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Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate is the reboot of the Japanese game Monster Hunter Tri. In Monster Hunter Tri, the players enter a deserted island after an earthquake supposedly caused by a monster. On the island, they are sent to slay monsters as well as scavenge for herbs, honey, seeds, mushrooms and ore. Players are completing quests for an … Continue reading “Monster Hunter 3: Ultimate”
Year: 2013
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS, Wii U
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Action RPG
Animal Crossing: New Leaf is a social simulation game. The player takes on the role as the new mayor in a small village populated by animals. Gameplay consists of improving the village with new buildings and decorations, collecting furniture and items for one’s house, and donating fossils, fish, insects and art to the local museum. Several … Continue reading “Animal Crossing: New Leaf”
Year: 2013
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Genre: Simulation
Animal Crossing: Wild World is a sandbox game in which players assume the role of a new resident in a town populated and run by animals. Players can interact with townsfolk, write letters, send presents, dig for fossils, fish, and perform other activities. The game also runs in realtime and utilizes the Nintendo DS’ internal clock … Continue reading “Animal Crossing: Wild World”
Year: 2005
Platforms: Nintendo DS, Wii U
Genre: Simulation
Animal Crossing is an enhanced rerelease of Dōbutsu no Mori +, designed specifically for Western audiences. As such, it replaces all Japanese cultural references and celebrations with ones that would be more familiar to the American, European, and Australian audiences it was released for. This includes such holidays as a Harvest Festival in November, April Fool’s Day, … Continue reading “Animal Crossing”
Year: 2002
Platforms: GameCube
Genre: Simulation
Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity is the ninth game in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon series and the first for the Nintendo 3DS. The player is a human who has a dream about a Munna being chased by a Hydreigon and calling for help. The human then wakes up in a strange world and discovers they have been … Continue reading “Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Gates To Infinity”
Year: 2013
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Dungeon crawler
Pokémon Y and its counterpart, Pokémon X, are the first main Pokémon games to be rendered in full 3D and have a customizable protagonist. As with the previous games, the player first chooses one of three starter Pokémon. He then sets out in the Kalos region to collect Pokémon information in the Pokédex, which now has three sections. … Continue reading “Pokemon Y”
Year: 2013
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Japanese-style RPG (JRPG)
Pokémon X and its counterpart, Pokémon Y, are the first main Pokémon games to be rendered in full 3D and have a customizable protagonist. As with the previous games, the player first chooses one of three starter Pokémon. He then sets out in the Kalos region to collect Pokémon information in the Pokédex, which now has three sections. … Continue reading “Pokemon X”
Year: 2013
Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Japanese-style RPG (JRPG)
Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny introduces you to two new protagonists, Aden and Sonja who, due to mysterious circumstances are two souls trapped in one body! They find themselves not only stuck together but transported to a strange new island and no way to get home. You must take the role of Aden and befriend the … Continue reading “Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny”
Year: 2011
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Wii
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Action RPG
In Rune Factory 3 the player, Micah by default, is an amnesiac who wanders into the town of Sharance and is discovered by a girl named Shara. Micah is a half human, half monster who can shift between human and wooly forms. Like in the other Rune Factory games, the gameplay is a mix of the farming found … Continue reading “Rune Factory 3: A Fantasy Harvest Moon”
Year: 2010
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Action RPG
In Rune Factory 2 the player, Kyle by default, is an amnesiac who wanders into the town of Alvarna and is discovered by a girl named Mana. Like in the first Rune Factory game, the gameplay is a mix of the farming found in the Harvest Moon series and battling. The player must grow and maintain crops and build … Continue reading “Rune Factory 2: A Fantasy Harvest Moon”
Year: 2008
Platforms: Nintendo DS
Genre: Role-Playing (RPG)
Theme: Action RPG