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Final Fantasy VII‘s Use of ‘Dandy’ In Japanese Is Surprisingly Complex
I’ve been playing through Final Fantasy VII in both English and Japanese at the same time. I’ve been making videos documenting all the tiny little nuances I’ve been finding. Wow! This is the seventh video of that series! Our cast of characters is following sparse clues as they chase Sephiroth around the world. Today, they’re…
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Superflight Is Super Great, And Cheaper Than A Cup Of Coffee
Superflight is a simple game about a complicated action—wingsuit flight. You score points for almost touching obstacles. If you touch anything, it’s game over. The playground mountain levels are procedurally assembled. It’s beautiful and endlessly entertaining. I made a video about it. You can watch it here in this post—or on our YouTube channel! After…
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Barret’s Sailor Suit In Final Fantasy VII Is Slightly More Hilarious In Japanese
I’ve been playing Final Fantasy VII in English and Japanese at the same time. I’ve been noticing a lot of tiny little differences. I’ve been pointing them out in a series of videos. Whoa: here is the latest episode of that series! In today’s episode, our Final Fantasy VII buddies will meet a little girl…
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How Dare They Bring Bubsy Back
I have never liked Bubsy the Bobcat. I still don’t. They made a new game starring Bubsy here in 2017. The whole enterprise feels like a precision-engineered insult sponge. I don’t know why I played it. Oh, I know why I played it: to make a video about it. You can watch me assess the…
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CultureNine Terrible Reasons To Hate Super Mario Odyssey, If You’re A Monster
Can you imagine what it would be like to hate Super Mario Odyssey? I’m especially qualified to say “No,” given how many thousands of hours of my life I’ve devoted to the enjoyment of digital jump gauntlets starring Mario. In the name of fresh video content, I thought-experimented my way into the mind of my…
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Road Redemption’s Motorcycle Violence Reminds Me Of A Kid From Middle School
Road Redemption is the Kickstarted love-labor of some guys who realized EA was never going to bring back Road Rash. It perfects Road Rash’s idea (“it’s hilarious to swing heavy objects at stuff while riding a motorcycle”) by adding modern hotness: random tracks, unlockables, splitscreen co-op, and all that stuff. It just so happens that…
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Getting Over It Is A Game About Using A Sledgehammer To Climb A Mountain
My longtime friend Bennett Foddy makes frustrating video games. You might have played QWOP, or GIRP. Somehow, making purposely frustrating video games about humans with malfunctioning legs landed Foddy a job teaching game design at NYU. In other words, the universe conspired to inspire him to keep doing it. So we absolutely deserve his latest…
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Final Fantasy VII‘s Excellent Pizza Joke Did Not Translate To English
I’ve been playing through Final Fantasy VII in Japanese, and I’m having a good time pointing out little nuances that I didn’t notice when I originally played the game in English 20 years ago. Last time, we accompanied Aeris as she dressed Cloud up like a girl so they could trick a guy. This time,…
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You Know What They Should Have Done With Mario Bros.?
Did you know that my uncle Billy Rogers used to review arcade games on a public access show that I hope and pray no one watching this video actually believes I want you to think was real? Well, he did! (Seriously, he didn’t.) He had a lot of neat ideas for how Nintendo could have…
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Maybe This Is Why Everyone’s Mad At NBA 2K18
Despite being this year’s installment of what the Steam store description calls “the highest rated annual sports title,” NBA 2K18 has a “Mostly Negative” rating with over 3,000 reviews and counting. I investigated. The psychedelic spectacle it unfurled unto me shocked me to the core of my guts. I’m speechless. Just watch the video, please,…
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CultureMaybe Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds Is The Game Of The Decade?!
One of the 10 million people playing Playerunknown’s Battlegrounds just so happens to be me, and so I am now qualified to assess it in a video. I promise I’m being sincere when I say I consider it “The Game Of The Decade.” As of Fall 2017, anyway. Heck, Fall 2017 is practically 2018, and…
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Final Fantasy VII‘s Nightlife District Wall Market Is A Lot Sexier In Japanese
I’ve been playing Final Fantasy VII in Japanese and English at the same time, and I’m noticing a trillion tiny differences. This is part four of my video series comparing the two versions of the game. Today, we follow Cloud and Aeris as they chase after Tifa into Wall Market, a nighttime city of sex…
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CultureWarriors All-Stars Is A Video Game Yard Sale
Koei Tecmo’s latest Warriors game doesn’t have any characters from Zelda or Dragon Quest. It’s got characters from other Koei Tecmo games. Now’s your chance to see imaginary 21st-century ninja Ryu Hayabusa from Ninja Gaiden and fictional 17th-century Irish samurai William from Nioh battle against (or sometimes with) the likes of 3rd-century Chinese warrior Zhao…
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Let’s Find Out If Everybody’s Golf Is Really For Everybody
There’s a new Hot Shots Golf game out for the PlayStation 4! Except now they’re calling it Everybody’s Golf. How “for everybody” is it? Watch my video to find out! Everybody’s Golf, by the way, is the title they’ve always used in Europe and Japan. Now that they’ve unified the titles in all territories, we…
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Matterfall Is A Metroid-Contra Which Requires Incredible Dexterity
I love complicated action games in general, though I have a particular soft spot for ones that make my hands hurt. I am pleased to announce that Resogun and Super Stardust HD developers Housemarque’s latest game, Matterfall, takes a seat beside God Hand at the roundtable of games which might cause carpal tunnel. In the…
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Why Dragon Quest Is The Best Game Series Ever, According To Me Personally
I love Dragon Quest. It’s my favorite game series. In the old days, Dragon Quest games were scarce here in the U.S., and while Square-Enix has done their best to rectify the scarcity, they’re still not as explosively popular as they are in Japan. I wish they were more popular, so I could talk to…
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Watch Me Open A Big Box Of Dragon Quest XI, Fresh From Japan
I spent way too much money on Dragon Quest XI merchandise. Dragon Quest being my favorite game franchise, and a numbered installment in the series being a rare event, I found it appropriate to splurge. In the video above, watch what $600 got me. My true buddy Kyle, who lives in Japan, endured Dragon Quest…
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Super Mario Odyssey Brings Back Super Mario 64’s Best Jumps And Adds New Ones
Mario games are my favorite games. Jumping is my favorite thing to do in a Mario game. Video games are my favorite hobby. In summary, jumping in a Mario game is my favorite thing to do. We got a chance to sit down and play Super Mario Odyssey recently. Nintendo’s very nice PR people were…
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We Asked E3 Attendees Which Consoles They’d Hug, Marry, And Kill
I love asking questions almost as much as I love listening to answers. Two weeks ago at the 2017 Electronic Entertainment Expo (“E3″), I got to do both! The last question I asked several dozen people is a “Hug, Marry, Kill” question. I say “Hug” because (I think) it’s funny. Simply put, I asked people…
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