Mirror Sword and Shadow Prince is the story of two youngsters, raised as brother and sister, who find themselves on opposing sides of the emperor’s war. Set generations after Saya stilled the Dragon Sword, marrying the Prince of Light and creating a new line of emperors for Toyoashihara (Dragon Sword and Wind Child), Toko comes …
Quantity Over Quality
With the video game industry’s shift towards digital distribution, it sometimes feels as though the quality of released product is sacrificed in order to sell higher volumes in a smaller time frame. This reliance on releasing patches and updates to fix bugs that slip through hardworking Quality Assurance department fingers has always had it’s benefits, …
Dragon Sword and Wind Child
First in the Tales of the Magatama series by Noriko Ogiwara, Dragon Sword and Wind Child follows Saya, a young woman haunted by dreams and a known orphan in the village she calls home. The battle for control of Toyoashihara between the Children of Light and the Children of Dark has never much affected Saya, …
The Boredom of Haruhi Suzumiya
The third installment in the Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series features four fun short stories: The Boredom of Haruhi, Bamboo Leaf Rhapsody, Mysterique Sign and Remote Island Syndrome. Each one of them narrated, as always, by our long-suffering hero Kyon, as he humors Haruhi so as not to destroy the world. Haruhi just can’t ever …
The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya
Christmas Eve is approaching and the SOS Brigade is planning a team dinner party to kick off the winter break. Kyon’s main concern is for his wallet, which he knows Haruhi will use to cover all the expenses. Things have been relatively normal lately – well, as normal as they can be with Haruhi around. …
LEGO Pirates of the Caribbean
Status: Starting 3rd movie Coop, playing 2nd movie single player Achievements: 15 of 40 Gamerscore: 252/1000 DLC Purchased: None There is just something so perfectly nostalgic about LEGO. You never really grow out of playing with them, building castles, ships, or giant dinosaurs. When LEGO first gave us LEGO Star Wars, I wonder if they thought it would become …
Patapon 3
Status: Maxing out the Archer Uberhero skill tree, have unlocked other skill trees It was beginning to feel as though it would be months before I would have a review of sorts for Patapon 3 together, what with the whole PSN debacle. With no Playstation gaming service and no one around to play ad hoc with, …
Gears of War 3 Beta Impressions – Week 2
Last year, I was bitter when Gears of War 3 was pushed back by Microsoft in what appears to be an effort to bolster their Holiday 2011 calendar. Not just mildly upset, but really very mad about the whole thing. I was angry the game had been moved for fiscal reasons, but after spending the …
Costume Quest
Status: Completed Costume Quest’s main game Achievements: 15 of 20 Gamerscore: 200/250 DLC Purchased: None If you are looking for an adventure game that holds it’s own at any time of the year, look no further than Costume Quest. Filled with sugary treats, villainous monsters and great humour, Costume Quest takes you on a journey with Wren and Reynold, …
Nanda’s Island
Status: On Level 33 of 50 Poor Nanda! The island our shaman panda friend lives on has dried up and he is all alone. Nanda possesses the power to call forth the rain, but his clouds never seem to be able to get the rain to fall where he needs it most. With our help and …