© 1999-2008 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-32_Footsteps Recent reviews written by member 32_Footsteps en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_171406298756?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author 32_Footsteps - Since I move around with alot of gamers, the whispered hype first hit me in September. "Hey, you have to check out this weird game coming from Japan. Katamari Damacy." It was even more intriguing when it did finally hit stores and was priced to move,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~171406298756 Fri, 28 Jan 2005 02:03:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_171406298756?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_170036072068?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author 32_Footsteps - I was initially skeptical, to say the least, when I had heard that Square Enix owned the rights to an anime series, with the obvious expectation that there would be a game released connected to it. At E3 2004, I got to see the initial build of the game,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~170036072068 Mon, 17 Jan 2005 17:04:42 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_170036072068?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_168643956356?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author 32_Footsteps - I'll give Apple huge credit for making themselves go from being in computer industry dead pools to central in today's technology market. They've done so with just one simple word: iPod. Apple's portable media player is ubiquitous, to the point that... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~168643956356 Thu, 6 Jan 2005 23:32:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_168643956356?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_164401680004?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author 32_Footsteps - Perhaps one of the more refreshing surprises I have had recently in video gaming was the first Kingdom Hearts for the Playstation 2. Part of what made the game click was the crisp battles. Part of it was the delightfully dour mood, bordering on... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~164401680004 Tue, 7 Dec 2004 02:08:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_164401680004?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_149180747396?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author 32_Footsteps - There are plenty of things in bad video games that drive me nuts. My most frequent headache is lousy controls. Another is a poor power-up system. Horrendous graphics and sound also have their place. But personally, nothing is as maddening or as... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~149180747396 Mon, 26 Jul 2004 11:01:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_149180747396?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_143599439492?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author 32_Footsteps - One of the things I like in video games is when small bits of detail are done well. Capcom has always done this in the Onimusha games, such as actually spending time properly making computer models of professional actors for the games. Moreover, with... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~143599439492 Tue, 15 Jun 2004 00:51:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_143599439492?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_134776196740?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author 32_Footsteps - Last E3, when I stopped by Square Enix's booth, they wanted to show me one game in particular, one that they knew I wouldn't expect. Because, about a month before the show, they had merged with Enix, they got the rights to Drakengard, which was a title... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~134776196740 Sun, 28 Mar 2004 13:57:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_134776196740?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_131392966276?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author 32_Footsteps - It's been a long time since Super Mario Bros. RPG. That fun little game was the last time anyone had seen a Square game made for a Nintendo console. Both companies certainly have had their hits and misses, and various theories as to why it happened... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~131392966276 Fri, 27 Feb 2004 01:59:58 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_131392966276?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_128473599620?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author 32_Footsteps - One game that kids always play is "toy war." I'm sure you have had countless names for this, but it basically boils down to the same concept. You take a bunch of toys - action figures, models, some Legos maybe, even a doll surreptitiously taken from a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~128473599620 Tue, 3 Feb 2004 02:59:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_128473599620?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_123005603460?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author 32_Footsteps - Video gamers have a love-hate relationship with strategy guides. On one hand, we want to be able to beat a video game on our own, without having someone hold our hands while we do it. Otherwise, were is the sense of accomplishment? On the other hand,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~123005603460 Thu, 25 Dec 2003 03:12:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_123005603460?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_121248321156?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author 32_Footsteps - I've been a fan of the Final Fantasy series since the first one reached these shores. And one constant point I've always had to make is that there are no direct sequels to Final Fantasy games; each one is in a different world with some similar elements... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~121248321156 Tue, 9 Dec 2003 00:27:32 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_121248321156?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_119097364100?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author 32_Footsteps - when I heard about Valkyrie Profile, I heard from two camps. One is from a college friend who picked up the game. He thought it was incredibly immersive, and I highly regard his opinion of RPGs. The other came from Alkaiser, fellow reviewer and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~119097364100 Wed, 19 Nov 2003 01:08:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_119097364100?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_116955188868?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author 32_Footsteps - There comes a certain point in one's video gaming life, if you stick with it long enough, where simply clearing a game isn't good enough. This is the point in which you wish for a Gaming Olympics, because you're playing with style. Maybe it's in trying... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~116955188868 Wed, 29 Oct 2003 01:20:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_116955188868?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_109692030596?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author 32_Footsteps - In video gaming, suicide is more often than not a bad choice. Generally, it sounds like a very good... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~109692030596 Tue, 19 Aug 2003 23:29:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_109692030596?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_107245178500?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author 32_Footsteps - Alot of people who know my gaming preferences can tell you right off that I'm no fan of the Resident... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~107245178500 Fri, 25 Jul 2003 22:25:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_107245178500?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_104794394244?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author 32_Footsteps - Now, as some may be aware, I've been fond of the Mega Man series since the first game. Heck, I stil... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~104794394244 Tue, 1 Jul 2003 22:40:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_104794394244?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_104312245892?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author 32_Footsteps - Although Squareis primarily known for the Final Fantasy series in this country, they have been quite... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~104312245892 Fri, 27 Jun 2003 00:58:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_104312245892?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_101099605636?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author 32_Footsteps - Preface: This review is special, because it's my 216th piece written for Epinions. Why 216th? Well, everyone celebrates milestones based on numbers... I just choose not to celebrate ones based on clean division by 10 or 100. Besides, when you multiply... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~101099605636 Mon, 26 May 2003 23:29:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_101099605636?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_101042654852?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author 32_Footsteps - Some people may think it's odd, but I've always been of the opinion that the Game Boy has consistently been the best video game system for some time. It has the widest array of titles that I like, and the fact that each new version of the system can... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~101042654852 Mon, 26 May 2003 13:43:23 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_101042654852?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_97605815940?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author 32_Footsteps - Given their ubiquitousness in video game stores nowadays, it's hard to imagine when strategy guides were curios owned only by devotees of certain games. That, and Nintendo Power subscribers. Among the earliest strategy guides printed were three issues... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~97605815940 Tue, 29 Apr 2003 00:02:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_97605815940?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_97000459908?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author 32_Footsteps - Up front, I'll be honest and say that I have no prior experience with Hamtaro beyond seeing DVDs for the TV series in my favorite anime store. So I have no clue as to what it's all about, beyond absurdly cute hamsters doing things. Not what I grew up... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~97000459908 Tue, 22 Apr 2003 23:14:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_97000459908?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_96840617604?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author 32_Footsteps - As anyone who knows me can attest, I've been a huge fan of Final Fantasy since before the first game came out. I first saw it at the Nintendo World Championships, Philadelphia division, in 1989. I got it for my birthday, which was about two weeks after... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~96840617604 Mon, 21 Apr 2003 15:47:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_96840617604?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_95042768516?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author 32_Footsteps - This is a Weekend of Pain, Part II review. Check out the other people who thought it hurt so good. <br><br/> <br><br/>Given that the United States often adopts and adapts other culture's works, and there are quite a few fans of Japanese manga and anime, it was... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~95042768516 Sun, 6 Apr 2003 12:59:34 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_95042768516?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_92074708612?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author 32_Footsteps - In some ways, right now is the best time to be a fan of Pokemon. The absurd level of hype surrounding the entire property has died down, and no longer is it the case that the card game, the movies, the television show, the hundreds of stuffies, or the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~92074708612 Fri, 7 Mar 2003 00:28:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_92074708612?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_91100319364?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author 32_Footsteps - Probably the biggest instinct that one has to constantly fight in survival horror games, besides to try to move like the controls make sense, is the instinct to blow away every enemy that comes at you. Generally, they purposely give you a limited... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~91100319364 Tue, 25 Feb 2003 18:10:10 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_91100319364?linkin_id=8003929