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Kris

Localization specialist and former Siliconera staff writer. Some of his localizations include entries in the Steins;Gate series, Blue Reflection, and Yo-Kai Watch.

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Yakuza: Dead Souls Playtest – The World Through The Eye Of Goro Majima

While Dead Souls infuriates me at times, it still exudes the traditional Yakuza charm. This is enhanced by the fact that it just so happens to include one of my favorite NPCs of all time as a playable character.

Street Fighter X Tekken Playtest: Like Street Fighter IV And UMvC3 Had A Baby

Like every Street Fighter since II, you've got three punch buttons and three kick buttons, but this time around, hitting them in sequence will propel one attack into the next.

Binary Domain Playtest: Looks Can Be Deceiving

Why are there robot monkeys in a sewage treatment plant? What purpose do they serve there? In a lot of ways, Binary Domain reminds me of all the weird anime I watched in the 90s.

How The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker Inspired Skulls of the Shogun’s Art

Also, learn which game development company a number of Space Channel 5 and Rez staff ended up at.

BlazBlue Continuum Shift Extend Playtest: More Portable, More Accessible

BlazBlue: Continuum Shift Extend has something to draw newcomers to it; something that I think separates it from other fighters: a good story mode.

Interview: Modernizing Turn-Based Strategy Games With Skulls of the Shogun

Jake Kazdal also talks about his days at UGA when he was working on Rez and Space Channel 5.

How Michael Jackson Willed His Way Into Sega’s Space Channel 5

“So, this is a funny story. We were late in development and there was no Space Michael,” Jake Kazdal tells us, recalling his days at Sega.

NeverDead Playtest: “Get your head in the game, Bryce!”

Being dismembered and decapitated happens quite a bit, since Bryce’s immortality is the main mechanic of NeverDead. Often, the game has you decapitate Bryce to do little platforming puzzles.

Dodonpachi: Blissful Death Playtest – Earning Your Credits

The way that Cave slowly rewards the player with continues and practice stages is a very clever way to adapt an arcade experience to a cell phone.

eXceed 2nd – Vampire REX Impressions: Bullet Hell With A Touch Of Ikaruga

eXceed 2nd draws its best mechanics directly from Ikaruga. Ria File, the young lady half-vampire that you pilot, can switch between light and dark polarities.