tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91242282717213263682024-03-14T05:40:42.938+08:00The Otaku FridgeAN ANIME-GAMER'S GUIDE FOR FANS BY FANS.skysenshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15523548799825753320noreply@blogger.comBlogger539125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124228271721326368.post-35416350402302295252015-09-22T12:15:00.001+08:002015-09-22T12:15:48.252+08:00Dark SoulsGENRE: Action Role-Playing
PLATFORM: PS3/XBox360/Microsoft Windows
CREDITS: 2011 FromSoftware/Namco Bandai Games
DIRECTOR: Hidetaka Miyazaki
COMPOSER: Motoi Sakuraba
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Amazon.com Description:
Live Through A Million Deaths & Earn Your Legacy
Enter a dark world filled with despair and threaded by hope where your ability skysenshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15523548799825753320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124228271721326368.post-83020254102755928062015-07-31T10:13:00.000+08:002015-07-31T10:13:39.038+08:00Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth1GENRE: Role-Playing
PLATFORM: Playstation Vita
CREDITS: 2014 IDEA FACTORY
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About the Hyperdimension Neptunia series: "Hyperdimension Neptunia" is a series of RPGs setting place in a paradox world called Gamindustry. The games feature powerful Goddesses and their friends who embody different generations skysenshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15523548799825753320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124228271721326368.post-58766524260533653452015-06-05T11:36:00.001+08:002015-06-05T12:25:34.636+08:00From Game Reviewer to Game Dev: The Struggle
I have had this site since I was a student in 1997, back when the Otaku Fridge was still hosted at GeoCities. It has launched my career in web development and eventually helped me get into the game development industry. I have written so many game reviews that are more detailed than my anime or manga reviews. You may have noticed, however, that I haven't been reviewing anything for the past few skysenshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15523548799825753320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124228271721326368.post-71861626274115748112014-08-09T10:41:00.002+08:002014-08-09T11:17:14.255+08:00Persona 3 The Movie: 1 Spring of Birth
CREDITS: 2013 Atlus, AIC ASTA, Aniplex
DIRECTOR: Noriaki Akitaya
WRITER: Jun Kumagai
MUSIC: Shōji Meguro
PRODUCERS: Akira Ishida, Megumi Toyoguchi, Kōsuke Toriumi, Rie Tanaka, Hikaru Midorikawa, Mamiko Noto, Kazuya Nakai, Isamu Tanonaka, Miyuki Sawashiro
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skysenshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15523548799825753320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124228271721326368.post-60435690741745539392014-07-28T11:50:00.002+08:002014-07-28T12:03:33.850+08:00Street Fighter: Assassin's Fist
Haven't done live action reviews in a while and this is a backlog post. Sorry about that!
Anyway, I'm not going to do a full-blown review because this series is so short, anything too descriptive might be too...spoiler-y. What I'm going to say is this: If you had your childhood destroyed by the 1994 live-action Street Fighter movie, this rebuilds your childhood and takes it to the greatest ofskysenshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15523548799825753320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124228271721326368.post-50039608048508341412014-01-18T13:45:00.000+08:002014-01-18T13:49:05.378+08:00Bravely DefaultGENRE: Role-Playing
PLATFORM: Nintendo 3DS
CREDITS: 2013 Atlus
DIRECTOR: Kensuke Nakahara
PRODUCER: Tomoya Asano
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The RPG You Should Be Excited About! (Demo Review) >>> by John Santillana
Bravely Default is a new RPG by Square Enix which was developed by Silicon Studio, the studio that Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02394065969721744591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124228271721326368.post-88492093362728325932013-12-28T22:20:00.001+08:002015-04-14T08:37:16.498+08:00Shin Megami Tensei IV (SMTIV)GENRE: Role-Playing
PLATFORM: Nintendo 3DS
CREDITS: 2013 Atlus
Composers: Ryota Koduka, Kenichi Tsuchiya, Toshiki Konishi
Images: Art from RPGFan, panoramic view from Amazon.com. (Other photos I took manually with a Samsung Galaxy Note cam.)
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The Eastern Kingdom of Mikado is a city skysenshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15523548799825753320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124228271721326368.post-12737968453378457902013-11-24T16:52:00.000+08:002013-11-25T15:48:58.069+08:00Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers
GENRE: Role-Playing
PLATFORM: Nintendo 3DS (2013 release)
CREDITS: 1997-2013 Atlus
Artist: Kazuma Kaneko
Composers: Shōji Meguro, Toshiko Tasaki, Tsukasa Masuko
Screenshots: Amazon.com
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Back Cover Description:
Amami City, held up as a beacon of humanity's triumph of technology, harbors an skysenshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15523548799825753320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124228271721326368.post-41863164241532003252013-11-05T12:36:00.000+08:002013-11-27T08:09:31.700+08:00Gundam Breaker
Hack and slash, action, assembly
PS3 / PSVita
Bandai Namco 2013
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Skysenshi's Description:
Gundam Breaker is a game that allows you to build/customize your own mobile suits, pilot them and use them in battle.
Amazon.com's Description:
In this new gundam action title, destroy opposing gigantic gundam plastic models, collect Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02394065969721744591noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124228271721326368.post-45424608580373378072013-11-04T13:10:00.000+08:002013-11-04T15:21:36.685+08:00Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Dual DestiniesGENRE: Digital Novel, Mystery, Strategy, Role-Playing
PLATFORM: Nintendo 3DS
CREDITS: 2013 Capcom Co., Ltd.
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Description (from the Ace Attorney Official Website):
sees the return of courtroom hero Phoenix Wright. The much loved gameplay and features from previous titles in the Ace Attorney™ series are back but skysenshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15523548799825753320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124228271721326368.post-70063769006344108702013-10-25T18:42:00.002+08:002013-10-26T00:27:55.789+08:00Persona 4: The AnimationGENRE: Mystery, Comedy, Adventure, Slice of Life
CREDITS: 2011 Madman Entertainment, Sentai Filmworks, Kazé
DIRECTOR: Seiji Kishi
WRITERS: Yūko Kakihara, Mitsutaka Hirota, Jun Kumagai
MUSIC: Shōji Meguro
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Game Cover Description:
A rumor is going around school that by looking at a TV screen at 12:00AMskysenshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15523548799825753320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124228271721326368.post-8475000841957341772013-10-10T21:35:00.001+08:002013-10-25T19:19:15.271+08:00Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 42008 Atlus
PS2 (this review) / PS Vita
Role Playing Game / Social Simulation
Director: Katsura Hashino
Composers: Shōji Meguro, Atsushi Kitajoh
Screenshots courtesy of RPGFan.com
SHOPPING:
Persona 4 games
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Back Cover Description:
Tune In, Turn On, Drop DEAD...
A rumor is going around school that by looking at a TV screen at 12:00AM on askysenshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15523548799825753320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124228271721326368.post-60581571722929699162013-07-14T14:50:00.000+08:002013-07-14T14:52:37.182+08:00Dark GateGENRE: Role-playing game (classic turn-based jRPG)
PLATFORM: Android
2012 Hit-Point / Kemco Games (Kotobuki Solutions, Ltd)
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Dark Gate for Android
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Manufacturer Product Description:
This game is a fantasy RPG. You must destroy the rifts where the monsters are coming from, each called a "Dark Gate." The hero Leo joins his ally Sandy on a mission to skysenshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15523548799825753320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124228271721326368.post-66260418826544122972013-07-06T18:16:00.002+08:002013-07-08T20:48:35.046+08:00The Final Fantasy series must be put to rest...
I had mixed reactions when Square Enix unveiled their plans for Final Fantasy XV -- formerly Final Fantasy XIII Versus -- at E3. Just to give some people a visual backgrounder of what I'm going to be somewhat ranting about, here's the trailer (if you haven't seen it yet):
I was amazed at how beautiful and grand it looks. The cinematic storytelling is awe-inspiring. They obviously learned a skysenshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15523548799825753320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124228271721326368.post-23871528174179212192013-06-03T01:26:00.003+08:002013-06-03T01:26:30.644+08:00Psycho-PassGenre: Cyberpunk, Sci-Fi, Mystery
2012 Naoyoshi Shiotani (director), Takeshi Wada (producer), Production I.G
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skysenshi's Description:
In a futuristic world, everyone's psychological well-being is recorded and managed by a computerized entity known as the Sybil System. People are evaluated based on their psycho-pass, which indicates their skysenshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15523548799825753320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124228271721326368.post-83598656000868578802013-05-26T18:11:00.000+08:002013-05-27T13:11:48.208+08:00Shining Force IIShining Force
GENRE: Tactical Roleplaying Game
PC (Steam or via Amazon.com), originally on Sega Megadrive/Genesis
1993 Sonic! Software Planning, Sega
Manufacturer Product Description:
As a student of Astral the wizard, you and your friends study all the usual subjects: reading, writing, and sword fighting.
As your time at school draws to an end, dark events are taking place on the island of skysenshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15523548799825753320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124228271721326368.post-42782947519441602832013-05-08T00:23:00.003+08:002013-05-08T00:23:38.002+08:00Shining ForceShining Force
GENRE: Tactical Roleplaying Game
PC (Steam or via Amazon.com), originally on Sega Megadrive/Genesis
1992 Climax Entertainment, Sega
Manufacturer Product Description:
The land of Rune, in the kingdom of Guardiana, has been at peace for centuries, until the hordes of Runefaust attack.
Now, the evil forces of Runefaust are spotted near the Gate of the Ancients. As a young swordsman skysenshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15523548799825753320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124228271721326368.post-5174135184926372682013-04-30T23:13:00.000+08:002013-05-01T22:23:30.627+08:00Luminous ArcGENRE: Tactical RPG
PLATFORM: Nintendo DS
DEVELOPER: imagepooch
PUBLISHERS: Marvelous Interactive Inc., Atlus, Rising Star Games
PRODUCER: Hideyuki Mizutani
DESIGNERS: Hideyuki Mizutani, Kaito Shibano
Images by RPGFan
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All Luminous Arc games and merchandise
Amazon.com Description:
1000 years ago, dragons and witches warred against God for the fate of the world. God's power was skysenshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15523548799825753320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124228271721326368.post-29252577709814279242013-04-21T14:42:00.002+08:002013-05-02T15:05:25.713+08:00Professor Layton and the Curious VillageGENRE: Puzzle Adventure
PLATFORM: Nintendo DS
DEVELOPER AND PUBLISHER: Level-5, Nintendo
DIRECTOR: Tatsuya Shinkai
PRODUCER: Akihiro Hino
Images by RPGFan and Amazon.com
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All Professor Layton and the Curious Village games and merchandise
Amazon.com Description:
In Professor Layton and the Curious Village, you’ll tackle over 130 puzzles as you unravel the mysteries of the village. skysenshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15523548799825753320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124228271721326368.post-14695588596198553262013-03-16T21:11:00.002+08:002013-03-17T06:58:41.985+08:00Pokemon DiamondGame Freak, Nintendo, The Pokémon Company
Director: Junichi Masuda
Producers: Hiroyuki Jinnai, Hitoshi Yamagami, Gakuji Nomoto, Hiroaki Tsuru
Screenshots courtesy of RPGFan.com
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Amazon.com Description:
Pokemon Diamond is a traditional Pokemon RPG that takes place in a region called Sinnoh.
In skysenshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15523548799825753320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124228271721326368.post-7394122333196707282011-12-25T18:25:00.000+08:002011-12-25T20:26:54.759+08:00Tengen Toppa Gurren LagannGENRE: Action/Adventure, Comedy, Sci-Fi
CREDITS: 2011 Hiroyuki Imaishi, Aniplex, GAINAX, Konami
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Cover Description:
In his sky-less cavern of a village Simon toils daily, drilling holes to expand his stifling little world until one day he makes an extraordinaryRazaelehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16593231669097461671noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124228271721326368.post-55649242461343249802011-12-18T14:39:00.001+08:002011-12-18T14:49:14.431+08:00UP-AME (Monogatari) Fair 2011
This post is more than a month late. Hehe.
The perpetually anticipated UP-AME Fair for 2011 was held at the World Trade Center last November 12, 2011 and I volunteered to not only be a media partner (and I obviously have been remiss in my duties in that aspect) but also as a speaker. Under the Anino Games Inc. banner, we also bought some sponsorship space. Yes, I know, this is one of the local skysenshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15523548799825753320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124228271721326368.post-57584774117661709962011-12-04T12:28:00.001+08:002011-12-04T14:13:16.703+08:00On winning at the Philippine Blog Awards 2011
2011 began with the Otaku Fridge winning at the 12th Philippine WEB Awards (PWA) and it ends with the Otaku Fridge bagging Best Gaming Blog (National Level) at the Philippine BLOG Awards (PBA). I honestly was rooting for my other site, Sarimanok.PH, which also made it into the National Finals so I was not prepared to do a speech for this one. Why do I always mangle these things?? ^^;;
I thankedskysenshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15523548799825753320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124228271721326368.post-48388016040892081082011-10-31T10:57:00.002+08:002011-10-31T13:24:04.440+08:00Fifteen years after Final Fantasy VII
Last week, when I started playing Dissidia 012 [duodecim], I experienced a sudden gush of nostalgia. I was ecstatic at the thought that I would get to play Final Fantasy VII's Tifa Lockhart and witness the possibility of more interactions with Cloud Strife.
Truth be told, Final Fantasy VII was the very first of the franchise I had ever played, having grown up as a platformer and fighting skysenshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15523548799825753320noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9124228271721326368.post-38490950047752011992011-08-29T11:59:00.004+08:002014-08-09T10:05:22.192+08:00Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 PortableGenre: Role Playing Game
Platform: Sony Playstation Portable (PSP)
CREDITS: 2010 Atlus. Screenshots courtesy of Amazon.com.
This entry has been updated and the screenshots have been replaced. You can scroll down to skip the preview and read the actual review.
SHOPPING:
Persona 4 games
Persona 3 Movie: 1 Spring of Rebirth
Persona 3 Games
Persona 3 Action Figures
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