Games To Dust

A Weekly Look Into Video Game Culture From A Casual Point Of View

By: Bren Inou

Dancing The Night Away…

My name is Bren Inou. I’am the creater,producer and head writer on Games To Dust. A weekly blog about the casual life of a casual gamer. I don’t play a ton of video games. I wish I did,but life and responsibility has made sure I spend everyday working. I’am a former resident of Japan and very much enjoyed the time I spent there. I do plan to move back when everything is settled here. But for now I continue to write these blogs and I will continue to do so when I return to Japan. (more…)

Games To Dust

A Weekly Look Into Video Game Culture From A Casual Point Of View

By: Bren Inou

Xbox!!!

More like Xbox 360 actually. I finally own my own video game console that requires me to connect it to a television. I know its been a few weeks but there is a story that goes along with this. A few weeks ago a few friends who work with me on Games To Dust were talking about the new Halo 3 ODST for the Xbox. Well, I never played Halo (Shock!!) so the thought kind of came to me to finally try it out. (more…)

Games To Dust

A Weekly Look Into Video Game Culture From A Casual Point Of View

By: Bren Inou

My Shanoa!

Castlevania: Order Of Ecclesia for the Nintendo DS.  Now I know I have mentioned this game before in previous artcilces, But for some reason I never reviewed it. With no new games to play I thought it would be a great time to give my opinion on my favorite game. The game stars Shanoa, a young female warrior of the church of Ecclesia. A group dedicated to doing research and development into the powers of gylphs which Shanoa can use to destroy Dracula. To sum up the story…Shanoa needs to destroy Dracula and save the world from his eternal darkness. Anyone who has played any of the previous Nintendo DS Castlevania games will be back in familiar water. Just run around each area, kill a bunch of monsters and defeat the end boss to move on. You need to level up which I highly recommend you do a lot, I was level. 54 when I finished the game for the first time so its about where you should be before facing Dracula (My opinion anyway). (more…)

I think everybody has the one video game they feel should be made. To me, I think it would be an awesome old school famicom style RPG or maybe a cool side scroller. Well, here is my list.

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For some reason I just can’t seem to write an article this week. I have tried to write on every subject that has come to mind. Yamamura Sadako, Zelda, Yu-Gi-Oh! you name it I probably tried to write about it this week. I don’t know for some reason I just could not seem to stick to one idea. So I started to wonder what kind of games other people played? Do people still play games just kill to the time like I do? Do people still play Donkey Kong like me? I don’t know. I do hope you leave a comment and tell me about your favorite games.

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I have always wanted a Japanese cell phone.  They’re so functional and even the most basic ones make the iPhone outdated even before it hit the market.  Now that I plan on staying here for at least a year, I finally have a reason to get one and honestly, I wouldn’t live without one.  Sure you can rent one but it will probably end up costing more.  I didn’t think obtaining one would be that complicated, however, buying a cell phone in Japan has been surprisingly difficult and a bit frustrating.

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My first Family Computer Disk System game review, Yay! Actually when you think about it. It’s my first review of any family computer game. So lets get this game started. The game evolves around Pit, an angel warrior who must battle his way through various stages and fortresses to fight the evil medusa and rescue the princess. Sounds straight forward. I would really hate to be a princess in the land of Nintendo. Your always being kidnapped and all.

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Sankyo Fever Fever! on Super Famicom. It’s pachinko. For those not in the know pachinko is the Japanese equivalent to slots. You launch your ball into the machine and hope to land the ball into a hole that starts spinning the slot window and hope you get lucky and hit it big. But how is the game?

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I’m 26. This legally makes me an adult, Accountable for all my own actions. It also holds me to certain standards set by society on which my public and private behavior is also held accountable. For example, I watch the news every morning. This would by many accounts make me seem intelligent and interested in current events. I spend a lot of nights watching the history channel. This also makes me seem intelligent and knowledgeable about world affairs and world history.

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