Year: 2013
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It’s doubtless that Kingdom Hearts has one of the more enthusiastic communities in video gaming. Let’s just take a few minutes to observe and reflect on what the fans have constructed: What do I take away from this? Kingdom Hearts fans love, love, love the franchise. They seem to fixate on the convolution of the plot points, constructing explanations…
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A couple of weeks ago, I came to a hastily written conclusion that Final Fantasy XII presents a better fantasy story than almost any other game. I’ll readily admit that I was reaching a bit for something provocative to say about the game, but I wouldn’t have written it if it was a completely unsupportable opinion. I…
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When I reminisce about classic hack and slash games, which is totally something that I actually (never, ever) do, I have a fairly specific image in my mind, an image typified by games like Diablo II, Baldur’s Gate, and perhaps Fable. Over the years, I’ve attempted to play several games in the sub-genre, completing only a handful of…
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Just a few moments ago, I completed the final hour of the saga. It was a triumphant moment but certainly a bittersweet one as well. And now that I have seen the end of the game, I want to comment on one of the things that I think the Final Fantasy franchise does better than most other…
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