There are many kinds of B-movies. There are exploitation movies, movies made for package deals more than any artistic merit and movies that go beyond their budget constraints to become classics. But there’s another kind of B-movie, the one you watch on rainy days, in which the hammy dialogue turns a bit serious, and you see brief flashes of brilliance and artists who had faith in what they were making.
The House of the Dead is the game equivalent of those films. READ MORE
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The Best to Own Forever series isn’t about what’s great right now. It’s about what will be great in 10 years, even though there will be better-looking games and later sequels, and what will keep you pulling that dusty old console out of the closet every once in a while. This time, we look at what you should check out on the PS3. READ MORE
In From Pixels to Polygons, we examine classic game franchises that have survived the long transition from the 8- or 16-bit era to the current console generation.
Atlus’ long-running Shin Megami Tensei series has found its way to just about every major console and handheld you can imagine. Thanks to various spinoffs and side projects, the franchise has become synonymous with creating a more mature RPG experience for those bored of other, similar offerings. The series never became widely known outside of Japan until 2004’s Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne, but since then has become one of the staples of the genre. To celebrate the recent release of Shin Megami Tensei IV, we’re taking a look back at the core series (with a few spinoffs) to see just how far it has come.
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July’s a slow month for most things, but there’s big news and releases for those who love their games particularly Japanese! Jeff, Lucas, Shawn, Andrew and Graham talk about Shin Megami Tensei IV, Time and Eternity and announcements from Aksys, NIS America, Namco Bandai and more. Also: Civ V: Brave New World, NCAA Football 14 and our most-anticipated titles for the next six months.
Check out the show here, check us out on iTunes or use the RSS feed in your favorite podcast aggregator. Let us know what you think! Email podcast[at]snackbar-games.com.
Hosts: Jeff deSolla, Andrew Passafiume, Graham Russell, Shawn Vermette, Lucas White.
Music: Podcast theme by Tom Casper.
Time and Eternity, the new JRPG from Imageepoch (responsible for Arc Rise Fantasia and the Luminous Arc series), starts off well enough. Toki, the princess of Kamza, is about to marry her fiancé, a knight named Zack, when her friends show up at their house. It is at this point, a mere five minutes into the game, that you start to have a sinking feeling. READ MORE
