Fantasy Life, Chariot, Senran Kagura and Digimon reviews

It's been a busy few weeks, with loads of reviews crammed into a pretty short period of time. This includes one of my favorite games of the year so far, Fantasy Life. Man, that game has stolen so much of my free time (and not-so-free time) away.

Okay, no more prattle. Here's a look at my most recent reviews. Dig in!

Fantasy Life  Impressions: A 3DS game that's stolen my real life

Chariot Review: Keep rollin' rollin' rollin'

Senran Kagura Bon Appetit Review: Lacking taste

Digimon All-Star Rumble Review: Second String

Reviews: Smash Bros., South Park pinball, Senran Kagura

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Fall is a super busy time in the gaming world so, on top of my regular daily stories, I've had the opportunity to squeeze in quite a few reviews. Here's the latest back from the past month.

Super Smash Bros. 3DS review: Big fighting action crammed into a tiny package

Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus review: More than meets the eye

South Park Pinball review: Zen studios flipping nails it

Gunvolt, Kickbeat, Persona 4 Arena and Theatrhythm reviews

This past September kept me pretty busy with reviews. I usually get in one or two a month if I'm lucky but, last month, I was able to dive into four games and share my opinion with Gaming Blend readers. I also managed to squeeze in an embarrassing amount of time with Destiny, but my opinion is still forming for that one. I actually had to turn down a handful of reviews last month due to a lack of time. In other words, the fall gaming flood is officially upon us.

What made September's reviews especially nice was the fact that I actually enjoyed everything I was playing. From a classic-style 2D action platformer, to a rhythm game, to a fighting game, to a game that mixed both rhythm and fighting. Click those links if anything catches your interest.

Review: Azure Striker: Gunvolt is shockingly good on 3DS

Review: Kickbeat: Special Edition spruces up its rhythm/combat formula

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Review: Delivers a knockout in the second round

Review: Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call hits a very high note

Talking Warriors Orochi 3, Sword Art Online, Smash Bros. and New 3DS models

Into September and the review train keeps on rolling. My latest offerings are for the hack-and-slash wonderland, Warriors Orochi 3 Ultimate and the Vita's questionably localized Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment.

I also took a bit of time to discuss why I'm more put off than excited for Nintendo's New 3DS models, as well as pondered which five characters I'd love to see added to the upcoming Smash Bros. game.

Review: Warriors Orochi 3 is a cut above the rest

Review: Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment misses the critical hit

Column: The New 3DS models don't make sense

List: Super Smash Bros: 5 most wanted new characters

Reviews: Akiba's Trip, The Last Tinker, Table Top Racing, Zen's Walking Dead Pinball

I've been reviewing games left and right lately, ranging from arcade racing and platforming adventures to a new pinball table and an RPG that has you punching the clothes off of people. Yeah...It's been a pretty wild run.

You can find links to all of my most recent reviews below, as well as a link to a column I wrote concerning a controversy that popped up following the launch of Akiba's Trip.

Review: Table Top Racing for Vita cruises mid-pack

Review: The Last Tinker: City of Colors strikes gold

Review: Zen's Walking Dead pinball table is killer

Review: Akiba's Trip: Undead and Undressed celebrates all things otaku

Column: Akiba's Trip 'trap' controversy unfounded

Columns on P.T., Final Fantasy XIV and more Destiny talk

It's been a busy few weeks for me at Gaming Blend, complete with multiple reviews, a couple of columns and even a follow-up to the 2Player chat I had with Katy Goodman regarding the Destiny beta.

All of those reviews will be coming in a future post, once I get the most recent one out the door. As for the other stuff, you can find it below!

2Player: Will Destiny alter the FPS landscape for good?

P.T. is marketing and horror genius

Final Fantasy XIV pulled me back in

Reviews: The Swapper and Rogue Legacy

Here's another pair of reviews I did for Gaming Blend, and I count myself lucky considering just how good each of these challenging, unique and seriously entertaining games turned out to be.

If you've got a PlayStation console, both of these games are cross-buy for the PS3, PS4 and Vita, and should not be missed.

Review: The Swapper is one of a kind

Review: Rogue Legacy brings strong lineage to PlayStation

Transformers & Abyss Odyssey reviews, 2Player talks Destiny

It's been a pretty busy month for July, giving me the opportunity to review a couple of titles for Gaming Blend and have a chat with the always-wonderful Katy Goodman to discuss the upcoming uuber-shooter from Bungie, Destiny, in our inaugural edition of the 2Player column.

Review: Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark kinda fizzles

Review: Abyss Odyssey is worth exploring

2Player: Time to get hyped for Destiny

Reviews: Shovel Knight, Grid Autosport, Atelier Rorona

I had the opportunity to review three games throughout June for Gaming Blend, all hailing from completely different genres, including a whimsical JRPG, a driving game and an action adventure game inspired by some of the greatest hits from the NES and SNES era.

Check out my thoughts below. Spoiler alert: Shovel Knight is an early leader for my game of the year pick. Yeah, it's that good.


Review: Shovel Knight strikes gold

Review: Grid Autosport hits a high gear

Review: Atelier Rorona Plus: The Alchemist of Arland brews up some lighthearted fun

E3 2014 coverage for Gaming Blend

E3 2014 has come and gone and, one week later, I still feel like I could use an extra nap or ten just to recover from all of that running around, chatting folks up and, of course, playing loads and loads of games.

I once again covered the show for Gaming Blend this year, pulling together wrap-ups for several of the press conferences and compiling hands-on/eyes-on impressions and even a few one-on-one interviews. Following is a rundown of all of that content. Dive in!

E3 2014: Get ready for the big show
Microsoft cuts the BS and delivers games
EA shooting for something different
PS4 matches Xbox One's barrage of new games
Dead Island 2 brings 8-player co-op to zombie-infested California
Homefront: The Revolution exlusive preview and game details
War Thunder soars with Oculus Rift
Mortal Kombat X fighting styles, character options detailed
Hands-on with Xbox One's Fable Legends
Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor will be unique for every player
Monster Hunter 4, Monster Hunter iOS are great additions to the series
Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain keeps its humorous edge
Producer Yoshifumi Hashimoto digs into Nintendo 3DS' Story of Seasons
Freedom Wars offers big action on a tiny PS Vita
Sunset Overdrive's Marcus Smith and Drew Murray grind through the awesomeocalypse
Hands on with The Order 1886 and Murasaki Baby
Hands on with Guns Up! and Helldivers
EVE: Valkyrie and Oculus are a match made in heaven