Review: Ys: Memories of Celceta

The latest RPG for the PlayStation Vita also happens to be one of the best genre offerings for Sony's portable console.

Find out why in my Gaming Blend review.

Review: Ys: Memories of Celceta is a Vita RPG Triumph

Review: Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition (Vita)

And here's yet another review I did for Gaming Blend, this time plowing through the super-powered battle that is Injustice: Gods Among Us for the PlayStation Vita.

I've been pretty lucky as of late, with most of the titles I've had the opportunity to play ranging from pretty dang good to decidedly awesome. Injustice, while a bit muddy in the visuals department, is on the higher end of that scale, offering up a great fighting game with loads of content, all crammed down and stuffed into the palm of my hands.

Review: Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition is an ugly Vita knockout

Review: Tearaway

Here's my review of Tearaway, one of the loveliest games I've ever had the pleasure of playing. Coming from the folks at Media Molecule (LittleBigPlanet), I expected Tearaway to be full of charm and creativity. But they really went the extra mile when it comes to Tearaway, a game that turns the player into a large part of the experience, all in a bright and colorful world made entirely out of papercraft. For my full take on the game, hit that link...

Review: Tearaway utterly delivers

PlayStation 4: A launch night diary

So I made the trek out to the local(ish) shop to pick up my PlayStation 4 during the midnight release. You can read all about my first several hours with Sony's new console in a piece I did for Gaming Blend. Unfortunately, 3 a.m. is when my brain stops functioning and I had to call it a night before going too deep. As an update: Nearly a week in and I'm really enjoying the thing.

PlayStation 4: A launch night diary

Pokemon X/Y: I finally jump on the bandwagon

Despite having grown up in the age of Pokemon, I never gave into the hype and played any of the games.

Now, just shy of my 31st birthday, I've decided to finally dip my toe into those critter-filled waters and, because I can't do anything game-related these days without writing about it, I've put together a short series highlighting the events.

The first link will lead you to the pre-game article, giving a bit of background on my (lack of) history with Pokemon, my reasons for ignoring the series all these years, and my reasons for breaking the habit with the latest Pokemon for 3DS.

Article two gives you a rundown of my first day with the game, which was spent lounging around the house with six friends, all of us pouring a ridiculous number of hours into the game on the day of its release.

The third article circles back three weeks following the launch to see how I felt about the game after spending more than a day with it.

Enjoy!

Pokemon: Why I'm finally going to play one of these games

Pokemon: My first day with the series

Pokemon X, Y: I've Officially Been Converted

Review: Valhalla Knights 3

I reviewed Valhalla Knights 3 for Gaming Blend. There were a lot of interesting ideas here but, sadly, they were executed poorly in a game that is, to be blunt, a bit of a clunky mess.

For the full review, hit that link.

Valhalla Knights 3 review: Far from heaven

Reviews: Rune Factory 4 and Real Boxing

I've been tethered to my portable consoles these past few weeks, working on reviews for the PlayStation Vita's Real Boxing and the Nintendo 3DS's Rune Factory 4.

Games at the opposite end of the spectrum, obviously, but I enjoyed my time with each of them. Here's the rundown...

Rune Factory 4 Review: A bountiful harvest

Real Boxing Review: A solid contender

Reviews - Killzone: Mercenary and Sweet Fuse: At Your Side

I've been reviewing like made these past few weeks. The latest games I got to dive into were both played on the PlayStation Vita, giving me lots of gaming goodness on the go.

One is the first portable shooter to get the genre right on Sony's latest handheld device and the other is a niche visual novel title full of mystery and romance. Spoiler alert: I enjoyed them both quite a bit.

Killzone: Mercenary review - The Vita gets its shooter

Sweet Fuse: At Your Side review

Reviews: Killer is Dead and Divekick

My latest reviews for Gaming Blend are now live. I took a look at the latest action game from Grasshopper Manufacture, Killer is Dead, as well as the semi-joke-yet-actually-pretty-dang-good fighting game, Divekick.

Killer is Dead Review: Suda 51's Insane New Ride

Divekick Review: A Narrow Miss

Dragon's Crown: First impressions

My special lady friend and I recently started our adventure through Vanillaware's new beat-em-up, Dragon's Crown.

Find out what we thought about the game (from the controls and classes to the beautiful art and loads of loot) over on Gaming Blend:

Dragon's Crown: First Impressions.