
Super Street Fighter IV - 3DS Review

What - what? Didn't I just review this game like 5 minutes ago in another post?
Well, kind of - but not. I picked up Street Fighter IV shortly after it released some time ago, and then traded it in. Then when my wife got me my 3DS for Christmas last year,...
Street Fighter - Happy 25th Anniversary
August 30, 201225th anniversary, arcade, classic, Old School, retro, Street Fighter, video game
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I was not planning on getting a post out today. I was going to let my Street Fighter IV review sit at the top of the mountain for an extra day before I did my next Street Fighter review tomorrow. Then I stumbled onto something when I was surfing the web early this...
Street Fighter IV - Xbox 360 Review

I picked this title up for Xbox 360 for one reason (usually if a game has an online mode, I grab it for PS3), and one reason only at the time - one of my best friends growing up was a huge Street Fighter fan, just like I was. At the time, he only had an Xbox 360. ...
Street Fighter III: Third Strike - Online Edition - PSN Review
August 27, 2012Playstation Network Review, ps3, PS3 Review, psn, Sony PlayStation 3, Sony PlayStation Network, Street Fighter III: Third Strike - Online Edition
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I first played this version of Street Fighter on my Sega Dreamcast years ago. I recall being a bit thrown by it at first. I had spent so much time playing Street Fighter II and its fifty variants that I had grown incredibly comfortable with a handful of characters...
Rage of Bahamut - iPhone Review

Recently, I mentioned getting an iPhone - which was sorely needed since my old phone was dropping calls and the touch screen stopped responding to... well... touch. That seemed problematic.
Of course, one of the things I was most excited about was getting some portable...
Farewell, Nintendo Power
August 23, 2012Adventures of Link, Batman, NES, News and Previews, Nintendo Power, Simon's Quest, Super C, Super Mario Bros. 3, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, TMNT, Zelda II

I was going to hit you all with a roughly two week stream of straight up Street Fighter, but then I saw the Nintendo Power announcement and felt the need to write something up sooner rather than later.
I have been playing video games for a long time. A loooong time,...
Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix - PSN & Xbox Live Review
August 22, 2012capcom, Microsoft Xbox 360, Microsoft Xbox 360 Review, Playstation Network Review, PS3 Review, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix

This is going to be the first of a few Street Fighter reviews. I purchased this on Xbox Live quite some time ago, but had a chance to pick it up for free on PlayStation Network as well. Having played both versions, there is almost no difference between them except the...
How about some Street Fighter?
August 20, 2012Arcade Machines, capcom, Championship Edition, classic, fighter, Ken, mortal kombat, Old School, retro, Ryu, Street Fighter, Street Fighter 2, The Movie
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Uh-oh. Yup, I'm at it again. It's getting on toward fall, and with it a change in my color scheme and soon my banner. I will likely run with this one until it starts to snow, and then I'll go to a lighter theme I already laid out. Personally though -...
T.G.I....F! Contest, Madden, Dragon's Dogma and more!
August 17, 201249ers, blog, contest, Dragon's Dogma, football, Friday, Madden 13, New York Giants, nfl, Seattle Seahawks, T.G.I.F, TGIF, video game, Washington Redskins
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Good grief, am I glad the weekend's nearly here. I am going to be pretty busy tomorrow as I head out of town with my wife and youngest for a small trip related to her Girl Scouts troop. I have a larger-than-normal night of Magic: The Gathering coming up on Monday...
Gua-Le-Ni: Paper Beasts - iPad Review & A Contest!

Originally released back in December, Gua-Le-Ni: Paper Beasts is an odd game at first glance. It is a puzzle game, that much becomes clear rather quickly - but the way it plays out is unlike anything else I have played so far on the iPad. The premise is simple, but...
Diablo 3 - beaten, 50k hits on the site - solid week
August 14, 201250000, chalgyr's game room, Chaltire's Mediocre Blog, Diablo 3, Diablo III, iPhone, RPG Maker VX Ace, Samsung Mythic
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What have I been up to? What have you been up to? Usually I post these on Mondays, but I had a couple of reasons for waiting just a bit longer, and for two reasons. First up, I beat Diablo III finally. I know, I know - everyone and their mom who has played...
Red Faction: Guerrilla - Xbox 360 Review

Here's another lightweight review of a somewhat older game from this console generation - Red Faction: Guerrilla. I borrowed this from a friend for a weekend and my son and I both went ahead and played it for several hours each. My son liked it a bit more than me,...
Orcs Must Die! 2 - PC Review

There is something about the strategy involved with tower defense games that sits really well with me. I have only played a handful so far, but enjoyed them all to differing degrees. My favorite to date has probably been Defense Grid. That being said, I think...
Chaltire's Mediocre Blog - huh, say what?
August 09, 2012Beta Key, blogging, Chaltire's Mediocre Blog, contest, giveaway, RaiderZ, video games
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So, I mentioned earlier this summer that my son would be starting up his own gaming blog. Well, it finally happened. He's been poking around several of the other sites on here of late such as Coffee With Games, Digitally Downloaded and Gamesoup as he slowly dipped...
What I've been posting about elsewhere
August 08, 2012Bravely Default, chalgyr's game room, Dead or Alive 5, digitally downloaded, Dragon Quest X, Final Fantasy III, Naruto Shippuden, Orcs Must Die 2, Otaku Gaming, Persona 4 Arena, Resident Evil 6
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Slightly different title than what I usually go with, but there is a reason for that. Otaku Gaming will be merging over to Digitally Downloaded going forward. So, this will probably be my last post where I am linking to articles directly at Otaku Gaming. So...
Dungeons - PC Review

Do you know what one of my favorite feelings in all of gaming is? Sure, there are a handful of correct answers here - like an emotionally satisfying story, finding an Easter egg, beating a friend in multiplayer and becoming lost in a graphically amazing moment are all...
Heavy Rain - PlayStation 3 Review
August 02, 2012blog, Heavy Rain, Interactive Movie, ps3, PS3 Review, Quantic Dream, review, Sony PlayStation 3, video game
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I read about this game long before ever giving it a try. As someone who had kept up on the reviews and trailers, I had a pretty good idea of what I was getting into. Quantic Dream thanks you for supporting Interactive Drama, and that is a good way of phrasing it...