Pete was surprisingly psyched about the many games coming in the next 2 or 3 months (see post below). Me? I’m slightly less optimistic. A lot of that has to do with my taste in games (RPGs are the entrees, everything else is appetizer or dessert). Among the items on Pete’s hefty list, the only ones that really draw me in are two E3-announced titles from...

So I just finished playing through DRAGON QUEST V: HAND OF THE HEAVENLY BRIDE on the DS. As far as insight goes, I have little to say. It’s DRAGON QUEST. It’s the quintessence of Traditional JRPG. Okay, okay, it does have some different features to it. DQV‘s big novelty is the “generation” setup. You start as a young child, adventuring...