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Editorials
oprainfall editorials. Debates, publisher spotlights, opinions, interviews, and many others, surely there is something that will tickle your fancy!
Staff Picks: Top Ten Monsters of Monster Hunter Tri
The staff of oprainfall have gotten their heads together, and compiled a list of their favorite monsters from Monster Hunter Tri.
OPINION: .hack//When Gaming and Anime Collide—Part 1
A breakdown of the first generation of the .hack franchise. What worked? What didn’t? Just what is .hack all about, anyway?
JEFF’S MUSINGS: The Backlash #01
Revisiting the previous weeks to debate Ubisoft, XSEED, and Natsume.
OPINION: oprainfall’s Hunters Discuss Monster Hunter
So many things to look forward to!
Crowdfunding Spotlight: Shroud of the Avatar and Shovel Knight
Repent unto Lord British for thy sins, and thou shalt receive.
MOSAIC: The Legend of…
This is a portrait of youth, intertwined in a beloved franchise.
EDITORIAL: Miyamoto on Game Violence Conversation
When Shigeru Miyamoto was asked a question regarding the video game violence discussion, he gave an interesting answer.
JEFF’S MUSINGS: Mildly Annoyed with Ubisoft
I could’ve sworn I had some anger here. I think I misplaced it.
Building Character: Aeron & Elena
To celebrate the imminent release of Pandora’s Tower by XSEED, this week’s Building Character focuses on the star couple, Aeron and Elena.
Plot Points: How Gaming Redefined Story
A storyteller’s perspective on how video games handle story structure, and how they break all the traditions–and, sometimes, follow them, too.
Crowdfunding Spotlight: Dreamfall Chapters and More
It’s a smorgasbord of projects this week.
OPINION: What Nintendo Can Do to Win This Console Cycle
Nintendo is going against some heavy hitters this generation. How can they compete?
INTERVIEW- oprainfall Interview with TechHive
oprainfall’s own Richard Ross talk about the challenges of the original Operation Rainfall campaign.
Oprainfall Origins: Pokémon Colosseum
Pokémon Colosseum is the game that showed to me there was more to a game than just beating your friends at Pokémon.
TRAILERS ROUNDUP: Runner2, Dynasty Warriors 8 and More…
Its trailerlicious.
SCATTERED SHOWERS: Awesome Boss Themes
Fight to the death!
DEBATE: Dueling Thoughts On Backwards Compatibility
No one is invalidated, but nobody is right.
Nipponbashi – Gamer’s Heaven
There is only one place in Japan that deserves the name Gamer’s Heaven. This place is known as Nipponbashi, and trust me, it’s no disappointment.
OPINION: FBI Profiler says Violent Video Games Don’t Cause Crime
FBI profilers do not consider video games a cause for violent crimes, but what effect do they have on us all? This article, and future debates, will explain this issue in further detail.