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Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana
6
by Evil Overlord in
video game reviews, Playstation 2
in the mid-afternoon on
May 28th, 2006:
2 years, 3 months ago
Somewhere inside every RPGamer is a crafter, just waiting to get out and synthesize items like it was the last stand of Firiona Vie. Of course, most hide this side under blubbering talk of end-game raids and PvP ganking. Some even scoff at the notion of enjoying crafting and openly mock those who dare to set up storefront.
But now crafters have a secret. A dirty, no-good secret. A secret that allows them to craft to heart’s content - offline, where no one will be the wiser.
That secret is called Atelier Iris: Eternal Mana.
Kingdom Hearts
7
by Evil Overlord in
video game reviews, Playstation 2
in the mid-afternoon on
May 4th, 2006:
2 years, 4 months ago
In reality, a kingdom of hearts would likely be a rather messy, bloody affair with random spurts of bodily fluid cascading down upon an ever thumping landscape consisting of naught but grossly misshapen organs.
Metal Saga
1
by Evil Overlord in
video game reviews, Playstation 2
in the late morning on
April 25th, 2006:
2 years, 4 months ago
A Hunter, His Tank
Mechanics, Soldiers, Oh My!
Bazooka Bernards.
Psychonauts
1
by Evil Overlord in
video game reviews, Playstation 2
in the evening on
March 22nd, 2006:
2 years, 5 months ago
Most of America is psychotic for not buying this most majestic of platformers.
Shining Force Neo
4
by Evil Overlord in
video game reviews, Playstation 2
in the mid-morning on
February 27th, 2006:
2 years, 6 months ago
Shining: To distinguish oneself in an activity or a field; excel.
Force: To compel through pressure or necessity.
Neo: New and different.
Shining Force Neo: RPG that is neither shining nor neo but does force the player to slog through wave after wave of enemies only to endure a badly written storyline that was in dire need of further revision and copy-editing.
Shadow Hearts: From the New World
1
by Evil Overlord in
video game reviews, Playstation 2
during first breakfast on
February 21st, 2006:
2 years, 6 months ago
Normal ninja are rather mysterious, secretive fellows from Japan; Frank is a Brazilian ninja with an odd penchant for ripping objects from the ground and making weapons out of them. Normal cats are small, fluffy creatures, loved by their owners; Mao is giant, talking cat who spends her days as a Chicago mob lieutenant and moonlights as an aspiring actress. Normal private detectives are cynical, wise-cracking retired cops; Johnny Garland is a sixteen year old rich kid with an unexplained past and the ability to form a lightsaber from a knife. Normal is a setting on the dryer; Shadow Hearts: From the New World is not, by any stretch of the definition, normal.
