Video game music can fall into a few different categories. Sometimes it’s ambient, settling into the background and only poking its head out at important moments. You know, like Skyrim. Sometimes it’s the focal point, because the game is about … Continue reading Music to My Ears: Eternal Mind
As Tales of Xillia 2 approaches its release date in the middle of next month (yay!), I’ve been reading a few reviews while trying to keep my spoilers to a minimum. Some praised the game for introducing new characters into … Continue reading Video Game Sequels: Familiar or Repetitive?
This week has been very good for Tales fans (like me!). Apparently Namco Bandai decided that it was time to go nuts with announcements all at once. First, Tales of Xillia 2 finally received a release date — August 19th … Continue reading Tales of Xillia 2! Tales of Hearts R! Excitement!
After a few weeks of waiting (and a countdown clock that showed off earlier entries in the series), Namco Bandai officially announced its next major title in the Tales series: Tales of Zestiria, for the Playstation 3. Look, let’s get … Continue reading Obligatory Post: Tales of Zestiria Announced
Tales of Xillia is the best title in the entire series. Okay, we’ve gotten the platitudes out of the way early. That’s good. Keep in mind that this is coming from someone who has played everything released in the States … Continue reading Review: Tales of Xillia (PS3)
The next part of Tales of Xillia’s continuing coverage around these parts is a look at what I consider to be the game’s best feature: customization. I would be complimentary of quite a few of Xillia’s mechanics so far — … Continue reading Tales of Xillia: Customization Matters
Tonight at midnight, I’ll finally get my hands on Tales of Xillia. If you’ve read any of my Tales articles in the past on this site, you know this is a pretty big deal for me. Tales games are few … Continue reading Tales of Xillia is Out! (Or, Christmas Comes Early)
I got to a point in my life earlier this year where I started to wonder about video games as a hobby. Hell, I even had a couple of posts about it here. As the calendar changed to 2013, there … Continue reading The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (for video games)
NOTE: Shaun and Jason have already had their takes on this issue. You should check them out if you haven’t yet. Shaun started a list that focuses on the replayability of games. It’s now my task to go through something … Continue reading Replay for Keeps: The Chris Edition
Word seems to have trickled out over the weekend that Tales of Xillia finally has a North American release date: August 6th. Considering that Xillia’s release has been listed as “summer” for the better part of eight months now, this … Continue reading Tales of Xillia: August 6
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