Mother’s Day 2013: Top 10 Video Game MILFS

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May 122013
 

Hey all, Judge here. In celebration of Mother’s Day, we’ll be looking at some of the hottest moms in the video game world. For last year’s Mother’s Day, I compiled a list of the hottest moms in anime. Also, take a look at my friend Overlord-G’s list of hottest moms in anime. I’ve said it with many of my list posts but I’ll say it again: don’t take them too seriously, especially ones regarding “hotness” of fictional characters. I’m not a 2D worshiper, a pervert, or sexist. Well then…

10. Matriarch Benezia (Mass Effect)

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If you believe women, like wine, get better with age, Benezia is for you. Especially if you’re into blue-skinned alien chicks. I’ll take her daughter Liara though. Continue reading »

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Tuesday Tunes Episode 7: The Best of Final Fantasy Part II

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Apr 302013
 

While I certainly managed to give you a fairly solid taste of what I consider to be the very best music the Final Fantasy series has to offer in my first episode of Tuesday Tunes, I didn’t even scrape the overall surface. And so, after exploring a wide variety of genres, eras, and composers, I thought I’d take this week to bring us back to the fine work of Nobuo Uematsu.

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Tuesday Tunes Episode 7: The Best of Final Fantasy Part 2

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Tuesday Tunes Episode 1: The Best of Final Fantasy

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Feb 052013
 

Hello, anyone and everyone. I am your humble host, Travis, and this is the very first episode of an audio series on the history, examination, and celebration of video game music both celebrated and underrated.

Every other week, I will upload a new segment on a different game, series, genre, or specific compilation, and you’re encouraged to seek out and support the artists and composers covered (purchase links provided at bottom).

For today’s episode, I considered a number of well-deserving options but ultimately decided on Final Fantasy as the introductory focus. For self-evident reasons, the music of the Final Fantasy series has been active in my life long before the games themselves, and ultimately any games I did end up playing I chose to hear specific tracks in their original contexts. Of course in the interest of keeping the episode succinct, I’ve neglected some beautiful, thrilling music, and so expect that someday I may return to Final Fantasy for a second go.
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Sanity’s Other Side: Final Fantasy in Four (and a Half) Acts

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Jan 202013
 

I will not mention the release of Versus XIII. I will not mention the release of Versus XIII.

Evening, ladies and gentlemen, the Inverseman here with a cursory look into one of the household names of gaming put out by Square-Enix. With many critiques and claims of “it doesn’t even look like Final Fantasy” and so forth, what does it mean when it does “look like FF”? Granted, I have not played every entry in the series exhaustively, but take what you see with a grain of salt and let’s dig into the design philosophy of Final Fantasy.

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Review: The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky

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Sep 242012
 

Welcome everyone to another Falcom game review!  You may already know my opinion of Nihon Falcom, so you may have a general idea of what I think of their products.  However, compared to Falcom’s Ys series, this game is a different sort of breed.  Where Ys was about very tight, awesome action, Trails in the Sky is more concerned with story, characters, and world-building.  Ys is a highly competent series, and shows Falcom is perfectly capable of developing very challenging, rewarding action RPGs.  At the same time, Trails in the Sky shows off Falcom’s more literary prowess.

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Point of Contention: The “Favorite” Game

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Aug 292012
 

When it comes to determining our video game preferences, there are always going to be as many irrational factors thrown in as there are rational. What truly influences our choice? Does the single prized game in every enthusiast’s heart just ride a wave of nostalgia alone? In all probability, the scales are different for each individual. Some are constantly revising their “favorite” game or list of games. Others hold on to one game forever, never allowing anything else to come close. Join me, as we investigate this topic on this week’s Point of Contention.


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Final Fantasy 5 Four Job Fiesta 2012 Fridays: An Apology

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Aug 172012
 

A quick word from the author: Today’s episode is a rather special one, in that it’s really short due to various reasons that I will shortly explain (and apologize for).  With that in mind, let’s get this mini-episode on the road.

Previously on Final Fantasy 5 Four Job Fiesta 2012 Fridays, Bartz had a 16 bit brawl with a werewolf, got attacked by a summon repeatedly, ignored said summon when he begged for my help, and threw money at a plant.  Wow, we’re kind of assholes, aren’t we?  I should probably mention that the plant was a killer plant.  That makes things justifiable, of course.

Well, anyway, after getting the dragongrass, the party goes back to Galuf’s place, whereupon they head out to meet the sage Ghido, who knows a way to infiltrate Exdeath’s castle.  Except Exdeath is evil, and sunk the island Ghido lives on.  Go proactive antagonists!

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Final Fantasy 5 Four Job Fiesta 2012 Fridays Episode 7

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Aug 102012
 

Previously on Final Fantasy 5 Four Job Fiesta 2012 Fridays, I got stranded on a new continent, became a very temporary “exotic dancer”, got ravaged by several high level enemies, threw a Phoenix Down at a boss, found some Moogles, and got back to the castle.  Oh yeah, and I finally defeated that Abductor (even though I technically did beforehand).  Hard to beat my party’s resume, I suppose.  This time around, I seem to have been locked out of an area (again), and can only go forward.  Just like last week, really.  Anyway, so with that condition, our party finds itself heading in that vague direction called “forward”.

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Final Fantasy 5 Four Job Fiesta 2012 Fridays Episode 6

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Aug 032012
 

Previously on Final Fantasy 5 Four Job Fiesta 2012 Fridays, I beat up a bunch of bosses, transported to another world, got abducted (bullshit!), broke out of a castle, beat up some dudes on a big bridge, and got stranded on some unknown continent.  Last week was probably the most exciting episode yet, what with meeting Gilgamesh, who is a true badass, and one of the most memorable things about this game, and other stuff.  Anyway, this week’s episode (for the record, I’m retroactively relabeling these posts to be “episodes”) will be a tad shorter than usual, since I’ve been rather busy, and haven’t found time to sneak in enough play.  I’ll try to make it up to ya sometime.  Anyway, enough of a preface, let’s throw some more money at the game and hope I kill some things! Continue reading »

Final Fantasy 5 Four Job Fiesta 2012 Fridays Episode 5

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Jul 272012
 

Previously on Final Fantasy 5 Four Job Fiesta 2012 Fridays, I beat down the amazingly (and annoyingly) defensive Archeoaevis, and got the earth crystal jobs.  I was granted the honor of the samurai class (read: yamato damashiiiii), which just about rounds out my capitalism party.  With that in mind, capitalism, ho!

Now, samurais are pretty cool.  They can use katanas, which differ a bit from regular ol’ swords, but they do respectable damage.  Granted, not quite as much as my dual-moonring blade ninja setup, but still a decent amount.  They can take more hits than a ninja can, so it balances out.  Samurai can also randomly block attacks, which makes them survive longer.  Always a benefit. Continue reading »

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