Rewrite - Review

Platform(s) available for: PC
Version reviewed: Rewrite (pc)
Genre: Action, Romance, Fantasy
Novel Style: Branching
Opening Movie: Click Here

  Rewrite represents key's 9th main novel since the company's founding. It also happens to be the most far removed from Key's usual style of story telling. Prior to its release there was much talk about how would Key handle an action based plot while still fitting in their typical drama and comedy. I plan to discuss the controversy in a fair amount of detail though out the review. I also hope to keep it fairly spoiler free. Please understand however that revealing a few details is necessary when discussing a story as long and complex as Rewrite. With that said, does Rewrite hold true to what makes Key novels as popular as they have been? In short the answer is "sort of", I'll explain what I mean by that in my summary, but first let me jump into a brief outline of the story before I breakdown the pluses and minuses of this colossal work.

Coming soon!

  Well what have we here? A surprise review? I know that it sort of came out of the blue, but rest assured, I'm still working on my Rewrite review and I hope to have that up by the end of the week (free time permitting). In addition I can guarantee a thorough Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate review by early next week. The To the Moon review was just a short holdover until I can finish up those two big ones. In the mean time, enjoy the new review!

To the Moon - Review

Platform(s) available for: PC
Version reviewed: To the Moon (PC)
Genre: Adventure, Visual Novel
Time to finish: 3 hrs.
Trailer link: Click Here

  When I first heard about To the Moon it it immediately piqued my interest. To the Moon is one of those "story games" with little actual gameplay, and as a fan of both visual novels and video games, this fell right in to my strike zone. Looking strictly at the game's length you're probably asking yourself why a short game like this is worth your hard-earned money. Let me explain why this under appreciated gem is worth your time.

Next up...

  Well, that wraps that up. My next review will be either Rewrite or Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (I'm still reading Rewrite, so it might take a while). I also started playing the new Tomb Raider reboot. I plan to have a review up for that as soon as I finish playing it. Initial impressions are good though, Crystal Dynamics seems to have done a bang up job with this one! I hope you look forward to my review on that. On a side note, my Monster Hunter review will probably be a bit different from usual. I doubt anything negative or positive I say about the game will affect the hardcore fans' buying decision, so I plan on targeting my review at people new to the series. Till then!

Dishonored - Review

Platform(s) available for: PC, Xbox 360, PS3
Version reviewed: Dishonored (PC)
Genre: first-person action, stealth
Time to finish: 16 hrs.
Trailer link: Click Here

  Bethesda's latest game, Dishonored, has you playing as Corvo, a bodyguard-turned-assassin trying to clear his name after being framed for the Empress' murder. Dishonored takes place in the rundown city of Dunwall, a city overtaken by a mysterious plague. During Dishonored's 9 missions you will traverse a large variety of environs, from dank alleyways to decorous ballrooms. While my initial impressions of the game were good, somewhere along the way things went sour. During this review I plan to explain exactly what I feel they did right with the game, along with where exactly things went wrong.

A short update

  Phew! That took some effort to get this blog off the ground! Now that I have my Dark Souls review up, I'll be writing up a review for Dishonored next. (or maybe Key's Rewrite, whichever I finish first) I must say, it was a LOT harder than I expected to write an unbiased (relatively) review for Dark Souls. I hope I kept the length in check too, I feel like I could have easily written a small book just about Dark Souls. Future reviews should be shorter though, so look forward to my next one! Let me know what you think in the comments.

Dark Souls - Review

Platform(s) available for: PC, Xbox 360, PS3

Version reviewed: Dark Souls: prepare to die edition (PC)

Genre: action, RPG

Time to finish: 38 hrs.

Trailer link: Click Here

  I recently had the pleasure of playing through From Software's punishing action/RPG, Dark Souls. Having heard a lot about the game and its allegedly insane difficulty, I couldn't resist picking up then game when it went on sale over the holidays. So does the game live up to all the hype? And is it truly as diabolical as its reputation suggests? Let's find out...