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Hello, Welcome To The End.

This is the end my friends. It feels rather small and I am sure quite a few people out there probably don’t really care or don’t know about this site at all but for me it is a big deal. I started Press Game To Continue on Feb 25, 2015 as a review and news blog I didn’t expect it to really lead me anywhere. I enjoyed sites like IGN, Gamespot, and Gametrailers and wanted to try to get in the business of game press coverage. So I created Press Game To Continue on a day off and started posting content. In the time since the blog was created I achieved 36 followers which blew my mind as I had nothing to promote the blog and didn’t really do anything new or innovative. This blog has really helped me get into the field of game journalism and now I am a reviewer/writer for 8WorldsNews.com and ConsoleAlliance.com which I never expected to happen. It makes me sad to end this so quickly but without it I wouldn’t be where I am now so I owe everything to this blog and most importantly to the people who supported me.

I wish I could Continue but I don’t have any more quarters or lives left.

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Massive Update and News Hello everyone it has been a long time since anything has been posted and I am sure a few of you have been wondering why well I am here to tell you why. I have been podcasting with a site called HbombandFriends.com for a little while and have chatted with a man named Tyler Treese who is a writer for various video game sites. Recently a site he works for went from Nintendo exclusive to Multi-Platform and he asked me to join the site so I did. Now with that being said I do not plan on stopping with this site however all of my content will now be posted on the site 8WorldsNews.com and will come to this site later I am also thinking about moving this to a Wordpress site but for now nothing will change. So please check out my work at 8WorldsNews.com or here and thank you for all the fans and support so far hopefully more content will come in the future

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Final Fantasy Platinum Demo Review More Silver Than Platinum Yesterday at Final Fantasy XV Uncovered a bunch of information was released among the most interesting was a brand new demo for the game that was a small side story with young Noctis. After 20 minutes of play I finished demo and while still excited was very disappointed. The story what little their is sees you in control of young Noctis as you play though a dream in his head you are joined by a small cat creature who will help you get to your safe place. The story doesn't matter as their is so little and what's their besides 1 interesting moment is not even worth caring about. The game itself takes place in 4 different small areas a forest, a town, a house and lastly a central square. Each area is small but does have crystals to collect and enemies to fight so their is a little exploration. Combat is real time and feels very similar to Kingdom Hearts you attack with circle and dodge with square and while at first the combat seems fun you can hold down the buttons and auto perform actions which kinda ruins the prospect of interesting combat. The highlight of the combat is in the Final Boss as you can't just hold down the buttons you have to think or you will get your butt kicked and I wish the combat was more like this. The presentation is rather hit and miss characters and environments look great as do the rain and changes to weather but anytime you perform a spell the framerate takes a noticeable hit and the camera is a bit rough. The music is great and the little bit of Voice Acting is fine. Overall, this is still a demo first and foremost I understand it is a work in progress which means I am willing to overlook some of the problem however the biggest issue I have is the combat hopefully this is just a super simplified system because if this is how combat is handled it might put off some of the more serious players. So while it isn't Platinum like the demo states it is a good start to what is shaping up to hopefully be an amazing experience. Score: 3/5 (Good) Pros: Fast Paced Combat Great Visuals Small Self Contained Story Cons: Rough Framerate Super Simple Combat

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Review: Luigi's Mansion Arcade Surprisingly it doesn't suck (get it) Luigi's Mansion Arcade is many things it is a great take on the arcade rail shooter genre, it is a game that is faithful to the source material and most importantly it is extremely enjoyable for kids and adults of all ages. Luigi's Mansion Arcade is a rather interesting thing rather than it being an original game with brand new mansions it is more like a smaller Luigi's Mansion Dark Moon it takes place in 3 mansions all from Dark Moon and put the game on rails. You follow a predetermined path and with your Poltergust 5000 (which is actually the controller which is really cool) you suck up ghosts and various items and try to make it the end of the level where a boss awaits. When you defeat the boss your score gets calculated and you move on to the next level. This is nothing new however the controls are what set this apart from the competition. Your Poltergust has 2 buttons a strobe light and the vacuum. To capture enemies you shine the light on the ghost and then you start sucking him in. It sounds simple but the ghost ain't going down without a fight so you must move the controller to wear the ghost down so his HP reaches 0 where he is ready to be captured. As you are sucking a ghost up a charge meter will fill and when full you can unleash a powerful suction attack that does some serious damage. It is amazing how immersive the actions of pulling the controller back and forth, left and right make you feel like a true ghostbuster. While the controls work great unfortunately this game does have some cheap tactics in place to ensure quarters with be used. Enemies continue to attack even when you are sucking up ghosts meaning you will take lots of hits if you can't manage what you are doing well and when you have 7 or 8 ghosts on screen sometimes the hits feel cheap. Another problem I have is that the bosses are so easy compared to the rest of the game I took the first and second boss down barely taking a hit. The game only has 3 stages but each one is full of detail and surprisingly the game has loads of replay value. The first stage has multiple branching paths and the game even includes a challenge mode making your health lower and the enemies tougher which is a nice touch. The game also offers two modes of control one using just the vacuum button or the classic mode with both buttons which is great for younger players. The presentation is top notch as well it looks and sounds just how it should and while it definitely isn't revolutionary is still looks great with lots of neat touches to show that the team wanted this to feel like Luigi's Mansion. Overall Luigi's Mansion Arcade is an excellent rendition of the amazing 3DS game if you have any interest in the Luigi's Mansion series you need to check this out ASAP. Score: 4/5 (Great) Pros: Great Presentation Loads of Options and Extras Feels New While Respecting Source Material Cons: Bosses Are Too Easy Enemies Are Unfair At Times Expensive To See Everything On Offer

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Guitar Hero Live Getting Update On Console And iOS

Freestyle has announced that there will be a brand new update for Guitar Hero Live on iOS and Consoles The update will be released sometime this month though no info has been given at this time. Guitar Hero Live was released on PS4/PS3/iOS/XboxOne/Xbox360 and Wii U October 20, 2015

Source: https://twitter.com/fsgstudio/status/707570331901423616

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Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition Free On PC PC gamers looking for a challenge would be happy to know that Dark Souls is currently free thanks to Golden Joystick Go to the link provided below enter your Steam ID and email address and a code will be given http://store.goldenjoystick.com/free-dark-souls

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Zero Time Dilemma Voice Cast and Cast Revealed (Japanese) The latest issues of Famitsu has revealed the cast of Zero Time Dilemma along with their voice actors The Cast is: Carlos (voice by Tomokazu Sugita) Akane (voice by Miyuki Sawashiro) Junpei (voice by Tatsuhisa Suzuki) Q (voice by Aki Toyosaki) Eric (voice by Akira Ishida) Mira (voice by Maaya Sakamoto) Diana (voice by Mamiko Noto) Phi (voice by Chiaki Omigawa) Sigma (voice by Daisuke Ono) The game will be released in the US, Japan, and Europe on the Nintendo 3DS and PSVita this summer.

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Sniper Elite 4 Announced

Sniper Elite 4 has been announced for PS4/Xbox One and PC the previous game was released on PS4/Xbox One and PC

Teaser Trailer: http://youtu.be/JPoaRkJlCAU

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Resident Evil 4, 5, and 6 Re-Releasing on PS4 and Xbox One Resident Evil 4, 5, and 6 are being re-released by Capcom on PS4 and Xbox One starting with Resident Evil 6 in March the games will be remastered in 1080p/60fps and will presumably have all DLC for the respective games Trailer For The Collection: http://bit.ly/1RqbHdv

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Pokemon Sun and Moon Possibly Leaked Ahead of the February 26th Pokemon Direct Nerdlinks found a trademark-filing for Pokemon Sun and Moon along with the images above which could indicate that these titles will be unveiled tomorrow in the Direct. The Pokemon Direct which is going to be about 5 minutes will be tomorrow February 26th at 7 am P.T.

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Fire Emblem Fates Sells 300,000 Copies In First Three Days

Fire Emblem Fates has sold 300,000 copies in the first three days Nintendo is reporting. They also have reported that Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright was a bigger seller than Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest

Fire Emblem Fates is officially the fastest selling game in the entire Fire Emblem series. The previous game Fire Emblem: Awakening sold about 60,000 copies in its first three days.

Fire Emblem Fates: Birthright and Conquest are available now and the third game Revelation is available now to those who picked up the special edition and will released on the Nintendo eShop March 10th for everyone else

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Street Fighter V and Micro-Transactions in Retail Games

Street Fighter V came out last Tuesday (at the time of this writing) it was a game I was extremely excited for it. I had my money ready for the game, went to the midnight launch and I ended up not purchasing it. It sounds odd to be sure but a few things happened I learned a few interesting things about the game. I first learned of the lack of single-player content. Single-Player is how I mostly play my fighting games as I really don't have a lot dedication to learning each character individually and learning about stuff like Hit Boxes and Frame Data. So modes like Vs. CPU and either an Arcade or Story mode that gives some form of structure is important to me. The other interesting thing I learned was that Micro-transactions were included.

Micro-Transactions in retail games has become a prominent thing recently. The likes of Guitar Hero Live, Forza, Plants Vs Zombies Garden Warfare, and Rise Of The Tomb Raider all have some form of micro-transactions.

Now I have never had a problem with Micro-Transactions in the past if you want access to something a bit earlier than normal players and have the money then I don't have a problem with that as long as 1.) It doesn't break the balance of the game and 2.) It is accessible to every player at some point in the future. Unfortunately this is where Street Fighter V comes in.

Street Fighter V has two forms of currency: Fight Money and Zenny. Fight Money is accrued by playing the game and by leveling up characters the Fight Money can be used when the store opens in March to by characters and costumes. Zenny is a premium currency that can be bought with real world money to get you quicker access to the characters and costumes then those who just play the game. Until you get to the premium costumes which are only purchasable with Zenny. Now I am sure you are thinking well it's only costumes what the problem. Well each costume is $4 the game was $60 or $100 if you bought the collectors edition and if you bought the season pass that's another $25 as well. So after spending $60-$125 I still have to spend more money to get everything included seems a bit ridiculous. I get that by doing it this way it means that players don't have to spend money on the extra characters or expansions that the game will have but give gamers an option.

Games like Halo 5: Guardians, Rise Of The Tomb Raider, and Guitar Hero Live have micro-transactions but all the content can be earned in game and gamers have the option to purchase items if they so desire.

Street Fighter has its heart in the right place but the problem is that Capcom has there sights set on your wallet. Micro-Transactions in games are already quite controversial but adding content only accessible with said Micro-Transactions doesn't make consumers the happiest when games are already quite expensive. Content is important but so is making sure that your aren't nickel and diming your fans who play and pay for the games.

(Currently Street Fighter V has a 3.2 user rating from Metacritic and a 6/10 on Steam)

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Amplitude Review Genre: Music Release Date: January 5th, 2016 Price: 19.99 Available On PS4 (Reviewed), PS3 Music To My Blistering Fingers Amplitude is something of unique release. A long time ago before Harmonix would become the plastic instrument people we know and love they started out with 2 games Frequency and Amplitude. Both games were critically praised but commercially they didn't so well. Now after 2 console generations and a successful Kickstarter Amplitude has been reimagined for the PS4 and while it will not be for everyone if you call yourself a music game fan you have to check this out. Amplitude doesn't have a lot in the way of modes. It has a single-player campaign and a quickplay mode that also houses the local multiplayer mode. The single-player campaign is billed as a 15 track concept album about a mysterious person named Sarah who is mysteriously comatose and with the power of music (I guess) you help to wake her from her slumber. The story is just there to give context to each of the songs you play. It took me about an hour to finish the campaign. The real reason to finish the campaign is to unlock the power ups and extra songs for the quickplay mode. Quickplay allows you to pick any song you have unlocked and play it on any difficulty to try to top the leaderboard. It doubles the campaigns 15 songs into a more solid 30 songs featuring bands like Freezepop, and composers like Darren Korb (Transistor) and Jim Gunthrie (Superbrothers Sword and Sworcery). Gameplay should seem similar to people who played either Rock Band Blitz of Rock Band Unplugged. Notes come down a highway and using the buttons on your controller (The Default being L1, R1, R2) you press them in time with the song if you hit enough in a row right the track will play on its own and you can focus on another track. The game can seem simple on the lower levels but once you crank that difficulty up be prepared for a stiff challenge. Presentation is very nice the menus are simple but they get everything you need in one place and load times are super quick. The audio is also great and takes another page from Rock Band Blitz by increasing the sound of the instrument track you are playing which makes it that much better when you are playing it correctly and that much worse when you start messing up. It is also a nice touch that as more tracks are added and not played the instruments die out which means every time you play it isn't the same. If I had to have any problems is that the unlock system isn't exactly the best. You unlock new songs by playing enough songs to unlock them. I kind of wished that they had a more unique unlock system that tied into the overall game but it is a minor problem. The only other problems I could see is the lack of online multiplayer and that some people might not be a fan of the soundtrack. Amplitude is an excellent game that is well worth your time it might not be for everyone but if you love great music and want a brand new rhythm game to fall in love with Amplitude is definitely worth the price of admission. Amplitude: 4 Out Of 5

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Broken Joystick For Best Remaster/Collection is...

The Nominees For Best Remaster/Collection is Rare Replay Uncharted The Nathan Drake Collection Final Fantasy X/X-2 HD Tearaway: Uncrafted Edition Winner: Rare Replay I was really thinking of giving this award to the Uncharted collection but the more I thought about the more I realized that the Rare Replay is the gold standard for collections even at $60 this would be well worth picking up but the fact that it is half that is incredible. It is not merely just the games but it feels like a history less on why Rare mattered and in some cases why they still matter. It isn't a perfect collection at all but I think that because of that it feels more genuine to show how they evolved and how they took risks. If you have an Xbox One and don't have this yet it is essential you get it. Fan Choice: (Tie) Rare Replay/Uncharted

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Broken Joystick For Best Shooter Is...

The Nominees Are: Splatoon Star Wars: Battlefront Call Of Duty: Black Ops 3 Halo 5: Guardians

And The Winner Is:

Splatoon

Splatoon was something I had little interest in when it was announced it didn’t look particularly interesting and I was worried when Nintendo announced it was to be a online 3rd Person Shooter. However Nintendo did the impossible and made one of the most unique and enjoyable shooters this year. The style is unique and the gameplay is as well taking conventional shooter mechanics and turning them into something anyone can play and enjoy. Couple that will the loads of new weapons, gear, and maps given out for free in updates along with the incredible single player and you can see why this is my choice for the Best Shooter this year.

Fans Choice: Splatoon

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Review: Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 Release Date: September 29th, 2015 Genre: Skateboarding/Sports Available on: PS4, Xbox One (Reviewed) Developer: Robomoto Publisher: Activision Death Of The Birdman Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 tries to bring the skateboarding series back after two terrible peripheral based games and a mediocre HD remake of the first two games. It unfortunately somehow is even worse than those and is without a doubt something you will regret playing. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 takes things back to a simpler time more specifically the original Pro Skater games. Gone is content like a Story and being able to get off your board and while it is true that a part of me misses it sometimes simplicity is a nice thing to have however every time I think I'm enjoying the simplicity several things get pushed in my face to ruin any fun I have. Visually the game is terrible somehow the same system that can run Forza 6 1080p in 60 Frames Per Second can have characters and environments that look like a PS3 game. That wouldn't be a problem if the game ran well but boy does it not do that. Their is constant pop-in and the framerate is absolutely abysmal barely keeping 60 and constantly dropping even when nothing is on screen. The glitches don't help either in my playthough my characters went though the environment shot up into space when I bailed. Gameplay consists of collecting stars by completing mission like getting a certain amount of points, grinding a certain distance, collecting items and a few other things. However while you might think that this means variety it doesn't ever level has the same objectives switching out one trick for another or one item for another. Mission also don't have a way for you to end them early so if you finished a mission way before the time is up or messed up on a run you get to wait till the missions and go through 2 loading screen to get to try it again. Loading screens pop up so constantly I was wondering if this was really on the Xbox One and I checked and yes it is. The controls work fine but the addition of a button where your rider pushes towards the ground is an odd one. Now that alone isn't odd however when you place it on the same button as the grind you can see the problem. Time and time I would try to grind only to end up completely missing the rail. It feels unnecessary and the game would have been better without. One small bright spot is the small RPG elements scattered about. As you complete mission you earn XP and cash which is used to give you more skill points and unlock items for a create-a-character system. However the boards and items you unlock have no bonuses attached to them so they are in their for the sake of being in their. Also even though I upgraded my character he didn't feel any different so it seems pointless. The soundtrack is also something of a positive note as it gets the job done it isn't as good as anything in the past games and I couldn't really sing any off the top of my head but it works. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 5 isn't worth a thing as a 14.99 download it is extremely hard to recommended but the fact that they charged $60 for this is insulting. If you must play a Tony Hawk game go and get your PS2 and play any of those you will save yourself $60 and you will have a way better time. Score: 1/5 (Abysmal) Pros: Small RPG Mechanics Okay Soundtrack Not Having To Buy This Game Now Brief Glimpses Of What Could Have Been Cons: Terrible Graphics Boring Missions Broken and Glitchy Mess Unnecessary Controls

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The Current State Of Press Game To Continue

Press Game To Continue is something I intended to put a bunch of time into however as you aware content has been a bit um slow and I did not intend for this with that being said content is coming such as new reviews and something I have been working on as well so thanks for sticking around and please understand that I have not abandoned this at all