Jun 16
List by Phil Dean Final Fantasy XV was announced at E3 this year which met with a unanimously positive reaction and extreme excitement that the Final Fantasy series has been missing for years. The reaction was so strong that even people who actively dislike JPRGs seem to be on board for this upcoming installment. I, …
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May 13
This week we kick off our pre-e3 countdown with a look at various 3rd parties heading into the event. With EA and Activision narrowing their focus, we have an idea of their line-up and we turn our folks to major Japanese developers like Square, Capcom and Konami. Before the festivities begin though, we discuss New …
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Mar 28
What is more important in world building in video games, the locations or the characters? This is a challenging question. By definition, dynamic and interesting locations are required in order to build a world worth exploring. However, no world in any video game – regardless of how pretty or expansive it may be – is …
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Feb 22
What do you look for in a good score? Is it memorable and catchy music or something that simply enhances what’s in front of you? There’s a lot that goes into the memorable scores in video game, movie, and television. The instruments, musical genre, and intent have to be carefully considered before implementation or the …
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Feb 11
This week’s Dual Wielding is hit with a storm of news including announcement of a new Skylanders title, the delay of Rayman Legends, Ninja Turtles finding a new home and of course the announcement of The Witcher 3. Before all of that though, we kick off the show with impressions on Final Fantasy XIII (Don’t …
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Dec 03
The Wii U finally find its way into the hands of some of our hosts, and we spend a great deal of time talking the ins and outs of Nintendo’s latest home console. Impressions of the system, ZombiU, NintendoLand, and new Super Mario Bros U. Once we move on, there’s talk of Paper Mario Sticker …
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Aug 01
Since Trent is out on vacation this week, I thought we’d fill in his usual “Ask A Dork” column with another interesting feature he runs over on his own blog. Common Arguments is… the series where we examine what fans and haters alike are saying about a video game and question the validity of their partisan comments. …
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Apr 27
We’re huge sports nuts on this show from that one sport with the ball to the other one with the ball, we love them all. So we’ve dedicated this week to the wonderful world of sports… well fictional sports. From Quidditch to Grifball. From the backyards of Baseketball to the underwaters of Blitzball, we take …
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Feb 02
Over the past week, we’ve had our audience vote on their favorite Final Fantasy titles. Below you will find the Top 5 picks as well as some feedback from folks who voted for them, and why. 5)Final Fantasy VIII Is it weird that for as much I like Final Fantasy VIII, a small part of …
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Jan 13
Its time to take up arms! The hosts of NoTR jump into their armory to discuss the world of fictional weapons. From a galaxy far far away, to an alcoholic with a power suit, we cover the spectrum of possible weapons. From the Master Sword to the BFG, we have video games, cartoons, comics and more in …
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