This week on The Entertainment Dome, we recap a double whammy of RWBY Volume 9 episodes and then spend the last 10 minutes sharing our first impressions of the Nier: Automata anime.
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The Entertainment Dome Episode 174 – Nier-ly an Hour of Nier
This week on The Entertainment Dome, James spends most of it gushing over Nier Replicant, but we find just enough time to quickly express our joy at The Great Ace Attorney games finally being localised.
The Entertainment Dome Episode 144 – Shareholders Are Dumb
This week on The Entertainment Dome, we’re joined by special guest Ryan Brown from Super Rare Games to discuss his work, his love of Nier: Automata, and the rumoured Kingdom Hearts Disney+ show.
Ten of My Favourite Games of the Decade
I know I’m late in saying this but, damn, this really is a new decade, huh? I never even considered it until it was pointed out to me. A lot has happened in the last ten years, and after looking at some good-looking games that are coming in the future, I’d like to reminisce about all the awesome games from the past. And, boy, there were a lot.
So, since everyone else has done it and I apparently have as much originality as a live-action Disney remake, here’s a list of some of my all-time favourite games to have been released throughout the 2010s – one from each year (I’m using the European release dates BTW). Continue reading
My VG Music Picks #87 – Weight of the World – Prelude Version (Final Fantasy XIV)
WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Final Fantasy XIV
Because of how music from Final Fantasy XIV can only be uploaded to YouTube if it’s accompanying gameplay footage, I should mention that the video above shows off the final boss of the game’s Nier: Automata raid and it’s a big ol’ spoiler so if you play FFXIV and haven’t completed said raid yet, don’t click on the video. I won’t give away who it is in the text, though. Continue reading
Favourite Moments in Fiction #20 – The End of YoRHa (Nier: Automata)
WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Nier: Automata
No, seriously, this one is a massive spoiler as I’m writing about a good chunk of Nier: Automata‘s ending here. So, please, if you have any intention of playing this game, stop reading and go do that now because this is an ending that I feel nearly everyone should experience for themselves. I daresay that it’s unequivocally one of the best videogame endings ever. If you have already played it, then you already know why and don’t need me to tell you, but I’m gonna write about it anyway just because I can. Continue reading
My VG Music Picks #78 – Dependent Weakling (Nier: Automata)
WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Nier: Automata
In retrospect, it’d kind of funny how despite being bigged up as the main antagonists of the game, Adam and Eve are defeated rather early on and don’t really come back until the very end. And even then, their return is minimal. Regardless, they made the most of their little screen-time and both got pretty awesome boss fights that make sure the player remembers them. Today, though, I want to specifically write about the fight with Eve – the climax of the first half of the game – and it’s accompanying music. Continue reading
Nier: Automata – My First Yoko Taro Game
“Everything that lives is designed to end. We are perpetually trapped in a never-ending spiral of life and death. Is this a curse? Or some kind of punishment? I often think about the god who blessed us with this cryptic puzzle…and wonder if we’ll ever get the chance to kill him.”
These are the first lines of dialogue you hear in Nier: Automata, and if this doesn’t immediately tell you what kind of game you’re about to experience, then you are in for one hell of a trip; one that could only have come from a director like Yoko Taro. Anyone familiar with his work kind of had an idea for what to expect but for a newcomer like myself, no amount of research into his previous games could prepare me for what this one had in store. I thought I knew after listening to those opening lines, but that was, appropriately and obviously, only the beginning. First, though, let’s get some backstory out of the way. Continue reading
The Entertainment Dome Episode 50 – No, Lars is Worse!
This week on The Entertainment Dome, we celebrate our 50th episode by doing what we always do – ramble about videogames. In this episode, I share my first thoughts on NieR: Automata, James preps himself for next week’s release of Mass Effect: Andromeda and the announcement of a new Steven Universe games leads onto a debate about who’s the worst character (apologies for the peaked audio).
Too Long for Twitter 