Category: Game Review
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Chrono Trigger Review
Quite some time back, I wrote a first-impression review of Chrono Trigger. I called it, “the indie developer’s notes on retro games he/she has not played before.” A few months in, I finally finished the game, and now ready to talk about whether my opinion on the game has changed or not. Warning: there are…
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Chrono Trigger first impression
So now that I’ve played several hours on Chrono Trigger, I think it’s about time I write down my first impressions of the game.  They say the first few minutes is the most important part of the game, but I’ve always preferred a great journey over a five minute spectacle.  Anyways, I figured it’d be interesting to jot down…
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Collapse! Blast Review
I have fond memories of Collapse!, by Gamehouse, back in high school. It was a simple and fun game during the rise of flash games. Playing Collapse! Blast on Google+ brings back many of those memories, but I find it difficult to find the original charm the old game had. The directions to play Collapse!…
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Triple Town Review
Triple Town is a puzzle game developed by Spryfox. Due to its beta state, features such as the menu are missing. That said, just by the gameplay alone, Triple Town is one of my favorite Google+ games due to its complexity hidden under its simple rules. The premise behind Triple Town is simple: connect 3…
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City of Wonder Review
City of Wonder, developed by Playdom, is a construct-your-own-city simulation with a historical slant. As such, City of Wonder adds one more dimension to simply just constructing a city: it also allows you to construct your own history to better technology, artworks, and/or military. While this certainly makes the game unique, the complexity and slow…
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CityVille+ Review
CityVille, developed by Zynga, currently stands as the most played game on Facebook. I’ll admit that I did not enjoy FarmVille much, another popular game by the same developers, and had a very reserved opinion when starting up CityVille. That said, I was pleasantly surprise. CityVille manages to be an addicting game due to its…