Looking at it and Crazy Taxi (which was reviewed much more positively) shows the obsolescence of arcade machines by this point: By now consoles could deliver effectively the same experience at home, so arcades had to sell elaborate experiences unrelated to the actual game. This is something I...
An 18-part look inside Japan’s game industry: Night Cry, Scalebound, Final Fantasy 15, Street Fighter 5, Yu Suzuki, Vane, Summer Lesson and more.
Yakuzadoesn’t stop there. The experience is chock full of minigames, from karaoke to high intensity go kart racing with clear ties to a certain Italian plumber to the UFO catcher game synonymous with Japanese arcades. That game in particular deserves an honorable mention, because the sounds co...
and had started branching out into other things like JRPGs and video games in general. I started going to anime cons right around this time as well. Back then I remember DDR machines popping up pretty much everywhere you went — arcades (those few that remained by then, that is…sniff),...
Ever won something from the claw machine in arcades?yes! Im a pro at it.Do you have a beach house? NoEver fired a gun?NopeDo you have an iPod? nopeAre you a myspace whore?nopeWhat color are the sheets on your bed?BlueDo you have any chapstick/lip gloss handy? nopeWhat room are...
(P.S.: Hey, if you play Genshin Impact and you’re on the Asian server, let me know~ Let’s exchange UIDs and be ingame friends!) Final Thoughts That wraps it up for my January, folks! Now it’s my turn to ask: how was your January? What books did you read, series you’ve...