The not-so-pro gaming blog
Hello dear readers and welcome to Shoot the Rookie! Today’s post is a new Shoot from the Hip article, where I take a very short, speedy look at a video game or anime which I’ve enjoyed recently with the aim of helping you decide whether or not to try it! Today I’m looking at the most recent installment in the Metroid series, Metroid Dread, so come join me to find out all you need to know about it!
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Hello dear readers and thanks for checking out my new post here on Shoot the Rookie. Today is another instalment of my occasional series where I take an in-depth look at a game I’ve recently completed. Today’s game is the Xenoblade Chronicles spin-off, Future Connected, so let’s jump right in to see if I’ve been really feeling it.
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Hello dear readers and welcome to another post here on Shoot the Rookie. I know it has been forever since I last posted, but I wanted to write something today to celebrate the fifth anniversary of this little blog, so come join me for some reminiscing, some hopes for the future and possibly even some cake!
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Hello dear readers and welcome back to Shoot the Rookie! Today’s post is another in my occasional ‘The Rookie Plays…’ series where I take an in-depth look at a game I’ve played recently. The game for this edition is Civilization VI, the most recent entry in the legendary turn based strategy series, so let’s click one more turn and take a look shall we.
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Hello dear readers and welcome to another instalment of my quick-fire series Shoot from the Hip where I take a very quick and spoiler free look at an anime or video game to help you decide if you want to check it out yourself. This time I’m looking at Inu-Oh, the new film by director Masaaki Yuasa (Lu Over the Wall, Ride Your Wave), so come join me to find out what it’s all about.
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Hello dear readers and welcome to Shoot the Rookie! Today’s post is a rather exciting one, as today is the day that I am revealing which JRPG the gaming community voted as their favourite. Come join me to find out the winners, the losers and the nearly-but-not-quiters!
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Hello dear readers and welcome to Shoot the Rookie, where today I’m sharing a very special guest post with you! A few weeks ago I launched The Great JRPG Showdown, and today my partner Seb has written a post telling us about his top 5 JRPGs. Huge thanks to Seb for writing such a wonderful post for my blog, I hope you’ll all enjoy it! Take it away, Seb…
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Hello dear readers and thanks for joining me on what is sure to be a very exciting day for the blog and hopefully for you too! Why so exciting? Well that’s because today I am launching a new community event that I’d love you all to get involved with, and if it is anything as fun as the last one I did then the next few weeks are going to be an absolute treat. Why not join me to find out more and learn how to take part!
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Hello dear readers and thank you for checking out my new post! Today I’m doing a bit of an update on what I’m up to in the gaming and anime worlds as well as revealing some future plans I’ve got for the blog, so why not join me to find out what’s happening.
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Hello dear readers and welcome to my first post of 2022! Today’s article is another one in my Shoot from the Hip series where I take a very brief look at a video game or anime to help you decide if you should try it for yourself. This time I’m looking at the upcoming anime film release Belle, so if you’ve been wondering whether or not to go and see it then hopefully this will help!
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