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Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory – Game Review
Posted on April 1, 2013 | No CommentsTitle: Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory Developed By: Compile Heart Published By: Nippon Ichi Software America | Namco Bandai Partners (Australia) Based On: Third title in Neptunia series Console: Playstation 3 Exclusive Genre: RPG Classification (AU): This title has been rated M for Sexualised Imagery and Sexual References Review Conditions: Australian Edition, Playstation 3, Physical Media Special Thanks: Nippon Ichi Software America for kindly providing a review copy of this title It has been several years since the Deity of Sin was defeated. In spite of a little trouble here and there, the world is... -
Princess Jellyfish – Anime Review
Posted on March 31, 2013 | No CommentsTitle: Princess Jellyfish Format: DVD Published by: Siren Visual (Australia) | Funimation (North America) Audio: Hybrid Dub Subtitles: English Special Thanks: Siren Visual for kindly providing me with a review sample of this release Amamizu-kan is an all female boarding house occupied by “The Sisterhood”, a group of geeky otaku women who have a fierce dislike for people they refer to as “The Stylish” and men in particular. The newest addition to the group is Tsukimi, a shy, socially awkward girl with a fanatical passion for Jellyfish. When Tsukimi unwillingly meets one of... -
The Sims 3 University Life – Expansion Pack Review
Posted on March 29, 2013 | No CommentsTitle: The Sims 3 University Life Developed By: Maxis Published by: Electronic Arts Based On: The ninth major expansion pack in The Sims 3 franchise Sequel to: The Sims 3: Seasons, The Sims 3: Supernatural et al. ——————– Console: PC / Mac Genre: Simulation Audio/Subtitles: Simlish Review Conditions: Physical PC Copy Special Thanks: Electronic Arts Australia for providing me with a copy of this game to review Whereas around this point earlier instalments in The Sims franchise would simply diverge off into the next major numbered title, the team at The Sims Studio have decided not to simply start afresh and... -
A Certain Magical Index Parts 1 & 2 – Anime Review
Posted on March 26, 2013 | No CommentsKamijou Touma is a student living in Academy City and despite not having magic powers, he possesses on his right hand the Imagine Breaker, an ability to negate any power whatsoever. Touma finds a young girl named Index who is trying to run away from Necessarius, a powerful magic organization that she is member of. Blessed with the skill of memorising any sort of information, she holds 103,000 forbidden magical books within her head. As science and magic cross paths, Touma must face several dangers amid espers and magicians who appear at the exciting scientific town. Interested? Read my review of the title before it launches in Australia next month! -
Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk – Game Review
Posted on March 22, 2013 | No CommentsTitle: Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk Developed By: Gust Published By: Tecmo Koei / Mindscape (Australia) Based On: Atelier Series Console: Playstation 3 Genre: RPG / Alchemy Classification (AU): This title has been classified as M for Mild Sexual Themes, Fantasy Violence and Coarse Language Review Conditions: Australian Edition, Playstation 3, Physical Media Special Thanks: Mindscape Australia for providing a review copy of this title Atelier Ayesha: The Alchemist of Dusk follows the story of Ayesha Altugle, a girl who has been living alone in a secluded workshop ever since her grandfather... -
Shakugan no Shana Season 1 Collection – Review
Posted on March 20, 2013 | 2 CommentsWielding a blazing sword, Shana is a fiery huntress whose sole purpose is to fight demon-like beings that consume human lives. To reduce the impact on the human realm, Shana turns the slain into shadows of their former selves. Once a flame that represents their remaining life goes out, they fade from existence. This should have been Yuji's fate, but when he discovers he holds a special power that ignites a new found strength in Shana, they join forces in her ongoing mission to maintain the balance between the ordinary world and the supernatural. Set to be re-released in Australia next month on DVD and Blu-ray... check out this new review for the upcoming release. -
Steins;Gate Collection 2 – Anime Review
Posted on March 17, 2013 | No CommentsThe microwave is a time machine and the girl gets shot. Okarin sends another text. Nukes another banana. The mad scientist meddled with forces he never should have known about. The girl gets run over by a car. Okarin goes back to stop the bleeding. Dashes madly through the dark streets. Races against time. The girl gets hit by a train. Failures and flatlines multiply in a ghastly pattern of repetition. Over and over and over again until sanity is stripped away and you start to notice shapes slipping in and out of the shadows. SERN. The second collection of Steins;Gate is now available, check out my review of it in this article. -
Baka & Test: Summon the Beats Series 2 Collection – Anime Review
Posted on March 15, 2013 | No CommentsTitle: Baka & Test: Summon the Beasts – Series 2 Collection Published by: Madman Entertainment (Australia) | Funimation Entertainment (North America) Based on: Light Novel Series by Kenji Inoue Audio: Hybrid Dub Subtitles: English Runtime: 325 Minutes Cost: $59.95 on EITHER DVD or Blu-ray Special Thanks: Madman for kindly providing me with Blu-ray sample of this release The loveable losers of lowly Class F are back for more fun in the second season of Baka and Test – Summon the Beasts! Goofball Yoshii’s still leading his crew in Avatar battles against the brainier students in school, but... -
Posts on The Otaku’s Study to Resume
Posted on March 9, 2013 | No CommentsJust shy of a week since I made the announcement that all posting will be halted on The Otaku’s Study, I am glad to inform everyone that posts will soon begin to be made once again…. once I can find out where my backlog of posts actually start. Unfortunately my Grandfather passed away last Sunday morning, and rather then just sit around and grieve I decided to take action in ensuring his funeral – which was held a couple of days ago – was fitting... -
There Will Be No Posts on The Otaku’s Study For the Next Few Days
Posted on March 3, 2013 | 1 CommentWhile it is unfortunate, especially considering the number of new video game releases set to appear on store shelves this month – I will not be able to write any articles on The Otaku’s Study until at the very earliest Sunday. You may recall a few days that I posted up, and later removed a post saying that due to a family incident it would be hard to maintain the website for a few days…. while it was originally removed due to a good prospect... -
Sam’s Rewatch/Replay of March 2013
Posted on March 2, 2013 | No Comments*Gasp* It seems like the Rewatch/Replay of the month is set to return for its third month! The “Sam’s Rewatch/Replay of the Month” series is in response to a problem I have and I assume at least some others out there have. As we see new and sometimes innovative video games and anime releases made available in market I find myself sometimes neglecting the older releases I have reviewed in the past as I dedicate most of my time to newer releases. Therefore, in order to... -
Dynasty Warriors 7 Empires – Game Review
Posted on February 25, 2013 | No CommentsConsidering the game is the twenty-something'th installment in the Dynasty Warriors series that began in 1997, it has been running for quite a while now. Each title in the series has maintained the same core gameplay with tweaks to set itself from the other releases - in particular with more recent releases as they have made the jump to current generation consoles. Does Dynasty Warriors 7 Empires offer anything past what some people have come to expect as a button mashing game? Granted it will most probably not win many new people over to the series - for current fans I felt it offered quite a different experience from previous Empires installments and was pretty enjoyable to play through (More so if you play on the more challenging difficulties). Read more to find out why.