Category Archives: Video Games

git gud

Posted on July 4, 2017 by JC

This article was originally published at Another-Castle.com Polygon recently published a widely mocked gameplay video of the first 30 minutes of Doom. Whoever was playing obviously had very little experience using a controller and the difficulty appeared to be set to … Continue reading →

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First Fire – Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon

Posted on July 4, 2017 by JC

This article was originally published at Another-Castle.com “Who are Marth and Roy?” “They’re from Fire Emblem.” “Oh. What’s Fire Emblem?” “Some game from Japan.” “Oh.” *picks Link* I’m guessing that quite a few people had a similar introduction to the Fire … Continue reading →

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Another Take – Klonoa: Door to Phantomile

Posted on July 4, 2017 by JC

This article was originally published at Another-Castle.com Platforming Pleasure! Klonoa: Door to Phantomile was released in 1997 at a time when fully rendered 3D video games were beginning to dominate the industry. The previous year saw the release of three revolutionary … Continue reading →

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Nintendo Game Seminar 2014: An Overview

Posted on July 4, 2017 by JC

This article was originally published at Another-Castle.com Another four games you probably haven’t played. You may remember almost a year ago when I covered four games from the 2013 Nintendo Game Seminar, an event for Japanese university students. The event ran … Continue reading →

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Nintendo Game Seminar 2013: Four Games You Probably Haven’t Played!

Posted on July 4, 2017 by JC

This article was originally published at Another-Castle.com Only in Japan A quick overview of the Wii U eShop release that is only available in Japan. You may have heard about the Nintendo Game Seminar 2013 release on the Japanese eShop a … Continue reading →

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Another Take – Wario World

Posted on July 4, 2017 by JC

This article was originally published at Another-Castle.com First you get the treasure, then you the winner. There are very few GameCube exclusives I haven’t at least tried. I’m sure the same could be said for many in the AC community. In … Continue reading →

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Another Take – Star Fox Command

Posted on July 4, 2017 by JC

This article was originally published at Another-Castle.com A different take but unmistakably Star Fox A major problem I have with on-rails shooters is how frequently designers feel the need to take them off-rails. Or worse still, think they need more variety … Continue reading →

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Another Take – Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

Posted on July 4, 2017 by JC

This article was originally published at Another-Castle.com I remember when Kirby was white. I have relatively limited experience with the Kirby series, having only played a handful including the original and Kirby’s Adventure on NES. I missed the SNES games, most … Continue reading →

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Another Take – Disaster: Day of Crisis

Posted on July 4, 2017 by JC

This article was originally published at Another-Castle.com You can’t save everyone. Disaster: Day of Crisis is one of those games that I considered getting many times but never actually bought. I can’t rightly remember why I never bought it but it … Continue reading →

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Another Take – Lost Odyssey

Posted on July 4, 2017 by JC

This article was originally published at Another-Castle.com The Xbox brand has struggled to find success in the Japanese market with and with the continued poor sales of the Xbox One, it seems the struggle is pretty much over. Nobody can say … Continue reading →

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