The not-so-pro gaming blog
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 Shoot the Rookie! Today I’m delighted to be bringing you part two of my Persona 5 Strikers character appreciation article. Last time I looked at the girls so today my focus is all on the boys. Come join me to find out what I think of them and who my favourite Persona 5 Strikers boy is!
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Hello dear readers and welcome to Shoot the Rookie! Today I’m taking another dive into the world of Persona 5 Strikers, this time with a specific focus on the characters. In this post I’ll be talking about the girls, so why not join me to hear what I made of them and find out who my favourite Persona 5 girl is!
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Hello dear readers and thanks for joining me. Today I’ve put together another in my occasional ‘The Rookie Plays…’ series where I take an in-depth look at a game I’ve finished recently. The game I am examining today is Persona 5 Strikers which I’ve been excited to write about for ages, so please join me as I chat through my thoughts on it.
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Hello dear readers and thank you for joining me for another Shoot from the Hip post here on Shoot the Rookie. If you’ve not seen one of these posts before, the idea is that I take a very brief look at a game I’ve played to help you guys decide whether or not you should play it too. Today’s game is Gravity Rush, so come join me to find out what it’s all about!
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Hello dear readers and welcome to another silly post here on Shoot the Rookie. Today I’m looking at one of my favourite games, Xenoblade Chronicles, and one of my favourite aspects of the game, the in-battle conversations. Come join me to learn some of the ridiculous chat I’ve overheard from the characters whilst playing the game!
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Hello dear readers and welcome to another edition of Shoot the Rookie. Today I’m looking at the games featured in the Playstation Showcase which took place on September 9th, and sharing what my personal highlights were. Why not join me to see if you agree with my thoughts.
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Hello dear readers and welcome to an Olympic Special here on Shoot the Rookie! With the delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics drawing to a close, I thought it would be good to put together a post about some of the medal winners from the competition but with an important twist – all the winners are video game characters! So come join me to see who won what at the Video Game Olympics.
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Hello dear readers and welcome to a long-overdue post here on Shoot the Rookie! As you may have noticed I have been quiet for a while so I thought I’d write a short post to update you all on what I’ve been up to!
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Hello dear readers and welcome back to Shoot the Rookie! Today’s post is the first in what will hopefully be a regular feature here on the blog. The idea of the In Focus series is to take an in-depth look at the career of some of the amazing people who work in video games and anime, and for the first one I’m going to be looking at the work of the incredibly talented composer Hiroyuki Sawano, so why not join me to find out more!
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