The not-so-pro gaming blog
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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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 welcome back to Shoot the Rookie! Today I’m bringing you another edition of my anime jukebox series in which I share some of the best music featured in anime. So settle in, turn your speakers up to eleven, and get ready for another musical whirlwind!
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