Archive for Author: Alex Jedraszczak
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Dragon Warrior (NES)
Reviews by Alex Jedraszczak on Take care and tempt not the fates.
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Lagoon (SNES)
Reviews by Alex Jedraszczak on The atomic bomb. Man's greatest achievement. Like, ever, man. I mean, what else can blow up as much stuff as the atomic bomb? And, certainly, one can see that man's sole purpose in this universe is to
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Soul Blazer (SNES)
Reviews by Alex Jedraszczak on I am here to tell the story of a game that is often forgotten in the wake of the popularity of its successors, despite my personal preference for it. No, no, I'm not talking about Lufia. This isn't about Final Fantasy IV, either.
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Metroid II: Return of Samus (GB)
Reviews by Alex Jedraszczak on Often overlooked in the shadow of Super Metroid, Metroid II was an early step toward the modern "Metroidvania" concept.
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Amagon (NES)
Reviews by Alex Jedraszczak on There it was. Shining, brilliant, in a beam of light before me, hovering silently above the sacred altar—I had finally found it. Amagon. When Grand Wizard Franzen had explained my mission, spoken in
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Illusion of Gaia (SNES)
Reviews by Alex Jedraszczak on It had happened again. I had let the month pass me by without giving even a fleeting thought to my obligations. As I sat in my dark room with only a bottle in front of me, I thought to myself: How cou
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Lufia & The Fortress of Doom (SNES)
Reviews by Alex Jedraszczak on Yes, that's right: the Lufia series didn't start at II. While the second game might have been substantially more original than its predecessor, Lufia The Fortress of Doom is a fun game in its own ri
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Breath of Fire (SNES)
Reviews by Alex Jedraszczak on I remember somehow enjoying Breath of Fire when I first played it. Having played it again recently, I can't imagine why. What changed my mind about this Final Fantasy ripoff? Let's review! Yes, yes—
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Final Fantasy II (SNES)
Reviews by Alex Jedraszczak on Final Fantasy II: a legendary game in the land of RPGs, especially in the Western world. As I was one of the few kids who started playing RPGs before the PlayStation came around, this game is forever
