Lionheart Tactics: A nice turn based game!

 Lionheart Tactics is a game that reminds me of the days that I would spend countless hours playing Final Fantasy Tactics! The same thing applies here as it did then! You control your main character and adventure across the land and on your adventures you gather more heroes to aid you in your quest against the forces of evil! Except Lionheart brings a few things to the table that FFT didn't! To those that have played Final Fantasy Tactics you will spot the differences! To those that haven't...well..you will still be satisfied with this game!

  The game starts off with a brief story introducing us to the hero! Yes you are a king! Then quickly afterwards you are met with a monster breaking into your room and trying to off you! The game gives you a run of the basics such as movement,skill use,and attacking! After defeating the monster you get introduced to one of the many heroes that will be accompanying you on your adventures! As you progress in the game more is revealed to you!

  One of these is how much of a pain an enemy healer is! But that's normal for almost any game. Another is that you can use a Gaea Break attack once it is fully charged up! This devastating attack hits hard and it might even do more but I haven't used it on my other characters! Not only that but you also start to see that your characters basic forms aren't permanent! Once you are done with the tutorial you are allowed to explore the other options of the game one of them being the hero panel that allows you to equip items to heroes,train them so they learn new skills,and even PROMOTE them to different ranks! Amazing right? You do need to collect certain items and similar to the way you would promote classes in Fire Emblem games...meaning you need to collect the appropriate stones for each individual class! You can also sacrifice units to buff up another unit! Cool huh?

 Besides that you are also allowed to take part in arena player versus player content! Which is separated into different leagues! Bronze,silver,gold and maybe more are available and are unlocked the more you win fights! But be careful! Just like in PvE if your heroes get hurt in PvP you will have to wait for a certain amount of time to get them back to full health or pay a few crowns to get them ready fast! So try not to overdo it!

  The cash shop in this game isn't heavily pay to win. But players who do donate a few bucks will have an edge over others but it's not something you can't overcome if you put the time into it! Gear,heroes of different qualities,and promotion stones are available for the right amount of gold or crowns! So try to save up those crowns until you get your nice hero all decked out and fully promoted! Then you can do whatever with them!

  I am still barely getting into the game but so far it has been an awesome adventure that I will probably regret taking part of at work and school! But that's life right? Thanks for reading this article hopefully you found it somewhat helpful! Be sure to follow us on twitter and to leave a comment using the disqus comment section at the end of the article! Take care fellow gamers! 

Kritika Chaos Unleashed: Better late than never!

                                      

  Ah I remember when my friend told me about this game a few weeks ago! I said "pfft" and didn't bother to even try it out. Something I don't regret mainly because I get to play it anyway! Kritika is a pretty fun action 3d game that makes me feel like I am going on a roid rampage and murdering countless monsters for the glory of upgrading my gear and getting +20 on my new sword! Which amazingly isn't that difficult to do! Kritika has four available classes at the moment with more to be released soon! Berserker and Acrobat are available from the start with Dark Valkyrie and Shadow Mage unlocking at level 15 and level 20. Gold and karats do pass between each character so you can farm gold and karats on one and transfer them over the the others!

  Now before I dive into the rest of the game let me explain a few things that are blocked out in this screenshot above! As you can see you get the usual stage mode for questing and getting experience and some gold and items! But you will notice two other chained up options! One is the survival mode which allows you to take part in monster wave at different levels. Monster wave is one of the main ways that you will be earning money and has an auto fight option enabled so you can just select it and be lazy while watching your favorite anime or movies! The other is called the Tower of Tribulation and is more about seeing how far you get! The third window is a PvP window that gives three options! Arena,Versus,and Melee! Each of these modes including survival will give you an appropriate rank and will reap you rewards such as gold and karats! So try your best to get to the top! Quests are unlocked at level 9 which reset daily! Upon completing these daily quests you will earn various rewards as well as 20 karats! Nice huh? Sockets help with boosting your character through different gemstones that give stat boosts like attack,defense,health,mana,and so on! 

  When you unlock the treasure option you will be able to use different keys to unlock different types of chests ranging from bronze to gold quality! Obviously the higher the quality the higher the chance of you getting awesome items! Crafting allows you to well...craft accessories,weapons,and armor using shards that you will get from the different modes except pvp! And enhancing...well...I don't think I have to go into detail there do I? Only thing you need to know is you can reroll affixes to get better stats,inherit and items upgrade level to another that is +4 and equal rarity and to reroll the affixes bonus!      

  Combat wise it is an action game at heart! With a joypad showing up on screen when you touch it to the skill and attack buttons on the right! Chaining skills together and mobbing up monsters leads to some pretty awesome effects and the faster you clear the dungeon the greater your rank at the end! Skills can be leveled and you also get passive skills to further boost your destructive power! They cost gold to upgrade and karats if you want to learn the next level without the wait but you will be fine with just gold! At the end of each dungeon is a boss that you have to kill of course! And trust me killing them...is fun! As you can see in the screenshots below! The one thing I didn't like is the damn treasure boxes! They always show the item I want somewhere else and even if I try again I get crap! But that's just my luck...

  I did talk a bit about the PvP and so far have only been able to participate in the arena mode but this much is certain! Like any game the quality and fortification of your gear matters! Taking +10 and +5 fortified gear into the fight is better than taking unfortified gear! Getting your equipment upgraded doesn't cost an arm and a leg either! Simply do the monster wave and get the necessary gold then upgrade using the different items you've obtained! I've managed to get up to +10 on my weapon without failing using different grades of items as well as different grades of enhance plans! Each item comes in grey,green,blue,purple,and orange grades so be sure to know what you have! Now back to the PVP! Winning an arena match will earn you 1 karat and a few arena points that when they reach a certain milestone will grant you an item! Also ranking in the arena will net you karats and so far I have 96 karats waiting for me by the end of this week! Maybe more! PvP is automatic or at least the pvp in arena mode! So your character decides when to use the skills it has or when not to! Just hope your character isn't dumb right? :D

   Thanks for reading this review! Be sure to follow us on twitter and to +1 this blog and article! Keep  coming back for more updates and articles! <3

Iggy's Top 10 Android RPGS

      Alright so I have been awake for an ungodly amount of hours and CANNOT sleep so I decided to put together a list of android rpgs that people should check out now or in the future. Yeah I know "ERMERGERD AMAZON URYWHERE SPAMZOR!1" truth is my fellow writers and myself aren't doing this for free. We do this to earn a bit of money for helping you out with your gaming inquiries. We help you out you help us out. Now...with that out of the way let me get this started! NOTE: These games are in no particular order! If I find more games worth mentioning(trust me I freaking will) then I will update this list!

                                                                 

• A vast world to explore with towns,wild forests,rivers,castle towers,secret dungeons,and more!
• Over a dozen special boss enemies to beat!
• 16 characters to discover and summon to help you!
• 14 hours of outstanding voice acting!
• Includes original bards tale 1,2,&3

                                                                   

• Pixel art graphics
• Simple touch interface
• 25 randomly generated levels
• Various dungeon features
• 80+ types of items
• you will die often...just a warning

                                                                  

• Multiplayer! Play with friends over wifi on other mobile devices! 4 player co op or pvp!
• 200 Crafting recipes
• 25+ block types to help you build anything
• 75+ monsters
• 5 bosses!
• Over 12 environments to explore!
• Dynamic water and lava as well as day and night cycles
• 10+npcs to recruit

                                                               

• Level randomization
• 5 worlds
• Slay monsters and collect loot
• Lots of weapons and gear
• RPG style upgrades
• Boss battles
• Mission System
• Achievements

                                                           

• Gorgeous graphics
• Ragdoll physics
• original soundtrack
• Hundreds of items to use
• Reflex based combat with manual blocking and dodging

                                                           

• Extreme action rpg in HD
• Battle 2 on 2 in pvp or pve
• Customize your character with armor and weapons
• Level up and learn special abilities

                                                         

• Humans,elves,dwarves,evils from the depth of the earth,and golems!
• Different people,different tribes,all come together in this rpg
• Smoothly animated dynamic battles
• Customize weapons and statuses
• Reminds me of Golden Sun(don't judge)

                                                         

• 3D battles
• Event scenes
• Energi System- Fire,Water,Light
• Submembers that help you out in the form of assists

                                                        

• Tons of weapons and pets to buff you up
• Puzzle system makes combat more interesting
• Throws you a curve every few battles such as slime that weakens your attack
• Even if you don't equip gear just owning more gear makes you even more powerful
• pvp to be added soon!

                                                     

• Action based combat
• Auto combat for farming gold and materials
• Skill leveling system
• Master leveling system similar to diablo 3's paragon levels
• Shiny weapons...shush!
• More classes to be released
• You can get costume pieces by just playing the game...and having patience

Belial: Art of the Devil: I like what I see!!!

  A game influenced by Castlevania Symphony of the Night...now THAT is something that I would love to see! I recently got an e-mail asking if I would like to contribute to this through kickstarter...my answer? HELL YES! From what I read it will be available on the PC(through Steam),iOS,and Android meaning that I can play this at home,at school,and at work! It's not like anything important happens at those locations right? Right! I'm going to be keeping this article short because well to be honest...they basically covered everything on the site! I am hyped though about a few features especially a skill tree based on the unholy trinity...OH THAT IS SO AWESOME! I would love if I could distribute my points where ever I wanted to and mix it up a bit for a few different feel to the game! I'm all for diversity like the original Diablo had! I spent hours working on my necromancer and even though there were a few builds that were more end game centric people could still do well with what they had come up with!

  Another feature is the equipment forging! It's stated on the site that you can dissolve gear into better gear which means I can farm till my eyes bleed and be covered in epic loot! Also the story isn't half bad! It revolves around your main character Belial a half human,half demon being who was abandoned in hell and his throne taken over by Satan! What really caught my interest was who Belials mother is...it's Eve! Since she committed the first sin it would make sense for Belial to have been born shortly after! Although...I am still wondering how that happened? But whatever I'll figure it out when it gets released! There is a subplot as well but I've gone on long enough! Here is a link to the website describing everything in detail from the skills to the story and subplot! There are a few spoilers though but that is fine! I still look forward to owning and playing this game soon! Check it out here!

                    

Halloween Game Sales Galore: PSN and GameStop have awesome deals!

  As if scaring the crude out of people and dressing up in your favorite cosplay or costume and collecting candy weren't good enough reasons to love Halloween PSN and GameStop are both offering awesome deals on some awesome games! Get ready to have your wallets not emptied and enjoy some of the best horror games,movies,and tv shows offered by PSN! These are the items that will be on sale each week!

Week 1

                                                           

Week 2

   The Sale of the Dead week 1 deals will last till the 27th of October and week 2 will last until the 28th! I would add the movies and stuff but since we are mainly a gaming blog I'll stop here! But I will include a link to the full list of all the specials offered by PSN! PSN Sale of the Dead deals!

  GameStop won't be starting the promotion until the 24th of October and lasts until the 31st of October but some of the deals they offer will make your money saving self love you more! Some of the deals they plan on offering are:

• Bioshock Infinite - $7.99
• Dark Souls 2- $29.99
• Dead Space 3- $3.99
• Thief:Master Thief Edition- $21.19
• Murdered Soul Suspect- $24.99
• Outlast- $6.79
• Tomb Raider(2013)- $7.99

  Be sure to check out GameStop for a full list of details!

  Thanks for reading and what games do you all plan on getting throughout this deal? :D

The World 2: Not .hack but another World!

  After having watched a gameplay video for The World 2 I must say...I AM PUMPED FOR THIS GAME! It reminds me of monster hunter with different parts of the monster breaking off or the monster falling over! Also what caught my interest is the promise of actual online play with a group of players! Nothing like seeing someone be eaten by a giant worm...or a giant gorilla or t-rex! This game looks promising and I must say that I am really hoping this releases soon! If you are interested in following and staying up to date with any news from the developers feel free to check out their facebook page here! The World Online 2

How do you feel about private servers?

 
  Private servers for online games have been popping up and even more so as the years have passed! Games like World of Warcraft,Ragnarok Online,MU Online,and many other online games have a large amount of private servers! To those that are not familiar with what a private server is it is basically a copy of the official game with higher experience rates,higher drop rates,higher quest exp,and so on. It also has some custom features such as balancing classes more than the official or making it so you can exchange in game currency for cash shop currency to buy your goods! But that's what it is in a nutshell! What I want to know is...how do you feel about these servers? Do you consider it stealing another person's work? Do you encourage it? Do you play on private servers?

  Personally I don't mind them. Often times I would rather play on a private server than the official one. Mainly because on the official servers I am usually fine with the game...but that cash shop kills it for me! That is the only time I will switch to a private server! The cash shop is fine I get it the game needs money but really? Putting a rare or epic grade weapon in the cash shop for $20? That defeats the purpose of even playing the game in the first place! Might as well just tell me from the start "Pay $50 and get epic grade armor and weapons and a flying mount that farts rainbows and one shots everyone on the map"! That is my only pet peeve with some online games and I've played on private servers that either completely remove that factor or make it so that you get more credits for your dollar! Which is fine since,again,servers aren't cheap!

What's your take on private gaming servers?