Tigresa of Spawn Kill writes:
"Let's clear the slate here and stand eye-to-eye with this one. This isn't the game game of 2009, of course that renowned title has already been awarded to Damnation. It's also not the Brad Pitt or even the Fiddy Cent of retro-styled RPG wannabes who continuously struggle to be the great and the wonderful that we have already had the blessings of partaking in. No, Black Sigil is more like the Adrien [Replace with Pee Wee Herman is you are not familiar with him] of the genre: fatally unattractive as a man so he should really just play the role of "the ugly chick." Yeah, that sounds about fair. Black Sigil is that "man who plays the ugly chick" of 16-bit "Wish I were good" RPGs. You heard it here first. Now allow me to tell you why…"
"Remember how awesome it was to get up early on Saturday to play Chrono Trigger for eight straight hours, and still want more?", writes Meteo Xavier.
Gamertell has posted its DS game recommendations for the 2009 holiday shopping season.
The list is divided by ESRB ratings.
TRB writes: "Old school role playing games seem to be the sure hit on the Nintendo DS. The simple gameplay is easy for portable gaming and the time to complete these games is either double or triple the length of modern games. Black Sigil: Blade of the Exiled offers the style of gameplay that fans of the most praised game on the SNES will jump right into and find plenty to love."
