Yakuza 3 Let’s go back to Kamurocho, which means we have to go back to 2009 to play the series’ first PS3 installment. After I finished Yakuza 0, I purchased every main Yakuza game. Kiwami was first since I was able to pick it up with PS Plus. The next two purchases were Kiwami 2 and the After-Hours special collection
Creature Romances: Kokonoe Kokoro Honestly, I was hoping it would be weirder. And longer. I purchased Creature Romances for a dollar during the Hot Date Humble Bundle. For those who have not purchased the bundle, it is littered with several visual novels that play with dating simulator conventions in very weird ways. However, the bread winner of the bundle is
Black Closet Becoming a school council president sparked some joy. But how much joy? To show you the breadth of games I am dealing with in my library, let’s move on from Yakuza Zero to Hanako Games’ Black Closet. I’ve been on a visual novel kick lately due to some current publication research I am working on. I think I’ve
Yakuza Zero A serious game about serious criminals doing serious things. This post is long overdue, but it’s time to get the blog going! For my first post, it’s best to establish some sort of baseline for this blog. What exactly does a game need to do (or look like) to receive 10 Sparked Joys? Yakuza Zero can teach us
Hi. I’m Mark. I have a problem. I buy video games without usually playing them. PSN flash sales? I’m on it. Humble Bundles I don’t need? Done. Clearance item at a store? If not me, someone else will get it. Yes, I know this is par for the course for most gamers. However, as someone who teaches video game courses,