Phantasy Star Online 2 SEA OBT and Next Article

I've been playing Phantasy Star Online 2 quite a lot recently and been having quite a lot of fun with it. This would be the main reason why I haven't posted a new article yet. And speaking of my next article...

Identifying Different Tiers of Pay to Win in Games

My third article on Akufu.com talks about the different tiers of Pay to Win in Free to Play games.

Are Early Access Games Detrimental To The Gaming Industry?

My first article on Akufu.com is about Steam Early Access and its effect on the industry.

RGZ and Wake Up, Girls! Mid-Season Impression

We're now half way into the season and I just want to write some of my impressions on the two shows I am watching this season: Robot Girls Z and Wake Up, Girls! I have also picked up a few more shows this season but I haven't really put the time to watch each of them past episode 1 or 2.

New Series - Is It Pay to Win?

Several discussions in the past few days have made me feel that I need to do more to promote the idea that F2P games aren't always P2W. As sad as it is that a lot of people still believes that F2P = P2W, I do understand that there are a lot of games out there that are F2P games that's P2W. However it is unfair to say that every F2P game is P2W.

Another look into Warframe

I've reviewed Warframe before but seeing now that Warframe have gotten so many updates I feel that my last review isn't enough anymore so i decided to write another post about Warframe. You can check out my first review here if you haven't.

Best Anime Opening of This Season (Summer 2013)

Shingeki no Kyoujin OP? of course not, that's last season. This season's Best Anime Opening really surprised me because it's not an OP that would be expected from such a show. I bet most people who watched were also surprised.

Fading Line Between Genres in Games

Remember a few years back back we can just point to a game and say "this is an RPG" and "that is an FPS". Nowadays everything is also something else and plenty of games have combined elements from multiple genres that genre lines in games are really blurred.

Scarlet Blade Closed Beta Impressions

Easily offended by boobs in games? hated TERA because it's 2lewd4you? then you should probably stop reading this and move along. Seriously, because Scarlet Blade is a game that'll make TERA looks really tame in comparison. But more importantly though, is it a good game?

My Opinion on the Xi3 Piston

The Xi3 Piston is now open for Pre-Orders and for those who thinks "this is it, this is the gateway that'll bring console gamers to the PC", prepare to be disappointed.

Put Microtransaction in ALL the Games!

Well, apparently EA will put microntransactions in all of their future games. While I don't mind microtransactions in mobile games and online games(as long as it only involves cosmetics stuff) putting microtransactions in single player games is a different case entirely.

Freemium MMOs Are The Future

Freemium is the latest trend in MMO, and plenty of AAA games have changed their business model from Pay to Play to Freemium. There are however other MMOs that are still trying to use the Pay to Play model. Is Pay to Play model really still viable? or are Freemium and Buy to Play really the way of the future? (Do take note that when I say Freemium I also consider Free to Play and Buy to Play to be on the same boat).

Tentacle Bento (Review and Thoughts)

Tentacle Bento has created quite a controversy before when it's pulled from Kickstarter because some people just can't take a joke. It's already out for some time now but I never really got plenty of chances to play the game.

How Guild Wars 2 Ruined Other MMORPGs For Me

Not to sound like a fanboy but I'm serious when I say that playing Guild Wars 2 has ruined plenty of other MMORPGs for me. It's not that "ooh it's so good you won't want to play other games" because I'm currently playing other MMORPGs but it's the various helpful features that you take for granted which you actually miss when playing other titles.

Founder's Program Trend in Gaming

After the trend of Kickstarting a game which is still running quite well until now, game devs are starting another trend which worries me quite a bit, Founder's Programs. Plenty of games has done this namely Path of Exile, Firefall, Marvel Heroes, Neverwinter, and some others I might have forgotten. Is this really a good practice? what are the advantage and disadvantages of this program? could it be improved? let's explore about this a bit.

Thoughts On The New Guild Wars 2 Daily Achievement System

Flame and Frost has brought with it a new Daily Achievement system to Guild Wars 2. It's not really a new system but changes the way Daily Achievement works a bit by adding random objectives to be done daily. Of course not all players will like it but some are just overreacting and protesting just because they like to whine.

Free to Play = Pay to Win ?

A common misconception within the gaming community is that all Free to Play games or any game with microtransactions are immediately considered as Pay to Win. While for those who knows better this might sound like idiocy or ignorance but this is sadly the belief of so many people. But is it totally wrong though? is Pay to Win just an excuse made by those who just suck at the game? let's explore that shall we.