raycarter
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All reviewsThe Lord of the Rings: War in the North2011
3 out of 5 starsForeword: This is my first video game review in eight, long years... Will this piece be any good? Also, I have not tried either local or online co-op, and will review the game on the normal difficulty. Lord of the Rings: War in the North (WITN) a tame Action RPG with little new to offer. It tells a Tolkien story that initially cannot gain separation between itself and the tribulations of the Fellowship, but has…
The Last of Us2013
5 out of 5 starsBeautiful... haunting... The Last of Us in a nutshell. *Know what you're getting into: This is going to be a long piece* This review will only discuss the single-player campaign, as I don't think speculating about the multiplayer is worth your while and this piece is long to begin with. By the time you are reading this review, you most likely have known the existence of The Last of Us , an action adventure,…
The Last of Us2013
5 out of 5 starsBeautiful... haunting... The Last of Us in a nutshell. *Know what you're getting into: This is going to be a long piece* This review will only discuss the single-player campaign, as I don't think speculating about the multiplayer is worth your while and this piece is long to begin with. By the time you are reading this review, you most likely have known the existence of The Last of Us , an action adventure,…
Remember Me2013
4 out of 5 starsIs Remember Me worth...remembering? Bah dum tss.... On the surface, the source material for PC's Remember Me come from very familiar territory. I for one already had my share of stories about dystopian futures, evil mega-corporations and amnesiac heroes. But upon reflection in the 13 hours I put in to complete this game, I have to admit that I was pleasantly surprised. Here is a video game that takes worn-out tropes…
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All articlesTwo Is Greater Than One - A Yu-Gi-Oh! Tag Force 4 Retrospective
Feb 14, 2023
Tag Force 4 is the first game in its series set in the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds series. *So I am in the middle of a Yu-Gi-Oh! binge, and I figured that I don’t want to let this enthusiasm go to waste. Therefore, I am going to try and write a few blog posts about certain games from that franchise that I have fond memories of. I am also writing under the assumption that you, dear reader, have the basic rule...
My Running Commentary for GiantBomb's Fire Emblem Fates Quick Look
Jun 13, 2019
I’ve put in at least 100 hours into Fire Emblem Fates, even if I don’t consider myself an expert on the game (never played past the normal difficulty). I don’t think it is as memorable as Fire Emblem Awakening, but I really liked playing Fates regardless and I expect to play it for the foreseeable future. Its stories in either the Birthright or Conquest paths are a combination of derivative and...
My brief review of Appleseed Alpha (2014)
Jun 25, 2018
*This Appleseed movie review is the last of four that I will be doing for the month. For a small primer on the comic series, check out my Appleseed Month announcement here * Appleseed Alpha is an experiment of sorts. It trades in the futuristic cityscape of Olympus for the war-torn streets of New York. Its main characters, as a result, are less optimistic and more antiheroic than their counterp...
The Identity Blues - My In-Depth and Long-Winded Review of Appleseed Ex Machina (2007)
Jun 18, 2018
I have (sort of) re-used this image from the first Appleseed Month post. But man I am a sucker for that action pose. *This Appleseed movie review is the third of four that I will be doing for the month. For a small primer on the comic series, check out my Appleseed Month announcement here * Appleseed Ex Machina still is a fun cyberpunk action movie that flies by seamlessly and effortlessly. It...
Eye Candies - My Overly Long Review of Appleseed (2004)
Jun 11, 2018
The movie that brought me into the Appleseed universe. *This Appleseed movie review is the second of four that I will be doing for the month. For a small primer on the comic series, check out my Appleseed Month announcement here * My first memories of this Appleseed movie are hazy at best. I remembered that I was roughly ten and that I first watched it in Cantonese. It had robots, explosions, a...
A Whole Lot of Stupid - A Review of the Appleseed Original Video Animation (1988)
Jun 4, 2018
The movie is so bad that I reduced its cover to the smallest size possible. *This Appleseed movie is one of four that I will be doing for the month. For a small primer on the comic series, check out my Appleseed Month announcement here * The movie ends with Deunan Knute setting down flowers for her fallen co-worker from the police force. She takes in and contemplates her colleague's last words...
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