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Review of Summon Night 6: Lost Borders

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The Summon Night franchise has been around for quite a while now thanks to a rich blend of tactical RPG and visual novel aspects. While it certainly is not for everyone, its 6th entry is accessible on both your PS Vita and PS4. Let us begin with Raj, about as ordinary a character as you can imagine except he keeps seeing things drop from the sky above and is doubly curious as to what that is all about. After meeting some people in a field that had actually dropped from the sky, he gets to know the world he lives in a little better. Magna happens to be a lot keener on combat rather than philosophy and so Raj enlightens both him and his sister, Hasaha through his own summon. All things considered, this story contains summons, magic and the general principle of meeting new people and receiving them for who they are. There is plenty of diversity to go around in the Summon Night blends. Compare it for instance, to the Utawarerumono series which is almost entirely a visual novel that get...

5 Movies Based On Video Games That You Need To See

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It is all but inevitable when a video game surpasses a certain level of popularity, someone in Hollywood is going to be inspired to make a film about it. And while the idea resonates very well among fans, the majority of critics and movie enthusiasts tend to shun them, mainly because of insufficient attention to detail to aspects like story-telling and character development. So we are ditching the critics for once and doing this one for the fans. Here is our top 5 countdown of the best movies based on video games that have ever been released. 5. Need for Speed There is only one other reason why you would be a fan of this movie besides being obsessed with NFS video games: the lead character is played by Aaron Paul of ‘Breaking Bad’ fame. Spare a thought also for Dominic Cooper and Imogen Poots. This movie is essentially an NFS video game with a bit more commentary in it and some trace of a storyline. Basically, someone goes to prison for a crime he did not commit and then seeks r...

Shantae: Half-Genie Hero Review PS VITA

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Shantae is one of the most beloved platformer games because it is incredibly fun to play. Now, it is about as old as Game Boy Color and has recently been shifting on to consoles via ports. For instance, PlayStation4 contains a port for Shantae: Risky’s Revenge which was released a while ago in 2010. But anyway let’s get on with the review starting with… Story The story of Shantae is essentially about the character, Shantae, who is half-human, half-genie, and works as a Guardian Genie to a small town, defending it against threats like invasions. But one night, she has a vision of the Genie Realm facing imminent danger and in the following days, loses her job and suffers a host of other losses as she draws closer to danger threatening the magical realm of her mother. Gameplay This game uses a side-scrolling platform with combat elements included and is pretty consistent with its predecessors. All of your navigation, uncovering of secrets, fighting enemies etc. is done side-scrol...