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Q& A: Sengoku Basara’s Stylized Take On Japanese History

29
Jul

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Q& A: Sengoku Basara’s Stylized Take On Japanese History

Although relatively unknown in the West, Capcom's hack-and-slash Sengoku Basara series is very popular in Japan, featuring notable figures from Japanese history with an exaggerated anime style. The first game in the series was released stateside as Dev...

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Analysis: Way of the Samurai 3′s Execution of All Things

11
May

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Analysis: Way of the Samurai 3′s Execution of All Things

[Writer Quintin Smith looks at Acquire's scrappy Xbox 360/PlayStation 3 vagabond simulator Way of the Samurai 3, the merit of games with less-defined objectives -- and some crucial limitations of gaming he feels this title circumvents.] 'MISSION FAILED.' Okay, now hang on-- 'YOU LOSE.' But I-- 'GAME OVER.' Is it? 'YES.' Alright. Have you ever played any of the Way of the Samurai games? '...NO.' They're fascinating. I mean, they're also really bad, just unforgivably ...