Top 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 152: Lagrange Point
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this technologically impressive sci-fi Famicom RPG from Konami
2018-12-27 15:36:59 +0000 UTC View Post
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Strife
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/strife/
An ambitious attempt to take the Doom engine and make it work in an action-RPG hybrid.
2018-12-27 15:28:15 +0000 UTC View PostDusk
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/dusk/
Part of the recent wave of 90s-style indie first person shooters, Dusk takes all of the best lessons learned from games like Quake and puts them together into a creative, insanely well put together experience.
2018-12-25 21:38:11 +0000 UTC View PostGuide to Shin Megami Tensei - New Preview PDF/MOBI
As a thanks to all of our Patreon supporters, I've prepared a new preview of the upcoming (and long awaited) Unofficial Guide to Shin Megami Tensei and Persona. The previous version contained the core SMT games - this one adds in some of the spinoffs, including the entire Devil Summoner line (with Soul Hackers and Raidou Kuzunoha), Digital Devil Saga, Devil Survivor, and Tokyo Mirage Sessions. It's about 89 pages in total, a little over twice as long as the original preview. We also fixed som...
2018-12-25 03:28:11 +0000 UTC View PostTop 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 22: Super C
Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.
2018-12-24 15:49:07 +0000 UTC View PostFinal Fantasy Tactics A2
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/final-fantasy-tactics-a2-grimoire-of-the-rift/
Our FF Tactics feature closes off with the final game in the series, a DS entry which fixes some of the issues from its predecessor, but still struggles to justify itself.
2018-12-22 17:10:35 +0000 UTC View PostTop 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 151: Abzu
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank this wet and somewhat wild little swimming sim. This Friday's Patreon bonus game will be Fantasy General.
2018-12-21 13:49:02 +0000 UTC View PostTop 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 150: Astal
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank one of the Saturn's hidden 2D gems. This Friday's Patreon bonus game will be Fantasy General.
2018-12-21 13:45:52 +0000 UTC View PostTop 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 21: Dune 2
Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.
2018-12-21 13:42:00 +0000 UTC View PostFinal Fantasy Tactics Advance
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/final-fantasy-tactics-advance/
This not-quite-sequel to Final Fantasy Tactics disappointed many longtime fans, though in reworking the game for the portable format (and a younger audience), it also removes many of its frustrations. (Though it also adds a few of its own.)
2018-12-20 20:10:29 +0000 UTC View PostFinal Fantasy Tactics
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/final-fantasy-tactics/
Part of the foundation of the strategy-RPG genre, and still one of the best of its kind.
This article took a LONG time to put together - I think I was playing these games around this time last year, just to give an idea - so pardon any messiness, or if I got anything wrong. In the three times I played through the original FFT, I never...
2018-12-19 00:22:02 +0000 UTC View PostWhat Remains of Edith Finch
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/what-remains-of-edith-finch/
A rather brilliant walking sim where you discover what happened to the Finch family, often putting you in their shoes as they take the steps that will, in one way or another, lead to their death
2018-12-16 16:55:53 +0000 UTC View PostTop 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 149: Myst
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the historically important, historically pretty point-and-click. This weekend's bonus game is Super C.
2018-12-14 21:37:37 +0000 UTC View PostTop 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 148: Battlezone (1998)
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the game about the bossiest tank ever. This Friday's Patreon bonus game will be Super C.
2018-12-14 21:32:11 +0000 UTC View PostPsycho Soldier
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/psycho-soldier/
The not-quite-sequel to Athena resets everything and sets the stage in modern day Japan, and turns the warrior goddess into a psychic school girl/pop idol.
2018-12-14 21:15:11 +0000 UTC View PostAthena
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/athena/
In the process of migrating the old site to the new one, there were certain articles I wanted to hold off on until I got a chance to rewrite them. The Athena article was one of them - the old ones were just way too short. Though this was done independently of the SNK 40th Annivesary Collection released last month, I figured today would be a good day to start posting them, s...
2018-12-12 15:23:24 +0000 UTC View PostTop 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 147: Mother 3
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank the heartfelt JRPG masterpiece that Nintendo DOESN'T want you to play!
2018-12-11 02:21:07 +0000 UTC View PostSegaSonic Bros.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/segasonic-bros/
A long-lost Sonic the Hedgehog-themed puzzle arcade game finally made its way on the public internet last week, so here's a look at it. It was unreleased because it failed location tests, and you can kind of see why, but it's interesting for Sega and puzzle fans alike.
2018-12-11 02:19:56 +0000 UTC View PostDark Ages
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/dark-ages/
Another Apogee IBM PC side-scroller, this one with a medieval theme.
2018-12-09 15:09:53 +0000 UTC View PostSuperior Soldiers
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/superior-soldiers/
Irem tries to do a Street Fighter II-style fighting game. It doesn't go well! But at least it's appreciably dumb and silly.
2018-12-09 15:06:08 +0000 UTC View PostTop 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 146: Silhouette Mirage
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank an oft-overlooked Treasure.
2018-12-09 14:58:23 +0000 UTC View PostThree Wonders
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/three-wonders/
Three whole different games on a single arcade cabinet, from Capcom! And they actually aren't too bad, weird character designs in two of them aside.
2018-12-07 01:59:37 +0000 UTC View PostTop 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 145: Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon
Join the HG101 gang as they enter a hellish world where humans have vanished and Pokémon reign supreme.
2018-12-04 21:39:17 +0000 UTC View PostTop 47,858 Games of All Time Bonus Get 20 - Tales of the Abyss
Join the HG101 gang as they add another Patreon-only bonus game to their ever growing list of Top Games.
2018-12-04 21:35:25 +0000 UTC View PostTop 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 144 - Famicom Detective Club Part II
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank best entry in Nintendo's otherwise forgotten line of adventure games. This Friday's Patreon bonus game will be Tales of the Abyss.
2018-12-04 21:29:02 +0000 UTC View PostTop 47,858 Games of All Time Episode 143: Punch-Out!!
Join the HG101 gang as they discuss and rank Nintendo's whimsical boxing rhythm-puzzler.
Sorry I'm late on posting these podcasts on the Patreon!
2018-12-04 21:27:08 +0000 UTC View PostShinsetsu Mahou Shoujo
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/shinsetsu-mahou-shoujo/
A fairly decent freeware doujin SRPG, featuring a largely female cast, as these types of games typically do.
2018-12-04 21:21:43 +0000 UTC View PostThe Silver Case: The 25th Ward
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/silver-case-the-the-25th-ward/
Long relegated to Japanese mobile phones, the sequel to Goichi Suda's trippy adventure game saw English release on consoles and PCs earlier this year.
2018-12-02 02:04:42 +0000 UTC View PostSolar Striker
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/solar-striker/
A rare shoot-em-up from Nintendo, this one being an early release for the original Game Boy.
Massive Chalice
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/massive-chalice/
An excellent strategy game, with all of the hallmarks of a Double Fine production.
2018-11-29 15:46:30 +0000 UTC View Post