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Anime Gaming

Recommended: The iDOLM@STER Shiny Festa Games

The only three games from the iDOLM@STER Franchise to see a US, English-language release are the three The iDOLM@STER: Shiny Festa games on iOS. Rather than the idol raising games of the mainline iM@S series, Shiny Festa is simply a rhythm game – in a side story set at a Music Festival on Vacation Island.…

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Gaming

Rest in Peace, Satoru Iwata

I am deeply moved by the passing of Satoru Iwata. What an outstanding programmer, visionary, and incredible person. There’s little that I can add to the flood of tributes and memorials to Satoru Iwata, except to say that the talent he shared with the world through his games and Nintendo’s products have made the world…

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Gaming

June Gaming Backlog Update

In June, I made some decent progress on my backlog of games. During the month, I completed four games, beat nine, and earned two platinum trophies, in Steins;Gate and Hatsune Miku: Project Diva f. View my Backlog Most Played in June: Steins;Gate (Vita) Love Live! School Idol Project: School Idol Festival (Droid) THE iDOLM@STER 2…

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Gaming

Thoughts on E3 Announcements

So far, I’m pretty thrilled about the games that have been announced at E3, including the surprises and rumored titles. After doing a little updating of my Backloggery wishlist, I thought I’d write up a little bit about the most intriguing titles to me. Definite Buys Bravely Second: End Layer (3DS) – I’m including it,…

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Gaming

Steins;Gate El Psy Kongroo Limited Edition Impressions

The PC Release of Steins;Gate by JAST USA/JList was my game of the year in 2014. So I was pumped when I heard that PQube was bringing Steins;Gate to Playstation 3 and Playstation Vita to the West. While the US release has not yet materialized, I pre-ordered the El Psy Kongroo limited edition from Rice…