Richard Eisenbeis
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Rose and the Old Castle of Twilight Is a Perfect Melding of Cuteness and Gore
This is the heart warming tale of Rose, her golem friend, and Rose’s many horrible, brutal, gore-filled deaths. → Read More
Taboo High School Rumors Make for One Funny Anime
Do you remember all those taboo rumors you heard in school about the opposite sex that nobody ever really knew if they were true or not—not even members of the opposite sex? → Read More
More Dragon Quest Characters Get a Facelift
Like with the original Dragon Quest Heroes last year, the sequel Dragon Quest Heroes II, is taking many of the franchise’s most popular characters and is giving them an HD makeover. → Read More
Ten Jammin’ Anime Theme Songs from Spring 2016
As we ride through the back end of this anime season, now’s the perfect time to jam out to some of the best opening and ending theme songs it has to offer. → Read More
Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X Breathes New Life into the Series
Project Diva X has a few things you wouldn’t expect in a Hatsune Miku game—like a bit plot and a nice helping of strategy. → Read More
Terra Formars Live Action Film Is Just Plain Terrible
Months ago, when the first trailer for Terra Formars painted the live action film as a comedy, I expected it to be terrible. Unsurprisingly, it is—though not in the ways I expected back then. ...Okay, not JUST in the ways I expected back then. → Read More
The Up-All-Night Stream Plays Dragon Quest Heroes II
Dragon Quest and Dynasty Warriors Collide Once Again in Dragon Quest Heroes II. So join me as I kill every slime in existence. → Read More
When Your New Life in a JRPG World Doesn’t Live Up to Expectations
Ever dreamed of finding yourself as the destined hero of a JRPG-style world? KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World has fun showing you why that might not be as fantastic as you’d think—and to great comedic effect. → Read More
Love Psycho-Pass the Anime? You’ll Love Psycho-Pass the Game
Pyscho-Pass is a popularly and critically acclaimed cyberpunk anime with two seasons and a film under its belt. The midquel visual novel Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness certainly lives up to all that has come before. → Read More
Five Must-Watch Anime for Spring 2016
It’s the mid-point of the Spring anime season and the perfect time to take a look at which of the season’s 58 new anime you absolutely should not miss. → Read More
I Am a Hero Is an Ultraviolent Romp through the Zombie Apocalypse
In an age saturated with zombie movies and TV shows, I Am a Hero does something I thought impossible: It makes zombies terrifying again. → Read More
The 30 Songs of Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X
The world’s top virtual songstress is back in Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X—a game with 30 songs and all new medleys. Take a listen! → Read More
The Art of Traditional Japanese Storytelling Makes for a Compelling Anime
Rakugo, the art of traditional Japanese storytelling, has existed for over 1000 years. Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju uses the modern day world of Rakugo to tell a story of love, loss, and tragedy through the life of Japan’s last great storyteller. → Read More
I’m Starting to Worry Kirby Isn’t a Hero, You Guys
I mean, he does kill an awful lot of innocent people. → Read More
Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness: The Kotaku Import Preview
Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness is my first Star Ocean game. And if this one is par for the course, I’m not too interested in playing another. → Read More
The Up-All-Night Stream Plays Kirby: Planet Robobot
Come join me as everyone’s favorite pink puff ball tries to protect Dreamland from robotic invaders. Kirby: Planet Robobot was released for the Nintendo 3DS in Japan on April 28, 2016. It will be released in the US and Europe on June 10, 2016. → Read More
The New Pokémon Mobile Game Is a Bit Too Random for its Own Good
Meanwhile in Japan, Nintendo continues its invasion of the mobile phone market with Pokémon Co-Master. → Read More
All 217 Digimon in Digimon World: Next 0rder
Did your favorite Digimon make the cut? Let’s find out. → Read More
The Up-All-Night Stream Plays Rose and the Old Castle of Twilight
In the vein of Yomawari: Night Alone—aka the cutest little horror game ever—and htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary, comes NIS’ newest title: Rose and the Old Castle of Twilight. So come join me as I take a young girl and her golem companion to explore a mysterious castle. → Read More
The Original Yu-Gi-Oh! Crew Returns for One Last Ride
Yugi and his friends’ story may have ended a decade ago, but there is still one last chapter to be told in the new animated film Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions. → Read More