The more that I sit down and think about it, the Monster Hunter series has always been in this kind of gray area for me. I’ve never quite held it as one of my favorite franchises, but since I’ve discovered it, I’ve undoubtedly sank hundreds of hours into the various entries. With every new game there’s always new monsters, tasks, weapons and worlds to explore, so saying that I wasn’t excited to spend a ton more time on Monster Hunter Generations would be a straight up lie. Having said that, will this title be a great enough collection of the series’ best to change my outlook and finally put it into my favorites list, or will it just give off the same one note impression it’s always left on me?

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[Review] 7th Dragon III Code: VFD

Posted on 8 years ago by Dennis Gagliardotto(@LyonHart_) in 3DS, Reviews | 16 Comments

System: 3DS
Release date: July 12, 2016
Developer: SEGA
Publisher SEGA

Over 80 years have passed since the terrible events of the year 2020, where Tokyo was left severely dilapidated by the vicious attacks of Dragons. To some, it is just a legend, seeing as there weren’t very many survivors. But to others, it is a very serious issue in which an organization known as ISDF want to prevent future attacks, as well as travel through time with the help of some trainees who win a Dragon-hunting simulation contest to put a stop to these monsters for good. In a world where Dragons were thought to be practically extinct, Tokyo gets a very bad wakeup call in which no more time can be wasted. With eight classes and a variety of moves and teams to make, 7th Dragon III: Code VFD puts you in charge of ridding the world of these Dragons and saving humanity once and for all.

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[Let’s Talk] What are you playing? – July 2016

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Let's Talk | 59 Comments

A new month is here! We’ve just entered July, so that means we want to know what you’ve been playing. Have you started up something entirely new for the month? Or maybe you’re continuing something you started a little while back? Whatever the case, let us know in the comments below!

Highlights from last week’s topic: Zelda: Breath of the Wild reaction and Nintendo’s E3

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Nintendo Everything comic #12: Readers, we choose you (part 5)

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Comics | 7 Comments

We’re back with the latest part of Ted and Bowser’s adventure with our new comic. Things are starting to head for a conclusion, but it looks like Ted’s about to find himself in a whole of trouble.

Here’s the new comic:

We’d like to thank ?? for the gen 1 rules joke!

Missed out on the previous parts of the story? Get caught up with our comics here!

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[Review] Zero Time Dilemma

Posted on 8 years ago by Jakob Vujovic(@jakovujo) in 3DS, Reviews | 17 Comments

System: 3DS
Release date: June 28, 2016
Developer: Spike Chunsoft
Publisher Aksys Games

To start our review, if you’re already a fan of the Zero Escape series, then I recommend that you stop reading beyond this paragraph. Zero Time Dilemma is very much a new Zero Escape game, despite some alterations to the formula. I won’t spoil anything in the review, but I do recommend going in knowing as little as possible if you can help it. If you enjoyed Zero Time Dilemma’s predecessors, then you’ll feel right at home here, even with the slightly revised formula.

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[Review] Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE

Posted on 8 years ago by Dennis Gagliardotto(@LyonHart_) in Reviews, Wii U | 17 Comments

System: Wii U
Release date: June 24, 2016
Developer: Atlus
Publisher Nintendo

At the dawn of the new year in 2013, Nintendo fans looked forward to another Nintendo Direct, giving us tons of announcements and games to anticipate in the coming months, as well as future development projects. One of the mystery titles revealed shocked many enthusiasts of the RPG genre. Of course, that was the surprise crossover between Shin Megami Tensei and Fire Emblem – two very different franchises at heart, but ones that share a connection with their deep character development, in-depth gameplay, and memorable experiences. All we had at the time was some character art shown between the long running entries of both series, but other than that and a confirmation of Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem in the works, fans were left in the dark for well over a year afterwards. By that point, most assumed the game had been cancelled. Now in 2016, not only is the crossover nearly here, but Shin Megami Tensei mixing with Fire Emblem is a match made in heaven.

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[Let’s Talk] Zelda: Breath of the Wild reaction and Nintendo’s E3

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Let's Talk | 20 Comments

Just a week ago we were talking about what we wanted from Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Nintendo as a whole at this year’s E3. And now… it’s over! With everything so fresh, it’s a good time to talk about it all.

There’s no question that Zelda: Breath of the Wild was the highlight at E3. Nintendo kicked off the show with a trailer, followed by hours of coverage on the Treehouse stream. The game was a very hot commodity at E3. Even though Nintendo’s entire booth was dedicated to Breath of the Wild, that wasn’t enough to prevent massive lines.

Aside from Breath of the Wild, there was quite a bit more to Nintendo’s E3 than we would have thought a few weeks ago. A brand new 3DS action-RPG, Ever Oasis, was announced. We also heard about new amiibo, Mario Party: Star Rush, BoxBoxBoy! in the west, and Rhythm Heaven Megamix even had a stealth launch on the North American 3DS eShop. There were also release dates and coverage of games like Paper Mario: Color Splash and Dragon Quest VII.

With everything that happened at E3, what’s your reaction? What do you think of Zelda: Breath of the Wild thus far? If you have any thoughts about Nintendo at E3, be sure to tell us in the comments below!

Highlights from last week’s topic: Nintendo at E3 2016

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Nintendo Everything comic #11: The woes of evolution

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Comics | 19 Comments

We’re all waiting to see what the new Pokemon Sun/Moon starters will evolve into. Ted has some ideas of his own, but it doesn’t look like things panned out the way he had hoped in his own world…

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Update: Winners – [Giveaway] Elliot Quest and Hyrule Warriors Legends 3DS theme

Posted on 8 years ago by Brian(@NE_Brian) in Giveaway | 134 Comments

Update: Here are all of our winners! Congratulations to:

Elliot Quest (North America): César Tribst, windystar, Lauren Ignacio, Nick
Elliot Quest (Europe): Vadim Dzhantyurin, shadowhive, Ricardo Nunes, Mikael Bonnaventura
Hyrule Warriors Legends 3DS theme: MegaFerret777

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It’s time for a giveaway – two, actually! We have one right here on the site as well as one running on Twitter.

First, we have a total of eight Elliot Quest codes to hand out. Four are available to those with North American Wii U systems while the other four are for those with European consoles. Since this is a bit of a redux given that we held an Elliot Quest giveaway a year ago, we’ll make this simple: just leave a comment below and tell us which region you’re located in – this is crucial, otherwise we may not be able to count your entry.

We’re also giving out a code for the Hyrule Warriors Legends 3DS theme on Twitter! Follow our account and give this message a re-tweet – that’s all. Unfortunately, this one is limited to North America. Sorry about that!

Both giveaways will end on June 12 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET / 6 PM in the UK / 7 PM in Europe. We’ll pick winners soon after that.