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Editorials
oprainfall editorials. Debates, publisher spotlights, opinions, interviews, and many others, surely there is something that will tickle your fancy!
EDITORIAL: The New Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind Manga Box Set Brings Back Memories
My thoughts on VIZ releasing a deluxe hardcover edition of the classic manga Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.
Staff Picks: Game of the Month – October 2012
Oprainfall picks out their favorite games from the month of October
What if Video Game Personalities Were President?
‘Cause it couldn’t be as bad as what we got… right?
OPINION: Revive F-Zero With Evolved Ideas
What do you want that we haven’t done before?
OPINION: Metal Gear Solid Creator Should Make Next Silent Hill
Why he might be exactly what the series needs.
Staff Picks: Top 10 Scariest Enemies in Video Games
Possibly the most controversial list we’ve ever made.
Pixel’s Angels and Inner-Demons: Cave Story and Perseverance
Six versions of the game, six different ways to see the “You have died” screen anywhere from 10 seconds to 10 minutes later
Character Battle: The Results
Who were the victors and who lost out? You may be very surprised.
oprainfall Origins: Final Fantasy IX
It’s too bad we probably won’t see another Final Fantasy quite like FF9, but in the end, maybe that’s for the best.
Heroes of Ruin Not Likely to Get a Sequel
It looked promising. What happened?
PUBLISHER SPOTLIGHT: Aksys Games
Played Guilty Gear, BlazBlue or Record of Agarest? Then you’ve played an Aksys game!
OPINION: In Defense of Metroid: Other M
Is Metroid: Other M really deserving of the scorn it gets?
Character Battle: Xenoblade Chronicles vs The Last Story
The heroes of Xenoblade and The Last Story go head to head in our first ever vs Character Battle. You decide the victors!
Operation Rainfall Origins: Streets of Rage
Beat ’em ups don’t get any better than this!
Foreign Wrap-Up: Viewtiful Joe Edition
Henshin a Go-Go, baby!
OPINION: What is a Core Game?
“Core” and “casual” are terms which are thrown around a lot. But what’s the difference between the two?
OPINION: Nintendo Turns on their Core Fans in Favor of Casual Fans? I’m Not a Gamer Ads
Is Nintendo abandoning their core fans in favor of the casual with their latest ad?
On Nihilism and Time: Analyzing the “Chrono” Games
Chrono Trigger and Chrono Cross are more than just “timeless classics”.
OPINION: The Misplaced Nature of Earlier Bayonetta 2 Complaints
Do the complaints against Nintendo and Platinum Games hold any weight?