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Hard-Off Takata, Chigasaki
Read more: Hard-Off Takata, ChigasakiThese are some images from a trip out to Hard Off in Chigasaki that I took last year. Just wanted to give a shout out to the smaller towns around Tokyo. You have to go pretty far out West if you visit Tokyo to find this place. It’s just an enjoyable experience to get away…
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Ghost of Tsushima – Review
Read more: Ghost of Tsushima – ReviewI’m not sure why I haven’t played this game until now, two years after its release. A first-party, heavy hitting Sony game should be right up my alley. A game set in Japan as well, just checking all my boxes. Does the developer Sucker Punch have anything to do with my delay? I did like…
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Retro Game Hunting in Japan
Read more: Retro Game Hunting in JapanHard Off Hachioji Owada & Oizumigakuen Two in a day These Hard-Off stores were pretty far away for me. It was a rainy day but with the heat of a Japanese summer bearing down on us all, a little rainy weather made it a little more bearable to wander a round Japan for an afternoon.…
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Hard-Off Yamato : The Sequel to Hard Off
Read more: Hard-Off Yamato : The Sequel to Hard OffAfter getting a taste of what Hard-Off could offer, I was eagerly looked forward to another trip out into the electric lights of smooth jazz sounds of Japan. This time I was headed for the little town of Yamato, west of Yokohama and even further west of Tokyo. When I arrived I got off the…
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My First Hard-Off – Fujisawa
Read more: My First Hard-Off – FujisawaIf you don’t know, Hard-Off is a store in Japan that sells a bunch of used stuff. Usually of the “hard” variety if you can believe it. This can be video games, consoles, stereos, CD’s, fake guns, figures, musical instruments, etc. It’s just a ton of stuff that you can dig through. The reason I…
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Just an Update
Read more: Just an UpdateHere’s a little update for the site. I’ve played a few games and still have to write up some reviews for them, which I’ll eventually get to. So that’s been on the back of my mind for a while now. I’m also becoming very disillusioned by the games media in general. Every little bit of…
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PlayStation 5 Launch
Read more: PlayStation 5 LaunchIt’s been a crazy few weeks for me. Moved to Japan during a crazy pandemic, had to be restricted and not able to leave my residence for 16 days, and finally got all my household items after being without them for three months. Here we are though, the cusp of a new console generation. I…