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Playstation store Update May 2, 2017/ Golden Week Sale (Anime Games)

Pre-orders

  • Farpoint ($49.99)(out 5-16)
  • Injustice 2 ($59.99)(out 5-16)
  • Injustice 2 – Deluxe Edition ($79.99)(out 5-16)
  • Injustice 2 – Ultimate Edition ($99.99)(out 5-16)
  • The Surge ($59.99)(out 5-16)

PSVR Games

  • The Chainsmokers Paris.VR (Free)
  • GNOG ($14.99)
  • Quiz Night Tonight! ($14.99/PS+ $11.99)

PS4 Games

  • ACA NEOGEO GALAXY FIGHT: UNIVERSAL WARRIORS ($7.99)
  • ACA NEOGEO LAST RESORT ($7.99)
  • Darksiders: Fury’s Collection – War and Death ($19.99)
  • DOA5LR ‘237 DLC + 30 characters + Story + BGM’ Set ($80.99)
  • GNOG ($14.99)
  • Paladins (Free to Play)
  • Quiz Night Tonight ($14.99/PS+ $11.99)
  • Super Rude Bear Resurrection ($14.99)
  • TumbleSeed ($14.99)
  • Little Nightmares ($19.99)
  • River City Melee: Battle Royal Special ($24.99)
  • Zombeer ($5.99)

PS4 Add-on Content

  • Call of Duty Infinite Warfare Ozzy Man Review Voice Pack ($3.99)
  • Drawn to Death: 6 Twisted Metal Skins ($9.99)
  • Drawn to Death: LIMITED TIME OFFER: 6 Twisted Metal Skins and 10 Mystery Boxes ($7.99)
  • Let it Die Deathmetal and Killcoin Packs ($4.99 and up to $99.99)
  • NieR:Automata 3C3C1D119440927 ($13.99)
  • Nioh: Dragon of the North ($9.99)
  • Paragon PlayStation Plus Bonus Skin (Free for PS+)
  • Persona5 DLC (Free and up)
  • Pure Hold’em Macabre Card Deck ($1.99)

PS3 Games

  • PixelJunk 10th Anniversary Bundle ($59.99)
    The bundle includes:
    – PixelJunk 4AM
    – PixelJunk Eden
    – PixelJunk Eden Encore
    – PixelJunk Monsters
    – PixelJunk Monsters Encore
    – PixelJunk Racers 2nd Lap
    – PixelJunk Shooter
    – PixelJunk Shooter 2
    – PixelJunk SideScroller

PS3 Add-on Content

  • Lego Dimesions: Lego City (Free)
  • Lego Dimesions: The Goonies (Free)
  • Persona5 DLC (Free and up)

PS Vita Games

  • The Caligula Effect: Deluxe Digital Bundle ($39.99)
  • Period Cube ~Shackles of Amadeus~ ($39.99)

Golden Week Sale (Sale Price, PlayStation Plus Price)

PlayStation 4

  • ADK Damashii – $10.49, $8.99
  • Assault Suit Leynos – $9.99, $7.99
  • Astebreed – $11.99, $9.99
  • Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book – $35.99, $23.99
  • Bladestorm: Nightmare – $35.99, $23.99
  • BlazBlue: Central Fiction – $29.99, $23.99
  • BlazBlue: Chrono Phantasma Extend – $24.99, $14.99
  • Blue Rider-  $5.99, $3.99
  • Chambara – $5.99, $3.99
  • Chronicles of Teddy: Harmony of Exidus – $5.99, $4.49
  • Croixleur Sigma – $10.49, $8.99
  • Crypt of the NecroDancer – $5.24, $3.74
  • Dead or Alive 5 Last Round – $23.99, $15.99
  • Deception IV: The Nightmare Princess – $29.99, $19.99
  • Digimon Story Cyber Sleuth – $29.99, $23.99
  • Digimon World: Next Order – $41.99, $38.99
  • Dragon Ball Xenoverse – $15.99, $11.99
  • Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 – $41.99, $35.99
  • Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Deluxe Bundle – $62.99, $53.99
  • Dragon Ball Xenoverse + Season Pass – $25.99, $19.49
  • Dragon Ball Xenoverse Super Bundle – $59.49, $50.99
  • Dragon Quest Builders – $41.99, $35.99
  • Dragon Quest Heroes: Digital Slime Edition – $25.79, $21.49
  • Dragon Quest Heroes – $23.99, $19.99
  • Dynasty Warriors 8 Empires – $29.99, $19.99
  • Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition – $35.99, $23.99
  • Earth’s Dawn – $20.99, $17.99
  • Exist Archive: The Other Side of the Sky – $29.99, $17.99
  • Fairy Fencer F: Advent Dark Force – $14.99, $9.99
  • Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star – $34.99, $29.99
  • Final Fantasy XV – $41.99, $35.99
  • Final Fantasy XV Digital Premium Edition – $59.49, $50.99
  • Furi – $12.99, $10.99
  • Fu’un Super Combo – $8.99, $7.49
  • Galak-Z – $7.99, $4.99
  • Gal Gun: Double Peace – $29.99, $23.99
  • Garou: Mark of the Wolves – $7.49, $5.99
  • God Eater 2: Rage Burst – $26.99, $20.99
  • Gravity Rush 2 – $41.99, $35.99
  • Gravity Rush Remastered – $17.99, $14.99
  • I Am Setsuna – $27.99, $23.99
  • Legend of Kay Anniversary – $11.99, $8.99
  • Megadimension Neptunia VII – $15.99, $11.99
  • Mitsurugi Kamui Hikae – $8.39, $7.19
  • Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 – $23.99, $17.99
  • Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Road to Boruto – $42.49, $37.49
  • NieR: Automata – $44.99, $41.99
  • Nights of Azure – $35.99, $23.99
  • Ninja Senki DX – $1.99, $0.99
  • Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas – $8.99, $7.49
  • Odin Sphere Leifthrasir – $35.99, $29.99
  • Omega Quintet – $8.99, $5.99
  • Prismatic Solid – $5.99, $4.99
  • Rainbow Moon – $5.99, $4.49
  • Rive – $8.99, $7.49
  • Root Letter – $29.99, $23.99
  • Saint Seiya Soldiers’ Soul – $20.99, $14.99
  • Samurai Shodown VI – $8.99, $7.49
  • Samurai Warriors 4 Empires – $29.99, $19.99
  • Senran Kagura Estival Versus – $21.99, $17.99
  • Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness – $35.99, $29.99
  • Steins;Gate 0 – $29.99, $23.99
  • Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization – $41.99, $35.99
  • Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Deluxe Edition – $59.49, $50.99
  • Sword Art Online: Lost Song – $17.99, $11.99
  • Tales of Berseria – $41.99, $38.99
  • Tales of Zestiria – $20.99, $14.99
  • The King of Fighters XIV – $41.99, $35.99
  • The Last Blade 2 – $7.49, $5.99
  • The Legend of Korra – $7.49, $4.94
  • TorqueL – $4.99, $3.99
  • Transformers Devastation – $17.99, $13.99
  • Valkyria Chronicles Remastered – $20.99, $17.99
  • Volume – $6.99, $4.99
  • Wild Guns Reloaded – $19.49, $16.49

PlayStation 3

  • Aquapazza – $14.99, $11.99
  • Arcana Hearts 3: Love Max – $7.49, $4.99
  • Battle Fantasia – $4.99, $2.99
  • BlazBlue: Central Fiction – $24.99, $19.99
  • Capcom Arcade Cabinet – $10.49, $7.49
  • Capcom Arcade Cabinet: 1985-II Pack – $4.99, $3.99
  • Capcom Arcade Cabinet: 1985-I Pack – $4.99, $3.99
  • Capcom vs SNK 2: Mark of the Millennium 2001 – $3.49, $2.49
  • Catherine – $6.99, $4.99
  • Dragon’s Crown – $17.99, $14.99
  • Final Fight: Double Impact – $3.49, $2.49
  • Gradius V – $2.99, $1.99
  • Hakuoki: Stories of the Shinsengumi – $9.99, $7.99
  • Lost Dimension – $14.99, $11.99
  • Mamorukun Curse – $1.99,  $1.49
  • Odin Sphere Leifthrasir – $32.49, $27.49
  • Raiden IV: Overkill – $5.99, $4.49
  • Rainbow Moon – $5.99, $4.49
  • Record of Agarest Series War Bundle – $19.99, $11.99
  • Record of Agarest War – $4.99, $2.99
  • Record of Agarest War 2 – $9.99, $5.99
  • Record of Agarest War Zero – $7.49, $4.49
  • Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny – $14.99, $8.99
  • Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype Complete Bundle – $3.89, $2.59
  • Soldner-X: Himmelssturmer – $1.59, $0.79
  • Steins;Gate – $4.99, $2.99
  • Suikoden III – $3.49, $2.49
  • Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix – $3.49, $2.49
  • Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix – $3.49, $2.49
  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel – $21.99, $17.99
  • The Legend of Korra – $7.49, $4.94
  • Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters Daybreak: Special Gigs – $19.99, $11.99
  • Transformers Devastation – $19.99, $9.99

PlayStation Vita

  • Aegis of Earth: Protonovus Assault – $11.99, $8.99
  • Amnesia: Memories – $5.99, $2.99
  • Arcana Heart 3: Love Max – $7.49, $4.99
  • Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky – $23.99, $15.99
  • Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book – $23.99, $15.99
  • BlazBlue Chrono Phantasma Extend – $19.99, $11.99
  • BlazBlue: Continuum Shift II (PSP) – $2.99, $1.99
  • Blazing Souls Accelerate (PSP) – $2.99, $1.99
  • Chameleon (PSP) – $1.59, $1.19
  • Cho Aniki Zero (PSP) – $2.39, $1.79
  • Code: Realize Guardian of Rebirth – $19.99, $11.99
  • Croixleur Sigma – $10.49, $8.99
  • Crypt of the NecroDancer – $5.24, $3.74
  • Deception IV: The Nightmare Princess – $23.99, $15.99
  • Dragon Quest Builders – $27.99, $23.99
  • Dragon’s Crown – $17.99, $14.99
  • Dungeon Travelers 2: The Royal Library & The Monster Seal – $14.99, $11.99
  • Elminage Original (PSP) – $5.99, $4.49
  • Exist Archive: The Other Side of the Sky – $19.99, $11.99
  • Fate/Extella – $27.99, $23.99
  • Gal Gun: Double Peace – $19.99, $15.99
  • Garou: Mark of the Wolves – $7.49, $5.99
  • Gladiator Begins (PSP) – $3.19, $2.39
  • Guilty Gear Accent Core Plus (PSP) – $3.99, $2.99
  • Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom (PSP) – $3.99, $2.99
  • Hakuoki: Warriors of the Shinsengumi (PSP) – $3.19, $2.39
  • Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed – $8.99, $5.99
  • Jikandia: The Timeless Land (PSP) – $4.99, $2.99
  • Let’s Fish! Hooked On (PSP) – $3.19, $1.59
  • Lost Dimension – $14.99, $11.99
  • MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune VS Zombies – $11.99, $8.99
  • MeiQ: Labyrinth of Death – $5.99, $2.99
  • Mimana Iyar Chronicle (PSP) – $3.99, $2.99
  • Mind Zero – $12.49, $7.49
  • Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (PSP) – $5.99, $3.99
  • Muramasa Rebirth Complete Collection – $17.49, $10.49
  • Ninja Senki DX – $1.99, $0.99
  • Norn9: Var Commons – $19.99, $11.99
  • Odin Sphere Leifthrasir – $25.99, $21.99
  • Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines – $9.99, $7.99
  • Persona 4: Dancing All Night – $27.99, $23.99
  • Persona 4 Golden – $11.99, $8.99
  • Power Stone Collection (PSP) – $4.99, $3.99
  • Ragnarok Tactics (PSP) – $3.19, $2.39
  • Rainbow Moon – $5.99, $4.49
  • Senran Kagura Estival Versus – $16.49, $13.49
  • Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate – $19.99, $15.99
  • Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype – $2.99, $1.99
  • Soldner-X 2: Final Prototype Complete Bundle – $3.89, $2.59
  • Sorcery Saga: Curse of the Great Curry God – $7.49, $4.49
  • Steins;Gate – $4.99, $2.99
  • Steins;Gate 0 – $19.99, $15.99
  • Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls – $19.99, $15.99
  • The Last Blade 2 – $7.49, $5.99
  • The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel – $21.99, $17.99
  • TorqueL – $4.99, $3.99
  • Valkyrie Drive Bhikkhuni – $25.99, $21.99
  • Warriors of the Lost Empire (PSP) – $2.39, $1.79
  • XBlaze Code: Embryo – $9.99, $5.99
  • XBlaze Lost: Memories – $19.99, $11.99
  • Ys: Memories of Celceta – $10.99, $8.99
  • Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward – $11.24, $8.74
  • Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma – $23.99, $19.99
  • Z-Run – $3.59, $2.69

PSOne Classics

  • Armored Core – $1.79, $1.19
  • Mega Man 8 – $1.79, $1.19
  • Mega Man Legends – $2.99, $1.99
  • Suikoden II – $2.99, $1.99
  • Tecmo’s Deception: Invitation to Darkness – $2.99, $2.39
  • The Misadventures of Tron Bonne – $2.39, $1.79

May the 4th Star Wars Sale (Sale Price, PS+ Price)

PlayStation 4

  • LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens – $23.99, $20.99
  • LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Deluxe Edition – $27.99, $23.99
  • LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Season Pass – $7.99, $6.99
  • Star Wars Battlefront – $9.99
  • Star Wars Battlefront Deluxe Edition – $14.99
  • Star Wars Battlefront Ultimate Edition – $25.99
  • Star Wars Bounty Hunter – $4.99
  • Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter – $4.99
  • Star Wars Pinball Season 1 Bundle – $14.99, $11.99
  • Star Wars: Racer Revenge – $4.99
  • Star Wars Throwback Pack – $12.49
  • Super Star Wars – $4.99
  • Zen Pinball 2 Star Wars Pinball – $4.99, $3.99
  • Zen Pinball 2 Star Wars Pinball: Balance of the Force – $4.99, $3.99
  • Zen Pinball 2 Star Wars Pinball: Heroes Within – $4.99, $3.99
  • Zen Pinball 2 Star Wars Pinball: Rogue One – $2.79, $2.39
  • Zen Pinball 2 Star Wars Pinball: Star Wars Rebels – $1.49, $1.19
  • Zen Pinball 2 Star Wars Pinball: The Force Awakens Pack – $2.49, $1.99

PlayStation 3

  • Star Wars Bounty Hunter – $4.99
  • Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith – $4.99
  • Star Wars Pinball: Balance of the Force – $4.99, $3.99
  • Star Wars Pinball Pack Demo – $4.99, $3.99
  • Star Wars Pinball: Rogue One – $2.79, $2.39
  • Star Wars Pinball: Star Wars Rebels – $1.49, $1.19
  • Star Wars Pinball: The Force Awakens Pack – $2.49, $1.99
  • Star Wars: Racer Revenge – $4.99
  • Star Wars: Starfighter – $4.99
  • Star Wars The Force Unleashed II – $4.99
  • Star Wars: The Force Unleashed ‘Endor Bonus Missions’ – $0.49
  • Star Wars Throwback Pack – $14.99
  • Zen Pinball 2 Star Wars Pinball – $4.99, $3.99
  • Zen Pinball 2 Star Wars Pinball: Heroes Within – $4.99, $3.99
  • Zen Pinball 2 Star Wars Pinball: Rogue One – $2.79, $2.39
  • Zen Pinball 2 Star Wars Pinball: Star Wars Rebels – $1.49, $1.19
  • Zen Pinball 2 Star Wars Pinball: The Force Awakens Pack – $2.49, $1.99

PlayStation Vita

  • Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron (PSP) – $4.99
  • Star Wars Battlefront II (PSP) – $2.49
  • Star Wars Battlefront Renegade Squadron (PSP) – $2.49
  • Star Wars Mega Bundle (PSP) – $13.99
  • Star Wars Pinball: Balance of the Force – $4.99, $3.99
  • Star Wars Pinball Pack Unlock – $4.99, $3.99
  • Star Wars Pinball: Rogue One – $2.79, $2.39
  • Star Wars Pinball: Star Wars Rebels – $1.49, $1.19
  • Star Wars Pinball: The Force Awakens Pack – $2.49, $1.99
  • Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes (PSP) – $2.49
  • Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (PSP) – $2.49
  • Super Star Wars – $4.99
  • Zen Pinball 2 Star Wars Pinball – $4.99, $3.99
  • Zen Pinball 2 Star Wars Pinball: Heroes Within – $4.99, $3.99
  • Zen Pinball 2 Star Wars Pinball: Rogue One – $2.79, $2.39
  • Zen Pinball 2 Star Wars Pinball: Star Wars Rebels – $1.49, $1.19
  • Zen Pinball 2 Star Wars Pinball: The Force Awakens Pack – $2.49, $1.19

PSOne Classics

  • Star Wars: Dark Forces – $1.37

New Release Deals (PS+ Price)

  • Quiz Night Tonight! (PSVR) – $11.99

Other Deals (Sale Price, PS+ Price)

  • Blast ‘Em Bunnies (PS4, PS Vita) – $2.49
  • Darksiders: Fury’s Collection – War and Death (PS4) – $19.99
  • Hunter’s Legacy (PS4) – $5.94, $4.89

Freebies

  • Full Throttle Remastered Theme (PS4)
  • Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2 Demo (PS4) – PS+ only
  • Nioh SHAREfactory Theme (PS4)
  • Paladins (PS4)
  • Paragon PlayStation Plus Bonus Skin (PS4) – PS+ only
  • Prey Demo: Opening Hour (PS4)
  • Symphony of the Machine Theme (PS4)
  • The Chainsmokers Paris.VR (PSVR)
  • Yakuza 0 Theme (PS4)
  • Yakuza 0 Avatars (PS4)

PS4 Pre-Order Deals

  • Human Fall Flat (includes Manual Samuel) – $14.99
  • Nex Machina – $15.99 (PS+)
  • Prey – $53.99 (PS+)
  • RiME – $26.99 (PS+)
  • South Park: The Fractured But Whole – $59.99 (includes South Park: The Stick of Truth)
  • The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind Upgrade – $35.99 (PS+)
  • The Elder Scrolls Online: Morrowind Collector’s Edition Upgrade – $53.99 (PS+)

New Nintendo 2DS XL Announced

Nintendo has announced that it will be releasing an New XL version of its 2DS version of the New 3DS XL! It looks slick and nice, sort of like a regular New 3DS XL, but a little smoother.

Here I was thinking they might just get rid of the 3DS family in favor of the Switch. We will have to wait and see what happens though. Look for this new iteration towards the end of July.

NCG Reviews Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds

 

I am not exactly new to Visual Novels or Otomate games, but Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds is the first title I have picked up in the Hakuoki series, so I can’t really compare and contrast to the previous entries of the series.  I have played a few visual novels before, so this round I came in with a bit more experience and was able to make the best of this game.  Once I figured out the pattern, I wasn’t able to put the game down.

About

Hakuoki: Kyoto Winds will be released by Idea Factory May 16, 2017 for the PlayStation Vita/ PlayStation TV.  You can pre-order the special edition bundle for $72.99 or pick it up for the game for $39.99.

Story

You play as Chizuru Yukimura who travels from Edo to Kyoto in order to find her father. Your first day in Kyoto not fruitful and, to make matters worse, you’re attacked by a group of ronin!  If that wasn’t bad enough, you encounter the Shinsengumi.  Sure, they save your life, but they take you hostage and threaten to kill you because you accidentally stumbled on one of their secrets. And so your journey begins! Will you find out why your father disappeared? Who will you fall in love with at the Shinsengumi headquarters?

The story itself is fun to play through.  There’s a nice balance between action, historic drama, romance, and humor.  Depending on the choices you make within the game, the story can drastically change.  Core elements still remain the same. For example,the battles in Kyoto will still happen. How involved you are in each scenario depends on the choices you make throughout the game.  And of course, there’s no shortage on endings.

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Visual

While visual novels are hardly similar to triple A titles in graphics or game play, Kyoto Winds looks beautiful.  There are a variety of back drops that take you to different places the protagonist encounters. Action is portrayed very well with sword slashes and splatters of blood where necessary.  Another interesting plus is the lip flap, gestures, and expressions characters make.  While not on a huge scale of variety, it’s enough to bring the characters to life.  Of course, we all know the reason anyone really wants to pick up this game is the handsomely drawn men.  When you encounter intimate moments between the protagonist and the Shinsengumi men, you get a beautiful cut scene to emphasize the moment.

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Audio

The game has an amazing soundtrack and is used to create the tone of each scene ranging from cheerful to melancholic, and even utilizing silence where necessary.  All audio is based on the classic Japanese sound and puts you in mid/late 1860’s Kyoto; or at least our imaginings of it.  The only major sound effects are footsteps, blood spurts, the clash of swords, and some other minor effects here and there.  Sound effects are used to a minimum, but I appreciate it that way. I think I would have lost my mind if I heard a pouring sound effect each time tea was poured. Mostly because the sound makes me cringe (but that’s a personal problem).

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Game Play

If you have never played a visual novel before, you’re basically just pressing X until you are prompted to make a decision either regarding what to say or the next action you want to take. This is where the “Save” option is your best friend.  Saving every time a prompt comes up lets you go back and Load if you didn’t like the outcome of your choice.  There are plenty of save slots (99 of them!) so you can drop off and resume when and wherever you want to. Or, you can use the Quick Save option.  However, I prefer the old fashion method of saving since I like to jump around the story to check out all possible outcomes.

This title was incredibly fun because there are so many routes that you can take. The more you play, save, and go back the easier it is to find the paths you want to take. Normally, I pick up visual novels after all the walk-through’s have been put up, but not having the resources that lead me in the right direction made the experience that much better. Of course, I got about 3 bad endings but it helped me start to pick and choose the paths I wanted to take and where they would lead me. I have managed three good endings so far, working on my fourth.

Another enjoyable feature about the game is the quick read/auto read options.  They are available if you want to just sit back and read, or just skip through all the stuff you’ve already read before.  One plus about the game is that if you unlock a new scene, the game won’t let you fast forward through it.  This has kept me from passing through multiple scenes on accident and works for the player’s benefit.

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Verdict

PROS: Once you get a feel for the game, you really start to have fun with it. You can predict the actions you need to take to woo over the samurai of your choice, but it isn’t always easy.  The graphics are beautiful, the background music brings the story to life, and the overall story is so much fun.  This isn’t a game you can only play through once; you have to pick it up again, and again..  While the core story remains the same through each play through, there are so many side paths to take that the game feels new each time you encounter them.

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CONS: I might be nit-picking. Yes, I guess I am nit picking.  And here I go:  Chizuru has to pretend to be a boy in order to stay with the Shinsengumi.  Only the captains know about her gender and to spare her from bad rumors so it is decided she must continue the facade.   Chizuru tries to hide her gender, however, sometimes it’s obvious to most characters around her.  Now, I don’t know Japanese, but I know enough about the language to understand what certain words imply.  I smacked my head multiple times when characters referred to her as “chan” upon first meeting her and then about five minutes later reveal that they knew she was a girl, and then my character is… surprised?  They knew five minutes ago, specifically calling you by the female honorific. I’m not sure if this is a translation issue, or writing from the developers end, or if I completely misinterpreted how –chan can be used.  If anyone has some insight, let me know.

I guess while I’m nit-picking, some translation of character paths are a little bit off.  “Okita” was accidentally referred to as “Okida”, and during Iba’s ending, there were a few places that didn’t make much sense.  But, not enough to ruin the context of the scene/story.

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Aside from my nit-picking, I think the only major con of this game is it can get repetitive.  If you get two bad endings, it’s pretty easy to feel disheartened and uninterested in the game.

 I had so much fun playing through the story and even though I got a bad endings I wasn’t so upset because the samurai action was so much fun.   The down side of the game is that it certainly can feel repetitive when you play it through for the nth time, but the fast read options make it easier to skip through so you can make it to the juicy parts.  Getting a good ending is somewhat difficult, but rewarding when you get them. Otomate fans, visual novel enthusiasts, and anyone who likes a good story should pick up this game.

Will you be picking up this title? Are you a fan of the Hakuoki series? Who is your favorite character?  Let me know in the comments!

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“Hover:Revolt of Gamers” is pure Jet Set Radio Nostalgia, and will be coming to Steam May 31

Inspired from hits like Jets Set Radio, and Mirrors edge, comes a new title from Midgar Studio and Fusty Game, Hover: Rovolt of Gamers. A title which takes players in a futuristic open-world  game full of amazing jumps and high speeds.

You can check out some main features, screenshots and trailer below.


Key Features

● An Amazing City: Hover City is a huge futuristic city full of colors. Its buildings offer breathtaking vertical playgrounds.

● Total Freedom: Explore the open-world city from its skyline to the underground while doing “parkour”, tricks and high-speed races.

● Build Your Team: Unlock 9 playable characters and improve their skills to create the

perfect team.

● Various Gameplay: The core action is based on nervous races and amazing tricks, but the game also offers many alternative ways to play from stealth missions to sport matches with friends.

● Choose Your Experience: Instantly switch from single player to multiplayer, whenever you want. Play in first or third-person, or activate the auto camera that mixes both and offers a dynamic experience.

● Create Your Own Challenges: Without leaving the game, use a very simple editor to create your own challenges playable in solo or multiplayer.

Hover: Revolt of Gamers is set to hit Steam on May 31 and consoles later on down the line.

Check out Five Minutes of Gameplay for Marvel vs Capcom Infinite

Marvel vs Capcom Infinite had a huge announcement yesterday, introducing some returning characters, new characters and a release date.

As of today, gameplay footage has hit the internet showing off five minutes of gameplay with the following characters:
Hawkeye and Hulk versus Thor and Strider Hiryu, Chris Redfield and Hulk versus Strider Hiryu and Ultron, Ultron and Chris versus Thor and Chun-Li, and Hulk and Chun-Li versus Hawkeye and Strider Hiryu.

You can check out the footage below or by clicking this link.
Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite is due out for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on September 19.