Atlus

http://youtu.be/HxI0eMAUylY Dumb name: check. Fantasy setting: check. Final Fantasy wrapper: …Wait a minute… Here’s the thing about Squeenix: They’ve been in something of a creative rut. Other RPG devs are just running circles around them (see Atlus’ Persona games for reference) and they need to do something. Perhaps publishing another studio’s game is the right idea. It’s got a job system, which is always intriguing, but we’ll see how this shakes out and whether or not it even makes it to the states. Can you imagine trying to sell a game with that title? ...

[caption id="" align=“aligncenter” width=“500” caption=“Floating holo displays are awesome. (Photo courtesy gamesweasel)”] [/caption] Smoke alarms! They notify us about fires, but they also incessantly beep when their batteries are low. It’s tough to sleep when that happens and you don’t have 9V batteries laying around. Oh, yeah, also Mass Effect 3 came out this week and obliterated my TV watching. Movies Wanderlust - Sharing a lot of the DNA from Wet Hot American Summer, Wanderlust was appropriately strange, but also pretty darn funny. I’d put it at 3.5 or 4 stars of five. ...

It’s no secret that I love Atlus games, particularly the ones in the MegaTen mutliverse. The devs behind Persona 3 and 4 have been working on Catherine and it’s looking like a very interesting game.

Deep from the trenches, it’s time for your Monday video feature: Embedded Reporter. And were back to the ER after a long time So long, in fact, that I missed the final episode of the Persona 4 Endurance Run. It was a good run and I absolutely loved the series. I can’t wait to see what the Giant Bomb folks do to follow up on this. Farewell Charlie Tunoku. Get Persona 4! ...

The Endurance Run fuses yet again to take on the murderer! Get Persona 4!

Better late than never, right? Posts may be slow-going for the foreseeable future, but I’ll do my best to update as often as possible. Charlie and the gang enter Adachi’s dungeon! Get Persona 4!

Bonus boss time! Go Seekers of Truth! Get Persona 4!

It’s a day of S-Links as Charlie prepares to take on evil by fortifying his relationships. Get Persona 4!

More leveling in Heaven, it seems. Get Persona 4!

More Heaven training as the Seekers of Truth prepare to fight Adachi. Get Persona 4!