PPR Games Club: Lunar The Silver Star

On this episode of Press Pause Radio we have the opportunity to wind back the clock and discuss the classic RPG Lunar: The Silver Star. Our retro experts GeorgieBoysAXE, Sean and Ser welcome arcade enthusiast and the overlord of Hey Poor Player Francis to the show, as they outline the first entry in the beloved Lunar series. Sit back and join us as we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the original release. Please remember to contribute to the site and our social networks to share your memories of the famed series. Thanks for listening and join us again in a few weeks as we get back on track with our normally scheduled programming.

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Trouble Witches Neo! REVIEW (XBLA) - Bullet Heaven HD, Episode 52

It has been a long time coming and finally, the oft-requested Trouble Witches Neo! Gets a review. It's not often that an indie game get this level of treatment on the XBLA marketplace, but does Trouble Witches Neo! live up to its expectations? 

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QCF: Resonance

Point-and-click adventure games have seen a resurgence in the past few years, with Telltale games showing success in the genre with their Sam and Max and Back to the Future games selling really well. Resonance is a new point-and-click adventure from indie developer Xii Games that has been in the works since 2008, but does this old 90s style game bring back fond memories of the genre? Or does it just remind us of how far the genre has come in the past 20 years?

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QCF: Lollipop Chainsaw

Grasshopper Manufacture has developed a reputation for creating gaming experiences with insane and humorous parts, with just enough of both to entertain and sometimes shock its audience. Lollipop Chainsaw is the latest creation to grace consoles with the unlikely collaboration between James Gunn and the infamous Suda 51. While the game’s controls and combat seem to be the best of any Grasshopper game so far, the lack of polish and sometimes pointless mini-games ultimately makes this cheerleader seem like a high school fling you’ll probably forget about.

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Counter Strike : Global Offensive Impressions

Along with many other gamers, I recently had the chance to go a few rounds with the Counter Strike: Global Offensive beta. First impressions of it indicate it’s moving in the right direction, but being a former Counter Strike: Source and 1.6 player, I couldn’t help but feel something about the game was a little off. Though there's time before the game comes out, some of the new things about it are really good, so let’s go over them, shall we?

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QCF: Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown

Swift smash cuts electrify the screen as Virtua Fighter’s darling poster child, Akira Yuki, performs his signature Hakkyoku-ken attacks to demonstrate a raw display of strength in Sega-AM2’s latest production, Virtua Fighter 5: Final Showdown. It’s been four years since we’ve seen Virtua Fighter hit the scene. And even though it’s been quiet on the western fighting front, the land of the rising sun has been treated to additional content and refinements that we’ve been missing out on up until Final Showdown. However, with the act of annual fighting game re-releases becoming a trend this generation, is Final showdown is worth your hard-earned space bucks?

The simple answer is a yes -- a hard hitting, mind-blowing yes.

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QCF: Diablo III

Since the first game launched in 1996, Blizzard’s premier demon-slaying series, Diablo, always resulted in satisfying addictions to the world of Sanctuary and its hellishly heroic endeavors. In fact, when one thinks of playing, they probably tell themselves they'll need a new mouse before the day ends. As for Diablo III, the next chapter in the series, we find there are thankfully more reasons to continue the addiction as opposed to leaving in disgust -- even if we can't always log in.

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PPR 59

 Another E3 is in the books, and now is the time to discuss all of the big announcements and reveals that were shown during the year's biggest convention for the video game culture. The crew skips current news and events, and focuses solely on their biggest hits and misses from all three of the major press conferences as well as a few surprises. Has E3 lost it's staying power, or was the lineup of titles and new innovations enough to win us over? We will discuss this and so much more on this episode of Press Pause Radio. Make sure to join in on the conversation on the site or on our Twitter and Facebook pages, and while you're at it also make sure to rate and review us on iTunes, Zune or Stitcher Radio. Every little bit helps us reach more people, and it makes us feel special. Thanks!

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