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Wild Arms XF

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/wild-arms-xf/

Our Wild Arms series coverage comes to a close with this PSP strategy-RPG offering.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 208: Space Hulk

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game where men in huge spacesuits just stand there while the backs of their heads are eaten. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Godzilla Destroy All Monsters Melee.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 207: Dragon's Dogma

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game where a chosen warrior saves a mystical kingdom with the help of her trusted pawn, Zangief. 

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 206: Heroes of Might and Magic III

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game where armies of the undead spontaneously assemble to defend a pair of boots. 

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 51: Dark Savior

Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games. 

Wild Arms 4 and 5

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/wild-arms-4/

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/wild-arms-5/

Catching up with Wild Arms 4 and 5, which wrap up the main series...though there's still one more PSP SRPG to cover. 

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 50: Twisted Metal Small Brawl

Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 205: Narc

 Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game where homeless, hopelessly addicted drug-victims PAY THE PRICE. 

Japanese Video Game Obscurity: Escaform

A PS1 strategy-RPG with some cool designs and a world inexplicably full of toilets!

I've mentioned this before, but earlier in the year I'd been working on a sorta-follow-up to the Japanese Video Game Obscurities book, even though that book isn't out yet and won't be out for a few more months. I picked this game up because it sounded kinda interesting, and it is...but I'm not sure it's interesting *enough* to be included in a book, especially when there's limited space and so many other...

Wild Arms Alter Code F

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/wild-arms-alter-code-f/

A remake of the original Wild Arms for the PS2, it's a pretty decent game but sorta struggles to justify its existence.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 204: Lula 3D

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Germany's favorite adult film star and cop-killer. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Twisted Metal Small Brawl.

Wild Arms 3

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/wild-arms-3/

 Wild Arms 3 is a culmination of all the quintessentially “Wild Arms”-y elements introduced through the first two games, and is the most representative and arguably the best what the series has to offer 

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 49: Nekojishi

Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 203: Hollow Knight

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the hollow knight, the stuffed knight. Compound eye without form, thorax without colour. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Nekojishi.

The Hidden Husband of Black/Matrix

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/the-hidden-husband-of-black-matrix/

The Japanese SRPG Black/Matrix lets you pick your romantic partner from one of five woman....but with a hidden code, a sixth male character could be unlocked. A little bit about the uncommon instances of homosexual relationships in these types of games.

Wild Arms 2

More Wild Arms! Generally viewed to be the weakest entry in the series, though much of that has to do with an extremely poor English translation.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 202: Nightmare Circus

Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the Mega Drive game where a Native American stereotype battles the spirits of disgruntled carnival folk. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Nekojishi.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 48: Bubsy 2 (Game Boy)

Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.

Wild Arms

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/wild-arms/

We're doing a Wild Arms series article! Here's the first one, notable for being one of the few pre-Final Fantasy VII RPGs on the PlayStation. It's not groundbreaking but it's not half-bad either, and the music is still legendary.

Ganryu

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/ganryu/

An extremely mediocre ninja side-scroller from an extremely mediocre developer.

Part of me wants to do a book with games like these, like this and Legend of Makai from last month. The sort of not-great-but-not-bad side-scrollers, something that would be useful to peruse if you just want to try something new in MAME or remind yourself of some arcade game you vag...

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 201: Civilization

 Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game that copied the game that was inspired by the game that started it all. This weekend's Patreon bonusgame will be Bubsy 2. 

Beavis and Butthead Adventure Games

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/beavis-and-butthead-in-virtual-stupidity/

A few more games covered in the adventure game book, this includes two starring the idiot duo, and one tie-in with the Daria spinoff.

Virtual Stupidity was shocking in how good it was. You still need to like the original material, obviously, but it's one of the rare cases that really captures t...

Star Trek Adventure Games

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/star-trek-25th-anniversary/

Four Star Trek adventure games, originally written for the adventure game book. The ones based on TOS are pretty good...the others....

Keep in mind I have been informed there are some controversial Star Trek opinions herein!

Slime Mori Mori Dragon Quest Trilogy

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/slime-mori-mori-dragon-quest/

One of the many spinoffs of the Dragon Quest series, all starring the various monsters (mostly slimes) in starring roles. We only got the second game, localized as Rocket Slime, which has an absolutely hilarious script.

Patreon picked up the wrong picture for the header and won't let me change it! That's actually Nier...

DmC: Devil May Cry

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/dmc-devil-may-cry/

The final entry (for now) of our Devil May Cry series was hugely divisive on release, but mostly got where it needed to be...eventually.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 47: Microsoft Entertainment Pack 2

Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 200: 200th Episode Interview Bonanza!

 Join the HG101 gang as they discuss the only topic they love more than games. This weekend's Patreon bonus game will be Bubsy 2. 

Patreon Exclusive: Strider Illustration by Mike Morrocco

Here's our third bit of exclusive artwork for Patrons - Strider!

Now that the Treasure book is finished, I'll be putting this one together (along with the previous Alien Syndrome and Rocket Knight Adventures illustrations) and printing them onto postcards, and mailing them out to select Patreon levels. Watch this space very soon!

Links to the others: 

Alien Syndrome:

https://www.patreon.com...

Devil May Cry 4

http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/devil-may-cry-4/

DMC enters the HD era with the fourth title, which has since become more appreciated since its initial release.

Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 199: Curse of Monkey Island

 Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Gary Coleman's finest video game performance.