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Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: NAtURAL DOCtRINE: The TAY Review • Games of Summer 2014 – Epilogue: At Summer’s End • Settling the Dust in Destiny: A Guardian’s End? • Ao Haru Ride: Rockmandash’s Ani-TAY Review • Gamer-Teacher: “Trigger Words” for Gamer Distraction TAY Classic—TAY Open Forum—Beginner’s Guide To TAY Follow them…
By András Neltz Published September 26, 2014 -
ReviewsHyrule Warriors: The Kotaku Review
Hyrule Warriors is the opposite of a Zelda game. Zelda games are tidy and elegant. They may be grand adventures, but the best of them feel carefully-pruned. They’re about one hero, Link, saving the world. They’re role-playing games, of a sort, with minimal dialogue, a few stats, and a small number of inventory slots. They…
By Stephen Totilo Published September 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
Seven Types Of Pokémon Players
It’s easy to find ourselves and our playstyle in Dorkly’s latest comic with seven of the most typical Pokémon players represented. Poor shinies… Being a Pokémon owned by some of these trainers must be brutal. Click here for more Dorkly comics The 7 Types of Pokemon Players [Dorkly] To contact the author of this post,…
By Gergo Vas Published September 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedA Pop Ballad About Diablo III‘s Most Infamous Vendor
Dreamreaver‘s song is about Kadala, the passive-aggressive item vendor of Diablo III, who—although it was fixed not long ago—due to a bug, always sold items in a taunting manner with comments like “good paperweight, for which you can find a use… someday,” no matter how good the purchase was. After spending more than 20k Blood…
By Gergo Vas Published September 26, 2014 - Uncategorized
$99 Wii U Super Smash Bros Game+Controller Bundle Spotted on Amazon
Yes, the October 3 North America release date for the 3DS version of Nintendo’s all-star fighting franchise is just around the corner. But that doesn’t mean you can’t get excited for the home console version. Here’s what thepreviously announced game bundle looks like on Amazon. Note: Headline changed for clarification. There’s been no date announced…
By Evan Narcisse Published September 26, 2014 - Kotaku East
This Is McDonald’s Japan’s Take on the Black Burger
As Kotaku first reported earlier this month, Burger King rolled out a black cheeseburger in Japan. Now, McDonald’s Japan has a black burger of its own. Unlike the Burger King “kuro” burger, the McDonald’s “ikasumi burger” (イカスミバーガー) has yellow cheese. It kind of looks like that Darth Vader burger that France got a few years…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 26, 2014 - Kotaku East
Fate/Zero Sets a High Bar for All Other Fighting Anime
Gen Urobuchi has written some of the most psychologically dark anime in recent memory. He is a master at subverting anime tropes to breathe new life into stale genres. And while I had seen many of his series, I had never seen Fate/Zero. So with a new Fate anime coming in just a few weeks,…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 26, 2014 -
Kotaku EastCo-op Is My Favorite Part of Bayonetta 2
Eleven hours in to my live-stream ofBayonetta 2, I had beaten the game and was looking to enjoy my first meal of the day. Yet, even then, I just had to try out the game’s co-op mode—and I am so glad that I did. Even as tired as I was, it quickly became my favorite…
By Richard Eisenbeis Published September 26, 2014 - Kotaku East
Iconic Final Fantasy Characters Made All Big-Headed and Cute
Square Enix just released character art and images of how iconic Final Fantasy characters will appear in upcoming 3DS title Final Fantasy Explorers The Explorers version of characters like Lightning, Cloud, Squall, and Tina (AKA Terra) look big-headed, slightly squat, and apparently cute. Here are images via 4Gamer: In Explorers, you can temporarily “transform” into…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 26, 2014 -
Kotaku EastIn Conbini Dream, you are living the dream. The convenience store dream. This download title from Arc System Works and just hit the 3DS in Japan. Looks like a fun little management sim for Japanese convenience store fans. No word about a Western release.
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 26, 2014 - Kotaku East
Cats Make Serious Japanese News Better
Granted, the cat doesn’t read the news and make comments on current events. It just kinda sprawls out on the desk, like cats do, as important guests discuss world politics. What else do you want the feline to do? Japan loves cats, and it also loves idols—both of which Kotaku has covered before. So, weekly…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 26, 2014 - Kotaku East
A Life-Sized Pikachu Plush Toy Is Going On Sale
You could say that’s pretty big. You can say it’s even as big as Pikachu really is, because, well, it is. Japanese clothing chain Beams is offering a life-sized 6-kilogram (13.22-pound) stuffed Pikachu. I had no idea Pikachu was so damn heavy! However does Ash lug that creature around all the time? According to Beams,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 26, 2014 -
UncategorizedWhat Are The Best Video Game Levels Ever Made?
A recent topic at Quora was What are the best video game levels ever made? There’s a wide variety of choices, including the final level in Braid, Ocarina of Time’s Water Temple, and a level from Tie Fighter that immediately came to my mind. You can watch the entire mission above—you start out flying an…
By John Struan Published September 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedSleeping Dogs, You’re Looking Lovely With Your New Visuals
I’m yet to go and buy a big HD re-release on new consoles, because the game’s in question are still too fresh in my mind. Sleeping Dogs, however, hits a sweet spot where it’s both old enough I want to play it again and the type of game where new effects and textures can really…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedHotline Miami Made Out Of Paper Is Still Extremely Bloody
Yeesh. The video, an ultra-snazzy paper send-up of top-down shoot, slice, and in all other ways dismantle-’em-up Hotline Miami, comes from Remuslab. It’s got bone (well, paper bone) crunching/tearing action, stylish cinematography, blood, and more blood. In other words, yep, that’s Hotline Miami Remuslab has been breathing life (followed by death) into paper renditions of…
By Nathan Grayson Published September 25, 2014 -
UncategorizedSega, Please, Release This Game
I want the new Yakuza game brought to the West, but I’m not going to beg, Sega. I am instead simply going to keep askinguntil it either happens or I die from Yakuza deprivation. Do you want my blood on your hands, Sega? Imagine the headlines. “Internet Writer Dies From Yakuza Absence, Sega Blamed”. You…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 25, 2014 - Uncategorized
Here Are Some PC Games We Think You Should Play
Want to know which PC games we think you should play? Even if they’re not part of a sale? Check out our new Steam Curator page, which takes advantage of the service’s new changes to give you a list of PC games that come recommended by the staff at Kotaku. While there are some obvious…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 25, 2014 - CultureCosplay
Game Of Thrones: Killer Brienne Of Tarth Cosplay
That’s some impressive make-up work on the bear-fighting scar. Also, bravo for taking on a character that seems easy, but through stature and gear (and hair) is actually quite tough to get right. Cosplayer is Lightane, photo by Torremitsu
By Luke Plunkett Published September 25, 2014
