Toshi Nakamura's saved articles

Valhalla Knights 3: Boobs and Blades Read more

Am I the only one that thinks people are being to sensitive and prudish over sex and nudity? I rarely see people (gamers) complain about gore or violence, but add in a feminine form and playful sexual personality, suddenly everyone is a tight lipped puritan aghast at the behavior of this medium.

Well sex is nothing… Read more

The thing is these games are produced by a different culture with different social values. Trying to apply your/our own to them doesn't work. If the game overall is not your thing, then leave it at that and just don't buy it. Like with Dragon's Crown, and other Japanese centric games; there is a niche American market.… Read more

Playing a game from another country you must be open to experience different moral standards, yes not everyone thinks paying for sex is immoral. No, not all women who fight for equality believe that prostitution is wrong, as matter of fact, the possibility of someone financially exploring his/hers own body is an… Read more

something something JRPGs stink something something Read more

Tried 'some' again. Read more

It weirds the shit out of me when anyone says stuff like this. Part of growing up is learning to diversify your palate and appreciate things. I'm curious to know what your favorite type of food is, or style of food. Read more

I remember a cartoon called Biker Mice from Mars where the head villainous invaders were all named after cheeses. Because they stank; literally. Read more

emo cheese

what?? are these japanese guys fucking high or what?? cheeses... i only know like 4... provolone, roquefort... and provolone. Read more

Here I thought this article was gonna be about how cheesy JRPGs can be.

I am very pleased it didn't turn out like that. Read more

I would Day One buy a JRPG based entirely off names of cheeses. Read more

A lot of cheeses sound like fantasy RPG locations because they're named after centuries-old European towns and locales, generally their origins. Read more

It kind of helps that most cheese is named after the town/area/country they were first made in or made famous by. You can almost do the same thing with wine. Read more

You're ghouda but I'm cheddar.

Cheese Strife.

"What the heck can you do with Brie?"

"What the heck can you do with Brie?" Read more

Cheshire cheese ftw Read more

Hmm.. now I'm trying to rack my brain as to what RPGs don't stand the test of time.. It's not like they suffer from bad controls or terrible graphics.. Since plenty of my favs are either turn based and usually sprite based.. Read more