For the Patreon article reading, I read not one but two Cing articles I did in the past! The first article, I think, was not very good. However, the second article was much shorter and better!   Here are the two articles that were read. A look back: What Cing’s Nintendo adventure games can teach […]

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This week I talk about cracking my controllers open, Birdie Crush and a trademark for Another Code / Trace Memory.  Another Code and Eternal Ocean Trademark Renewal Birdie Crush Website Opening music from Trace Memory / Another Code Ending music from Mario Paint

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This week I talk about Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash, Dragon Quest X on PS4, some adventure game fun as well as a the Castlevania Soul System. Opening music is from Senran Kagura: Peach Beach Splash Ending music is from Mario Paint.

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For myself, characters are the most important element of a story. Bad narratives can have great casts, but you can’t have good stories without at least decent characters. Hotel Dusk: Room 215 goes far beyond decent personalities. It not only features a likable cast but you also have complex interactions with them. The player is […]

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VentureBeat’s GamesBeat gave the article a professional edit and promoted the post. You can find that listing here:  A look back: What Cing’s Nintendo adventure games can teach us about innovation The original article is below.   It’s been almost four years since Cing went out of business. In over a decade of its existence, […]

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My sister watched me play a lot of Another Code R before she moved, so I finished it up for her over a stream for her.

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At one point in time point and click adventure games were a huge market on the PC. Around 1995 the genre died out due to slow game play, abstract puzzles that only made sense to the designers and the rise of the First person shooter. The DS touch screen lent its self well to point and click games. Soon after the industry realized that there was a market for the genre again on the DS, and many point and click games have been released since. Trace Memory helped find that market by being one of the first point and click adventure games on the DS. Will Trace Memory awaken or reawaken the point and click genre for you, or should you look else where on the DS?

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