Author: Vincent Mahoney

Vincent is a game reviewer, graphic designer, illustrator and insurance agent: He wears many hats, but none of them properly cover his bald spot. His long-term goal is to publish a comic of the story he and his wife created together. He grew up playing action-platform games such as Super Mario, Metroid, Mega Man, Contra and Castlevania, but discovered his love for RPGs through Super Mario RPG and Final Fantasy VI, then embarking upon a quest to play every RPG he possibly can. At over 200 RPGs and counting the quest is not going so well, and there are buster swords, giant cats, eight virtues and personae appearing to him in his sleep. Please send help.

Pook Plays Loot Hero DX

This week our very own Pook n’ Pie, also known as Vincent Mahoney, takes on brand new game Loot Hero DX in a panda bear smashing, minotaur splatting and dragon squashing no-holds-barred Let’s Play where the one who dies with the most loot wins!

Supercharged Robot Vulkaiser Packs A Nostalgic Punch

Mazinger Z, Voltron and Star Blazers are all likely influences to Supercharged Robot Vulkaiser, a game that puts you in charge of a squad of giant mech robots that combine with others as they gallantly defend the Earth.

The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III Brings The RPG Action

The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III makes for a familiar, but still entertaining, experience. There are monsters to murder, loot to collect and your character to develop with interesting and odd skills.

Xenoblade Chronicles 3D Marries Action And Story

The focus of the Japanese RPG Xenoblade Chronicles 3D is heavily on the story, so be prepared for some really intense moments as you adventure with this excellent Nintendo 3DS title.

Let’s Play The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III

Vincent jumps in with both fists to tackle the most excellent world of Van Helsing III from Neocore Games. Come by and see if lighting will strike three times for this excellent action RPG.

Story of Seasons Grows From Harvest Moon Glory

Harvest Moon purists may find the simplified gameplay of Story of Seasons to be a comparative blasphemy, but the game does have good multi-tasking, a faster pace and lots of upgrade options. It’s also suitable for any age or skill level, and pretty fun.