliking or ...
Reviewed by Pepsiman on July 4, 2009
10 out of 10 found this review helpful.
Yakuza 2: The Game Which Always Sticks to Its Cultural Guns (PS2)
Let's get something important regarding Yakuza 2 out of the way immediately: if English is your native language, then this game was not designed for you. As the very title Yakuza 2 implies, the game is a very Japanese experience from start to finish. It may be a tale of ...
Reviewed by Pepsiman on June 3, 2009
2 out of 2 found this review helpful.
Beyond Good & Evil: The Solid Game with Aging Quirks (PC)
I realize that in doing this review in 2009, I'm around six years late to the Beyond Good & Evil review party. Originally released halfway through the last console cycle, the game has most certainly aged. Others have since come along and refined both the action-adventure genre itself and the ...
Reviewed by Pepsiman on April 2, 2009
2 out of 3 found this review helpful.
MadWorld: It Tries, But Not Enough for An A for Effort (WII)
Perhaps I came into MadWorld with the wrong expectations. Although it's the first game to be released by PlatinumGames, I had hope that it would be enjoyable given the developer's pedigree. After all, many of the prominent members worked for Capcom's Clover Studio, who happened to produce several games during ...
Reviewed by Pepsiman on March 19, 2009
12 out of 13 found this review helpful.
Persona 4: A Truly Proper Send-Off For The PlayStation 2 (PS2)
As an RPG series, Persona stayed relatively under the radar for much of its existence in the United States. It wasn't completely obscure per se, but you more likely than not were an RPG aficionado if you knew of it. But then 2007 came and the game's number three installment ...
Reviewed by Pepsiman on Dec. 20, 2008
39 out of 40 found this review helpful.
Mega Man 9: The Modern Retro Title That Could (XBLM)
Let's be completely honest with ourselves: if your heritage of video games begins and ends primarily in the realm of polygons and textures, chances are high that Mega Man 9 is going to seem rather foreign from a conceptual standpoint. It lacks much in the way of checkpoints, relies on ...
Reviewed by Pepsiman on Oct. 3, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful.
Indigo Prophecy: A True "Cinematic Game" (XBOX)
Indigo Prophecy is a game that not all gamers can agree upon is a definitively good game. It defies the convention set by most other games before it. It's not an action game of any sort. It isn't an RPG with spiky-haired people. Nor is it anything else that can ...
Reviewed by Pepsiman on July 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful.
ICO: Simplistic in Design, Yet Profound in Implementation (PS2)
In a genre which has been as consistently crowded as the action-adventure for years, it can be incredibly difficult to make a game which not only stands out, but also has mechanics which work well and make the experience a rewarding one. Whereas most start with the category's basic foundation ...
Reviewed by Pepsiman on July 21, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful.
Okami: A Swan Song Most Worthy of Clover's Name (PS2)
Created in a time when venerable developer Clover Studio was on its last legs, Okami is a game which naturally burdens itself with a number of expectations. Not only does it come after a line of well-loved Viewtiful Joe installments from the same developer, but an uncanny resemblance to other ...
Reviewed by Pepsiman on July 21, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
Vib-Ribbon: The Charming, if Somewhat Lacking Rhythm Game (PS1)
The conventions employed by games within the music genre tend to be consistent across the board. Regardless of the catalytic instrument used, the gameplay ultimately boils down to simply matching some rendition of notes and/or beats with proper timing. In that respect, Vib-Ribbon is no different. However, a quick glance ...
Reviewed by Pepsiman on July 21, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful.
Sin and Punishment: A Flawed, but Worthwhile Shooter (N64)
With every generation of console games, there are always a few definitive games which, while classics, are never released outside of the land of the rising sun. Up until recently, Sin and Punishment was one such game. Coming out at the tail end of the lifespan of the Nintendo 64, ...
Reviewed by Pepsiman on July 21, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful.