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Category Archives: video games
Conversations: The Disappointment of Final Fantasy XIV (14)
Interview With A True FF11 Fan Final Fantasy XIV (FF14 for short) has arrived with a simultaneous release in both the U.S. and Japan to… how shall we put this… bitter, overwhelming disappointment.For a truly in-depth perspective on this game’s … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Japan, video games
Tagged conversations, disappointment, FF14, final fantasy, final fantasy xiv, interview
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Japanese Culture: A Monster Hunter’s Life, Pt. 1
Since I’m in-between projects, and I wanted an excuse to blog about this, I have started a new game of Monster Hunter 2 “Dos” . This game never reached American shores on the PS2, but portable (PSP) spin-offs have long … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, Japan, Japanese, Monster Hunter, video games
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Japanese Culture: The Legacy of Sun Tzu
Sun Tzu, Adopted Guru of Japan One rather interesting footnote of Chinese history is that the land where Sun Tzu is said to have hailed, the state of Wu, was more or less the eastern tip of China, the closest … Continue reading
Conversations: Monster Hunter (Video Game Series)
A Monster Franchise For our second “conversation,” here is IceBurner, an acquaintance of mine from the western half of the United States. IceBurner is a fan without peer of the Monster Hunter video game series, a smash hit in Japan … Continue reading
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Tagged art, Capcom, culture, Japan, Monster Hunter, video games
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Tokyo Game Show 2010 Footage
I used to know someone at DigInfo that put this video out. No Japanese to try to mentally translate. Just watch and enjoy. Games covered: The next fighting games in the Naruto and DBZ franchises, Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 3, Ridge … Continue reading
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Tagged DBZ, God Eater, Gundam, Naruto, Ridge Racer, TGS, Tokyo Game Show
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Kaz Hirai Admits PSPgo Is Too Expensive
Original source here. The gist, PSPgo is a new design so it doesn’t benefit from savings for the PSP. Maybe that’s holding it back. Ah, you think? Not coincidentally, Sony has been doing great with the PS3 since releasing a … Continue reading
Knights of the Old Republic
Retro Gaming Actually Not About Japan For Once. Actually, it’s only in the last, oh, two weeks, that I was able to get a copy of the old Knights of the Old Republic role-playing game for Xbox functioning on my … Continue reading
Sincerity: A Core Japanese Virtue, On TV Anyway
Image: Ferns. In flower language, the fern signifies “sincerity.” As I try to scour the Internet for good comments on Japanese culture, I found one that seemed slightly random at first. This comment was that sincerity is considered an important … Continue reading
Posted in Anime, Culture, Japan, video games
Tagged anime, character design, culture, Japan, pop culture, video games
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