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Today’s selection of articles from Kotaku‘s reader-run community: Tales of Hearts R: The TAY Review • World of Nintendo – Skyward Sword Link Review • Adventures in Blind Gaming 5: Picking the Right Game • Kinja, Read-Only, and Gaming Exposition • Game of the Week — Resident Evil: Feudal Japan Edition [Onimusha] TAY Classic—TAY Open…

Nice Far Cry 3 Reference, Far Cry 4

See, it’s funny because Far Cry 3 was set in a tropical fantasy land called “Rook Island.” As far as I can tell, this is the best thing to come out of Far Cry 4’s loot system. By that I mean it’s the only good thing to come out of Far Cry 4’s loot system.…

​PS4 Review Update: One Year Later

Stop waiting. If you can afford it, it’s time to get a new-gen console, and the PS4 is a worthwhile one to get. A year removed from the system’s launch, Sony’s fourth home console finally has enough must-play games to make any gamer’s leap to the new console generation damn near mandatory. It’s time. You…

Custom PlayStation Based on Crash Bandicoot

With its TNT crates and colorful jungle environment, the second level “Jungle Rollers” and even the entire first island is one of the most memorable ones in Naughty Dog’s classic. Belgian modding veteran Vadu Amka recently made a custom PS1 based on all the level’s features, and it looks really neat. Chek out all the…

Warlords Of Draenor MMO Log Supplemental: Ding Level 100

At around 4 AM Eastern this morning, less than a week after the release of World of Warcraft‘s fifth expansion pack, my little Draenei boy became a level 100 Shaman. That was awfully fast. Not in the grand scheme of things mind you, what with some players skyrocketing from level 90 to Warlords of Draenor‘s…

If Pac-Man Was Released Today

I don’t see the chat window but everything else from the achievements unlocking for pressing a button to fast travel is spot on in Lowtax‘s parody video. A new version like this could even be a MOBA. The map definitely has the genre’s characteristics. If Pac Man for the Atari 2600 Was Released Today [YouTube]…

When Superheroes Fight Game Characters, Things Get Painful

Ever wonder what it would be like if Captain America beat the crap outta Ash from Pokemon? Or what if Thor fought Master Chief? This comes from YouTuber CorridorDigital and features some neat special effects and amusing performances. Super Heroes vs Game Heroes [CorridorDigital@YouTube] To contact the author of this post, write to bashcraftATkotaku.com or…

To Fight a Dragon, All You Need is Epic Violin Music

Lindsey Stirling is here to answer the age-old question—who’d win a fight, a magic-wielding violinist or a huge dragon? I’m sure someone’s asked that before. Stirling’s latest video is a tribute to Bioware’s Dragon Age, and she’s teamed up with the Los Angeles-based Everdream digital studio to create it. This resulted in some very cool-looking…

How Resident Evil HD Remaster Stacks Up Visually

The game isn’t called “HD Remaster” for nothing, you know! The upcoming hi-def version of the 2002 GameCube remake features some really polished graphics. Below, in images from Capcom Unity, you can compare to see how they stack up! According to Capcom Unity, the original images were grabbed via component cables and then cropped to…

Time To Swoon Once Again Over Persona 3’s Protagonist 

Look, Persona 4’s playable character was nice enough, I guess, but it’s always nicer going back to Persona 3’s quieter, more teenage hero. Or, in this case, a fantastic recreation of the guy. Doesn’t it look awesome? Shame then that you can’t buy it. Well, you can, but you’ll need to be at Japan’s Winter…

Guy Wins At Team Fortress By Distracting People With Puzzles

Turns out, playing a Spy is a piece of cake if you simply rely on what will now be known as the “puzzle gambit.” It’s weirdly, uh, ingenious? I guess? In Team Fortress 2 players can apply sprays—that is, images of their choosing—to surfaces on various servers. Uncle Dane decided to become a tactical tagger,…

A Treasure Trove Of Old Ocarina Of Time Screenshots

Ocarina of Time might be the first video game where I obsessively followed its development. It was a pre-cursor to games culture today where we pore over video footage, speculate and — for want of a better terms — get hype. But back then it was screenshots. This is a collection of screenshots from the…

Remember Americana Dawn, aka ‘American History: The JRPG‘? Of course you do. I first wrote about it yesterday. Well, now it’s taken its Suikoden-esque antics to Kickstarter. That was fast. It continues to look intriguing, though—US history books filtered through another country’s lens. Check it out.

Nothing Can Improve The Halo Theme Song… Except Cowboys

It’s one of the most iconic theme songs in video games. It’s been performed by everything from high school bands to world-renowned orchestras. And yet, I feel like something has always been… missing. That thing? Cowboys. Definitely cowboys. Warp Zone‘s cowboy shtick is fun, but this is also a damn good acoustic rendition of Halo‘s…

Shadow of Mordor Is Way Less Fun On Old Consoles

When Shadow of Mordor first arrived in September, it was met with heaps of well-deserved praise. The last-gen versions of the game arrived today to considerably more muted fanfare. After playing a few hours on my PlayStation 3, I can see why. This is not the Mordor I remember falling in love with. I’ve only…

Witness The True Horror of Far Cry 4’s Badgers

You may not know this, but badgers are the worst. Combine that fundamental truth, with the randomness of Far Cry 4, and what you get is pure chaos. Watch as a scene in Far Cry 4 starts breaking down completely, complete with rhinos, characters fusing into trucks, and an endless supply of rocks. This is…

While Everyone Else Is Shooting And Stabbing, I’m Singing And Dancing

Grand Theft Auto V, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Far Cry 4 — they’re all very nice, but have you considered not killing people with virtual Japanese pop idols? Along with all of those other games that hit stores today comes Sega’s Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd, the latest in a growing line of rhythm games…

Far Cry 4 Without All The Shooting

There is a lot of stuff to shoot in Far Cry 4. A lot. Dudes, cars, merciless soul-eating badgers, rhinos, flying whirly copters—the list goes on. But sometimes it’s nice to just sit back and admire the landscape too. Which is all to say, “them graphics, tho.” Harry101UK put together this video showing off the…

The Honest Trailers For Smash Bros. Nails How Silly The Game Is

Okay, look. As much as I love Smash, even I can admit the entire premise of the game is ridiculous. Nevermind all the tensions about how one should “actually” play such a silly (but amazing) game. Smosh Games hilarious breaks down Smash Bros., and then does the time-honored tradition of renaming all the Smash characters…

Jet Set Radio‘s Anti-Establishment Hero Looks Perfect In Polystone

Straight off the streets of Tokyo-to, the latest statue in First 4 Figures’ Sega All-Stars line cannot be Beat, and yet it is. There were two characters I was really hoping would make an appearance in First 4 Figures’ Sega All-Stars line. The first was Vyse from Skies of Arcadia, and the second was Beat…