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Kotaku East
The Beauty of RWBY‘s Fight Scenes Will Make Your Jaw Drop
Over the last few months, the good people over at Rooster Teeth (the group behind machinima hit Red vs Blue) have been producing their own original game and anime-inspired web series called RWBY. And while it’s hardly deep, its first season provides enough action and imagination to draw anyone in. Good – Fairytale Elements Abound…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published November 22, 2013 -
Kotaku East
Vampire Stripping, Otaku, and Bland Combat Abound in Akiba’s Trip 2
Akiba’s Trip 2 is the story of a boy and his friends trying to keep Tokyo’s Akihabara safe—from vampires. The only way to beat the vampire menace? Strip them and expose them to the sun! …And that summary should be enough to tell you exactly what you are in for with Akiba’s Trip 2 Good…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published November 22, 2013 -
Kotaku EastThe PS4 Isn’t the Only New Console Sony Released Last Week
Last week, Sony released the PlayStation 4 in the Western world, but that wasn’t the only PlayStation console to make its debut in stores. Japanese consumers this past week saw the release of Sony’s new micro-console, the PlayStation Vita TV. The Vita TV is basically a home console version of the Vita. Instead of a…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published November 19, 2013 -
Kotaku EastWatch Us Strip Vampires for Fun and Profit
Last week, we showed you one side of the PS3/Vita title Akiba’s Trip 2: its faithful reconstruction of otaku mecca Akihabara. Today we’re going to look at the other side of the game. So watch us as we strip vampires, expose them to lethal amounts of sunlight, and then loot their corpses. Akiba’s Trip 2…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published November 19, 2013 -
Kotaku East
Five Important Things to Know About the Vita TV
Dying to own a Vita TV so you can play Vita games on your giant flat screen TV? Well, before you shell out the big bucks to import one, there are some things about the Vita TV you should probably know. 1) You Can’t Use Your Western PSN account As I booted up the Vita…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published November 15, 2013 -
Kotaku East
The Five Anime of Fall 2013 You Should Be Watching
When the fall 2013 anime season started early last month, I told you a little bit about each anime and where to watch them. However, with 49 new anime to watch this fall, one can’t help but ask: Which of them should you be watching? Now, as we have hit the half-way point of the…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published November 15, 2013 -
Kotaku East
Our Favorite Video Game Characters of the Last Generation
Video games immerse us in worlds beyond our own, letting us encounter sights and sounds beyond our imaginations. But no matter the scenery, what would these worlds be without the characters we have fought alongside and grown emotionally attached to over the past eight years? With the impending release of the PlayStation 4, today is…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published November 14, 2013 -
Kotaku East
See Just How Small the Vita TV is
Yesterday you saw how Sony’s newest console stacks up to the competition but what about its little brother, the Vita TV? According to my tape measure, this little guy is only 10.5 cm x 6.5 cm (around 4 in x 2 1/2 in). Having problems imagining that? Well let’s compare it to some other video…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published November 14, 2013 -
Kotaku East
Overheating Consoles Were the Worst Problem of Last Generation
With this past generation, the most terrifying thing console owners could see was a small red or yellow light that meant their several hundred dollar console was dead. Without a doubt, the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 are amazingly complex pieces of hardware—each a powerful computer shoved into a tiny box. Unfortunately, as it turned…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published November 12, 2013 -
Kotaku East
Can’t Go to the Real Akihabara? Try This Game!
Akiba’s Trip 2 is about two things: stripping vampires (and thus exposing them to lethal amounts of sunlight) and the mecca for otaku worldwide: Akihabara. And as the game sports over 130 stores from the real world Akihabara, I went out and took a few pictures to see just how well the game captured real…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published November 12, 2013 -
Kotaku East
Gamers are Bound to Get a Laugh or Two Out of Neptunia: The Animation
Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation, based on the game series of the same name, was not on my list of the five anime you should have been watching this past summer, but it may be the anime of last season that gamers will get the most out of. This is because it is chock full of…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published November 12, 2013 -
Reviews
The Hori Gem Pad May Just Make You a Better Fighting Gamer
Hori as a company has been making video game controllers for years. These have ranged from joysticks and FPS controllers to a mouse for console gaming. Their newest controller, the Gem Pad, is specifically designed for those who think fighting games are best played with a pad, and not a stick. A little background before…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published November 8, 2013 -
Kotaku EastFour Reasons to Be Excited for the Tales of Symphonia HD Remaster
Last month, the Tales of Symphonia Chronicles HD remaster was released on the PS3 in Japan, and it’s getting a Western release this coming February. And while we’ve all seen HD remasters before, there’s plenty to be excited about in Tales of Symphonia Chronicles. Two Games on One Disk Tales of Symphonia Chronicles is an…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published November 8, 2013 -
Kotaku East
Dog & Scissors Is a Funny, Yet Flawed, Anime
There are few anime that get me hooked enough to watch on a weekly basis—most times I save up and watch them in chunks. And despite having some glaring flaws, Dog & Scissors is one of the few that managed to keep me coming back thanks to its witty, over-the-top slapstick humor. Good – Over-the-top…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published November 8, 2013 -
Kotaku East
I’ll Never Forget my First Journey with a Stranger
I love co-op gaming. Ever since I was a child, I have loved teaming up with friends to beat a game together. But Journey taught me something I had missed out on, the joy of teaming up with a complete stranger. When it comes down to it, Journey is almost a “stealth co-op” game. It…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published November 5, 2013 -
Kotaku EastCheck Out How Much Better the Tales of Symphonia Sequel Looks in HD
Last week we took a look at how the PS3 remaster of Tales of Symphonia stacks up against the original GameCube version. But this is not the only game in the Tales of Symphonia Chronicles HD remaster collection. Its 2008 sequel, Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World, has had an HD makeover as…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published November 5, 2013 -
Kotaku East
If You Like Shirtless Anime Boys, Watch Free!
Earlier this year, four shirtless anime boys appeared in a commercial—a commercial that became so popular that a full anime series about them was ordered. That is how Free! was created. And, as you might expect from those beginnings, Free! is a shameless cash-in—though that doesn’t make for an unwatchable show. Free! is one of…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published November 5, 2013 -
Kotaku East
Tales of Symphonia Is Back and More Beautiful than Ever
It’s been a long time since the excellent JRPG Tales of Symphonia was released on the GameCube in 2003. Now, to celebrate its tenth anniversary, it (and its sequel) have been remastered in HD in Japan. But the question remains: Just how much better does it look on the PS3? To find out, I hooked…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published November 1, 2013 -
Kotaku East
If You Want to Know the Future of Video Games, Watch Gatchaman Crowds
Halfway through the summer season, I called Gatchaman Crowds one of the five anime you should be watching. It is an anime that all gamers should watch as it shows amazing insight into the future of video games in addition to having an adventure that’s deeper than you’d expect. Good – Making Being Good into…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published November 1, 2013 -
Kotaku East
Tales of Kizna Is the Epitome of a Shovelware Social Game
Over this past week, I’ve been working through the Tales of Symphonia Chronicles HD remaster collection and that made me curious about another Tales series game: namely, the Japanese mobile game Tales of Kizna. …And now I wish I wouldn’t have. Recently, I’ve been going through a lot of tie-in social games linked to bigger…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published November 1, 2013
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