
Extra Life 2015

Hi everyone!
So for something a little bit different, I want to bring attention to something that I've only heard about over the past couple of years.
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Kingdoms of the Lost - Merriment of Masks festival is live

Happy Halloween to all of our readers. It is time for some tricks and some treats, and Kingdoms of the Lost - a roleplaying MUD that recently celebrated its fifteenth year in action - is having its annual Merriment of Masks festival.
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Month in Review - October
October 30, 2015microsoft, Month in Review, Movies, nintendo, October, pc, previews, retro, reviews, sony

Looks like it’s that time of the month again! See everything that we’ve been up to and catch up on anything you may have missed.
The biggest part of our month was getting our hands on RPG Maker MV which has no fully released for everyone to start building RPGs
Now to the...
Until Dawn - Play Time

This morning we shared our review of Until Dawn for the PlayStation 4. In this spoiler-ific article, I share out gameplay from the first ten minutes or so of the game. It was my second time playing through the introduction, so I purposely made different decisions, just to see...
Until Dawn - PS4 Review

Until Dawn works despite a handful of fairly significant issues. If you have ever watched a horror movie and thought (or shouted aloud): "Why would you do that?!" - well now you get your chance to see if you would fare any better within the confines of the story. The end result...
Arslan release date and pre-order details announced

This title has been getting a good deal of PR, and it's one we've covered several times already in the past. Well, now there is more information to share.
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Corpse Party: Blood Drive - PS Vita Review

Corpse Party: Blood Drive is one of those titles that will undoubtedly get sold short because of its middling visuals and sometimes slow pacing. However, that would be selling short the generally excellent writing and sense of tension that permeates the atmosphere throughou...
Hunt the Wumpus - Retro Reflections

Seeing as that Halloween is fast coming up on us, I wanted to do something other than just talk about recent games that came out designed to scare players into submission. I wanted to reflect on what was my first horror game ever, Hunt the Wumpus.
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Halo 5: Guardians - Xbox One Review
October 29, 2015343 Industries, Halo 5: Guardians, Microsoft Game Studios, Microsoft Xbox One, review, Xbox One

Halo 5: Guardians brings an intense level of 60fps action to a beloved franchise not seen in years. After the struggle that was the story in Halo 4, Halo 5: Guarding tries, and largely succeeds at bringing some semblance of order to one of the most beloved gaming franchises...
Koei Tecmo announces Empires installment for Samurai Warriors 4

Not going to sugarcoat this one - I'm pretty excited, but I really like the Empires variants. Here's the news....
Minecraft: Story Mode - Episode 1: The Order of the Stone - Xbox One Review
October 28, 2015Micecraft Story Mode, Microsoft Xbox One, Minecraft, Minecraft: Story Mode - Episode 1: The Order of the Stone, review, Telltale Games, XB1, Xbox One

Minecraft: Story Mode - Episode 1: The Order of the Stone feels somewhat like a prologue - an episode helped to set a rather unique table. By and large, Story Mode works, but it lacks some of the punch found in other Telltale titles to date.
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Yo-Kai Watch - 3DS Preview

In preparation for the arrival of Level 5’s Yo-Kai Watch, a demo has hit the Nintendo eShop allowing players to finally get a taste of this JRPG that has been out in Japan for ages. Finally coming out in not very long now for the rest of the world, Yo-Kai Watch is looking good...
Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden - 3DS Review
October 28, 20153ds, Arc System Works, Bandai Namco Games, Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden, nintendo 3ds, review

Dragon Ball Z has managed to be maintain its popularity for quite a
long time, with numerous movies, television episodes and games. The
quality of the games has been all over the place in terms of quality.
Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden falls somewhere in the middle between...
Dungeon Defenders II - PS4 Preview

Unlike its original creation of Dungeon Defenders, Trendy Entertainment’s Dungeon Defenders 2 is taking a much different approach to development with it’s Tower Defense Action RPG. They have been leveraging a long-running Alpha in order to make sure to fully incorporate feedback...
Blue Microphones SnowBall iCE USB Microphone - Hardware Review

Headphone microphones are nice for when a person is sitting alone playing online or recording within the comfort of their living room or study. But when there’s more than one person involved it can get mildly awkward to setup multiple headphones on a console or even on a computer...
Animal Gods - PC Review

Every now and again something comes around that simply takes your breath away because the sheer beauty of the experience. Animal Gods is no different with its soft art styles and intriguing environments. Designed as a top down Action Adventure, explore the realms of the fallen...
The Witch and the Hundred Knight: Revival Edition coming in March 2016

We were fans of The Witch and the Hundred Knight when it first released on PS3, so it is interesting to see the title getting a fresh look for the PlayStation 4....
Black Mass - Movie Review
October 26, 2015Benedict Cumberbatch, Black Mass, Dakota Johnson, Joel Edgerton, Johnny Depp, Movie Review, Scott Cooper, Warner Bros.

Some movies are advertised a lot but when I watch them I wonder why. “Black Mass” is one of them. The story is about a gangster who makes a deal with an FBI agent in order to bring down the Italian mafia in Boston during the seventies. At first I thought the movie’s problem...
Sublevel Zero - PC Review

Sublevel Zero is an interesting mix, because it takes the action genre and plugs in some very familiar roguelike elements to create an experience that stands out from the crowd. While this helps the experience to stand out from other action titles, there are still some aspects...
Transformers: Devastation - PS4 Review
October 26, 2015Activision, PlatinumGames, PS4, review, Sony PlayStation 4, Transformers: Devastation

PlatinumGames knows action gaming and their latest offering with Transformers: Devastation is arguably their most entertaining yet. Admittedly, the experience is not as long or as deep as some other titles out there, but the look and feel of the show shines through and the end...
"Rise of the Tomb Raider" video series: "Woman Vs. Wild"

One of the most hotly anticipated games of the year is steadily drawing closer. Now we have some video (with more to come) teasing more about the game.
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Macbeth - Movie Review
October 23, 2015Justin Kurzel, Macbeth, Marion Cotillard, Michael Fassbender, Movie Review, Sean Harris

Macbeth is a brave medieval warrior who hears by some witches that he is destined to rule Scotland and decides to murder his king to fulfill that prophecy.
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Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below - PS4 Review
October 23, 2015Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree's Woe and the Blight Below, Omega Force, PS4, review, Sony PlayStation 4, square enix

When comparing Square’s Final Fantasy and Enix’s Dragon Quest, it could more often than not be said that the Square side of the marriage is a lot more experimental with its series. Having seemingly come out of nowhere, the Dragon Quest series has been given a different spin...
Persona 4: Dancing All Night - PS Vita Review
October 23, 2015atlus, Dingo Inc., Persona 4: Dancing All Night, PS Vita, review, Sony PlayStation Vita

Many were skeptical when Persona 4: Dancing All Night was announced. Without a doubt, Persona 4 has proven to be the most marketable game in the long-running series to date, as evidenced by some of the chances taken with it. The original game was a hit (and awesome). However,...
Team17 signs Lilith's first-person Allison Road

When Silent Hills came to an unfortunate and screeching halt, gamers were left understandably bummed by its unexpected exit. Then Allison Road started to trickle out into social media, building up a storm of support for having a very similar aesthetic and approach in its demo...
Might & Magic Heroes VII - Play Time

We can (and do) talk and write about games all day here at Chalgyr's Game Room. But sometimes we like to show what we have been up to as well. Here is some footage from the recently released Might & Magic Heroes VII on PC.
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Forza Motorsport 6 - Xbox One Review
October 22, 2015Forza Motorsport 6, Microsoft Game Studios, Microsoft Xbox One, review, Turn 10, Xbox One

Forza Motorsport brings what you would expect to the table: lots of cars and tracks, gorgeous weather and plenty of little hooks to keep you coming back for more. The racing itself has not advance much, but it still makes for a solid experience with several options to help everyone...
Samurai Warrior 4-II (Part 2) - Play Time

So we recently took a look at some gameplay footage provided by Pierre-Yves on this game. I thought I would share out some of mine. Mine is much briefer overall, with some editing to keep things brisk, but it takes a look at both the story and also several different aspects...
First Prototype Video of Underworld Ascendant

Otherside Entertainment reveals its first prototype with some new video and details for this Ultima Underworld sequel.
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The Martian - Movie Review
October 21, 2015Jeff Daniels, Jessica Chastain, Kate Mara, Kristen Wiig, Matt Damon, Movie Review, Ridley Scott, The Martian

“The Martian” is about an astronaut who, after an accident, is left alone on the surface of Mars and struggles to survive. The main idea reminded me of “Cast Away” but this is nowhere near as good. In fact, the movie has so many problems I’ll present them in a list.
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Code: Realize - Guardian of Rebirth - PS Vita Review
October 21, 2015Aksys Games, Code: Realize - Guardian of Rebirth, Otomate, PS Vita Review, Sony PlayStation Vita

Otome adventures are not the most popular of titles here in the US at this point, but we have seen more chances being taken by publishers of late, and I feel we are better for it. More options to choose from is a good thing, and the PlayStation Vita has proven to be a natural...
Samurai Warriors 4-II (Part 1) - Play Time

So we recently reviewed Samurai Warriors 4-II to a glowing 9.5 score. Too high? Hardly - the game is a blast. Well, we have several Play Time videos to share with you from some play sessions.
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New characters announced for Project X Zone 2

As someone who was a big fan of the first game, I have been following the announcements for Project X Zone 2 quite closely. Here is some of the more recent news about the game.
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NBA 2K16 - MyCareer Mode - Play Time

Having posted our review of the game earlier today, and some gameplay from the GM mode in a separate Play Time feature, I thought I would cap off today's coverage of NBA 2K16 with a look at the mode I spend the majority of my time in - career.
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NBA 2K16 - MyGM - Play Time

Early today I posted my review of the recently released NBA 2K16, and I was a huge fan of the title overall. There are however, as with any game, a handful of quirks to go along with that excellent gameplay and presentation. Here I have some Play Time videos from the franchise...
NBA 2K16 - PS4 Review

Another season of NBA action has descended upon us, and NBA 2K16 does a commendable job of simulating the sport while taking a few chances and doing something new along the way. While not everything pans out perfectly, this latest iteration in the series is still a solid ga...
Kromaia Omega to arrive this fall on PS4

This title sort of snuck up on me, but it looks like it has the potential to be quite solid.
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The Walk - Movie Review

“The Walk”’s trailer I saw consists of one scene: a young man approaches the edge of a skyscraper’s roof, stares up ahead at another skyscraper of equally immense height, then climbs on a metal beam stretching over the void and balances on one leg. Without any words you can...
Divinia Chronicles: Relics of Gan-Ti - PC Preview

Divinia Chronicles: Relics of Gan-Ti is an Indie Action RPG currently within Steam’s Early Access that was inspired by one of the best generations for the genre, the Super Nintendo (SNES). Put into the shoes of a young and apparently lazy man named Cyrus, players will get to...
Ascendant - PS4 Review

What do you get when you mash up a procedurally generated map like Zelda or Binding of Isaac, make it a 2-dimensional platform exploration game sort of like A Valley Without Wind, and then put in combos and air dashes from Guacamelee? Ascendant is all of these things and...
New Assets for Sword Art Online: Lost Song

We were big fans of the last Sword Art Online game we got to play, so it is with quite a bit of interest that we are watching Lost Song.
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La Isla Minima - Movie Review
October 16, 2015Alberto Rodríguez, Javier Gutiérrez, La Isla Minima, María Varod, Marshland, Raúl Arévalo, The Small Island

“La Isla Minima” (“the small island” - and also known as Marshland) is a film about two homicide detectives investigating a case of missing teenage girls in the Spanish country in 1980, after the restoration of democracy.
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Cataegis: The White Wind - PC Review

Older gamers that started early will forever remember the times of the NES and prior in which games were “hard”. These games were hard in the manner that required perfect memorization of enemy types, moves, and stage layouts in order to make it over in one piece. Or at least...