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God Eater 2: Rage Burst takes place three years after the events in God Eater: Resurrection where you play as one of the newest recruit in the Fenrir Organization’s Special Unit “Blood”. Throughout the game you’ll report to distress calls and other mishaps caused by the Aragami, but the main...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·August 31, 2016
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The Atelier series is one of those under-the-radar JRPGs that is constantly overshadowed by the likes of Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, Megami Tensei, and Tales series here in North America. With its staple formula embodying a unique world full of alchemy, light heartedness, and innocence, it may seem odd and...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·June 7, 2016
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Gust, the brains behind the Atelier series, returns with Nights of Azure representing a new, darker direction for Gust. While the Atelier series mostly embodies a very light-hearted, happy-go-lucky, and innocent ambience, for Gust to present a game that boasts to be darker and grittier is quite intriguing to say the...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·March 29, 2016
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Samurai Warriors 4: Empires takes the characters and interpretation of Japanese history from that of the previously released Samurai Warriors 4-II (and technically Samurai Warriors 4). You can check out our review of Samurai Warriors 4 here and Samurai Warriors 4-II here. Most who are well accustomed to the Warriors/Musou franchise know the...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·March 11, 2016
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Onechanbara Z2: Chaos is the third game in the Onechanbara series that has made its way to North American shores with the other eight only being released in Japan or Europe. With a total of eleven games that have been released over the past decade, Onechanbara has done pretty well...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·August 6, 2015
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Since Deception IV: Nightmare Princess is just Deception IV: Blood Ties with additional content, the core features and mechanics of the game remain largely unchanged. With that said, please refer to our review of Deception IV: Blood Ties HERE for a more in depth breakdown of what the base game and,...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·July 22, 2015
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The Ys series had its first instalment 28 years ago in 1987. It was here where the reoccurring star of the Ys series, Adol Cristin, was introduced. Throughout the various Ys games, Adol embarks on countless adventures full of exploration, battles, and dialogue making each instalment fresh and full of...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·May 1, 2015
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Atelier Shallie is the third and final instalment in the Dusk series which has taken a darker and more serious tone compared to the previous Arland series. While the more light hearted Arland series consists of Atelier Rorona, Totori, and Meruru, the Dusk series contains Atelier Ayesha, Escha and Logy,...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·March 15, 2015
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This time around, the story (named Adventure mode) takes place in Bunkum where the previously sealed away Titans have been released and use the new antagonist, Newton, as their puppet to put an end to creativity. It’s up to Sackboy to awaken the three original heroes – Oddsock, Toggle, and...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·November 19, 2014
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Oh my, has it ever been great time for North American Persona fans this year! With the announcement of North American releases of Persona 4: Dancing All Night, Persona 5, the soon to be released Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth, and of course the recently released Persona Arena 4...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·October 3, 2014
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Here we are on the third and final installment to the Final Fantasy XIII series. While I’ve played FFXIII myself, I watched my sister play FFXIII-2 instead. With that said, if you’ve played both games, or know the gist of the story, it’s evident that one of the main elements...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·February 11, 2014
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Saint Seiya, or more commonly known as Knights of the Zodiac in North America, is a classic anime and manga series from around the 1980s that has similar aspects to other anime such as Dragon Ball Z and Naruto. As most know, Dragon Ball Z and Naruto have video games...

COGConnectedCOGConnected·December 10, 2013
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