QCF: Cosmic Star Heroine

 thought for sure that Zeboyd Games' Cosmic Star Heroine had been released long before now. I distinctly remember it being shown from day-one in PS4 interactives and advertisement loops all the way back in 2013. Now, granted, the Cosmic Star Heroine from that time looks quite a bit different than it does today, so there has obviously been quite a bit of work done on the game since it was revealed almost half a decade ago. But what is Cosmic Star Heroine? How has it progressed? And is it worth your time?

Successfully kickstarted in 2013, Cosmic Star Heroine was released to the PS4, PS Vita and Steam on April 11, 2017. It’s a traditional turn-based RPG that takes pages - well, no, actually, it takes whole chapters - from another fairly popular game from the mid-90’s. You may have heard of it; a little game called Chrono Trigger. Players take on the role of Alyssa L’salle, a star member of a futuristic interplanetary spy agency that discovers very early on that things aren’t as they seem with her employers. What kind of conspiracy has she uncovered? One thing is for sure, Cosmic Star Heroine’s story is one that’ll keep the player guessing, and keeps things pretty interesting all the way though.

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Mudprints Unboxes FHR: Hyperkin RetroN HD

e bought a RetroN HD, unboxed it... and reviewed it?! Get Ready for the first-ever Mudprints Unboxes Full Hardware Review (FHR)! How does the Hyperkin RetroN HD hold up? Let's take a look!

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Bullet Heaven, Episode #180 - Bullet Soul Infinite Burst

n episode 83 and 170 of Bullet Heaven. we took a look at Bullet Soul: Tama Tamashii. It offered great, newbie-friendly bullet hell thrills and some good scoring mechanics... as well as a ton of DLC included in the Steam package in specific. The newest version of Bullet Soul, Bullet Soul: Infinite Burst, follows that specific release, once again on Steam... but how does it stack up?

Get Bullet Soul Infinite Burst! 

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Bullet Heaven, Episode 179 - Hector '87/Starship Hector (FC/NES)

ullet heaven SAGAs returns! Following up from Hudson Soft's 1986 Star Soldier, In Volume 3 of the Star Soldier Saga, we're taking a look at the first series offshoot from the series proper: Hector '87! It's a ridiculously hard game that pretty much requires a turbo controller... but how does it stack up?

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Mudprints Unboxes: Dariusburst CS Limited Edition

er Flash unboxes the Dariusburst CS Limited edition from both Japan and North America! How does the Limited Run Games verison compare to the Kadokawa release from the far east? Let's take a look!

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Bullet Heaven, Episode 178 - Battle Garegga Revision 2016 (PS4)

n episode 4 of Bullet Heaven, we took a look at Battle Garegga on the Sega Saturn. But we've always felt that it was a little... lacking. With the release of Battle Garegga Revision 2016 on the Playstation 4 though, the time has never been better to get down to the nitty gritty and give Battle Garegga its proper due, now with new modes and features!  

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Mudprints Unboxes: Battle Garegga Revision 2016 Premium Edition

er Flash unboxes the Battle Garegga Revision 2016 Premium Edition from M2. What's inside?

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Bullet Heaven, Episode #177 - Lightening Force (GEN)

n series 1 of Bullet Heaven, we took a look at Thunder Spirits on the SNES and Thunder Force V: Perfect System on PSone. Both games tried to capture the magic of the Sega-hardware-based Thunder Force series with varying success; Thunder Force V was great, though considered by many to be inferior to the Saturn (though we disin't think so) and Thunder Spirits was skippable, in favor of Thunder Force III and AC (Also available on Sega Saturn in the Thunder Force Gold packs.)

 Well we're back to take a look at a REAL Thunder Force game! Uhh... Lightening Force. Also Known as Thunder Force IV literally everywhere else, whoe does this Genesis shmup stack up? Let's take a look!

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