Posts Tagged ‘Skies of Arcadia’
Review: Nostalgia (DS)
From the re-makes of Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy to the more obscure Shiren the Wanderer, the DS has become one of the best places to find old-school RPGs. Nostalgia is no exception to this trend. Matrix Software even did the programming and 3D graphics for the Final Fantasy III & IV remakes before their work on Nostalgia.
Nostalgia is set in a Steam Punk version of Earth, complete with giant airships and an adventuring based economy. It is clear right from the outset that this is a throwback to a time when not every RPG focused on a character whose main motivation was angst.
The Sad Demise of the Dreamcast
The Sega Dreamcast was the greatest system that never really had a chance. When most systems die after a year and a half, it is because they are terrible systems with horrendous game libraries (see 32x, Atari Jaguar). The Dreamcast had arguably the greatest first 18 months of any console in history. The unfortunate thing is those 18 months were all we got.
Why did the Dreamcast die?
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Latest Podcast- Barrel Roll! #81 - "King's Quest: Blood on the Sand" August 31, 2010On a very special eighty-first episode of "Barrel Roll! A Video Game Podcast", Jesse has been lost in the wilderness. A sketchy VHS tape may be the only clue as to his whereabouts. That is, if the mysterious creatures lurking in the forests of the Pacific Northwest haven't already got to him. In his absence, Jonah has been joined by WingDamage […]
- Barrel Roll! #81 - "King's Quest: Blood on the Sand" August 31, 2010
2009: A Space Year in Review
The WingDamage Staff Picks Their Favorite Games of 2009
Anticipated Games of Q1 2010
