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Lord Spencer
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Hello all, I am Lord Spencer, a huge fan of gaming who likes to blog. I also used to be a vociferous reader, but life is getting in the way. Hope you enjoy reading my blogs and giving feedback to improve.

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Lord Spencer @lord-spencer.bsky.social · Dec 31
Now that I am done with reposting my blogs from Cohost I am going back to my semi-regular schedule of reposting my Destructoid blogs. Check out my list of blogs for what 2 expect in the future. Enjoy
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My Blogs
Greetings dear readers. My name is Lord Spencer and I have been blogging about video games since 2010. At first, I started a thread in a foo...
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Check out my review of #Lunar2 on the #PS1 as part of my Top 100 PS1 games review Odyssey. This Remastered JRPG sequel doesn't change much, but just enough to become something truly special
#Blutoid #Retrogaming

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PS1 REVIEWS: Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete
Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete is the rare sequel that, while not departing much from its predecessor, makes many small improvements that t...
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December 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Check out my review of #Lunar2 on the #PS1 as part of my Top 100 PS1 games review Odyssey. This Remastered JRPG sequel doesn't change much, but just enough to become something truly special
#Blutoid #Retrogaming

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PS1 REVIEWS: Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete
Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Complete is the rare sequel that, while not departing much from its predecessor, makes many small improvements that t...
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December 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Check out my review of the #SegaSaturn, Sega's most misunderstood console. Despite Sega itself almost conspiring to kill it, the console did have some good moments and games, especially in Japan
#blutoid #Retrogaming

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Reviewing the Sega Saturn
With the release of the 5th generation of consoles, video games leaped into a new dimension. 3D games were now fully possible, and 2D games ...
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November 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Check out my Top 10 list of #SegaSaturn games, which was frankly hard to write due to how Sega butchered the console, and because many of the best games were never ported West, but it does have some world-class games.
#blutoid #Retrogaming

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Saturn REVIEWS: The Top 10 Saturn Games
Now that I have completed my Sega Saturn reviews series (reviewing around 30 games and playing over 50 games), I am ready to make my own Top...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Check out my Top 10 list of #SegaSaturn games, which was frankly hard to write due to how Sega butchered the console, and because many of the best games were never ported West, but it does have some world-class games.
#blutoid #Retrogaming

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Saturn REVIEWS: The Top 10 Saturn Games
Now that I have completed my Sega Saturn reviews series (reviewing around 30 games and playing over 50 games), I am ready to make my own Top...
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November 24, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Check out my report on the Top 10-1 #SegaSaturn games according 2 Retro Sanctuary. This is the supposed pinnacle of its games, & it does indeed include many gems with #PanzerDragoon chief among them
#blutoid #Retrogaming

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Saturn REVIEWS Report: 10-1
Finally, we are down to the supposedly top 10 Sega Saturn games. At least, this is the top 10 according to the Retro Sanctuary list I have...
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November 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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Check out my review of #PanzerDragoonSaga on the #Sega #Saturn as part of my Top 100 Saturn games review Odyssey. This is one of the most mythical games ever released, and it frankly deserves its legendary, unmatched status
#blutoid #Retrogaming

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Saturn REVIEWS: Panzer Dragoon Saga
Few games in the Sega Saturn library have the almost mythical reputation of Panzer Dragoon Saga , an ambitious RPG game that arrived in the...
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November 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Check out my review of #PanzerDragoonII on the #Sega #Saturn as part of my Top 100 Saturn games review Odyssey. This is the second game in the Panzer Dragoon franchise, improving on the first and pushing the console's boundaries
#blutoid #Retrogaming

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Saturn REVIEWS: Panzer Dragoon II Zwei
The Panzer Dragoon series is considered the most legendary and most technically impressive series on the Sega Saturn. Starting with the fir...
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November 12, 2025 at 7:49 PM
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Check out my review of #NiGHTSintoDreams on the #Sega #Saturn as part of my Top 100 Saturn games review Odyssey. This is the game Sega chose to launch their console instead of Sonic, and I think that was a massive mistake
#blutoid #Retrogaming

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Saturn REVIEWS: NiGHTS into Dream
It is frankly surprising that Sega did not launch the Saturn with a Sonic the Hedgehog game. It becomes scandalous when you realize that th...
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November 10, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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Check out my thoughts on #StudioGhibli only pseudo-sequel, #TheCatReturns. This is a fun and rather short film in the Ghibli canon that is often unfairly dismissed.
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Studio Ghibli Thoughts: The Cat Returns
The Cat Returns is an anomaly among Studio Ghibli films for being the only “sequel” to a previous movie, being a successor of sorts to Whi...
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November 7, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Check out my review of #RadiantSilvergun on the #Sega #Saturn as part of my Top 100 Saturn games review Odyssey. This legendary shmup by #Treasure may be the most imported Saturn game from Japan
#blutoid #Retrogaming

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Saturn REVIEWS: Radiant Silvergun
Originally, I wasn't planning to review any import games for my Saturn Reviews series. However, the reputation of Radiant Silvergun was so ...
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November 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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Check out my report on the Top 20-11 #SegaSaturn games according to Retro Sanctuary. Two of the Saturn's best games are in this ten, and many great unported Shmups as well.
#blutoid #Retrogaming

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Saturn REVIEWS Report: 20-11
As we approach the supposed pinnacle of Saturn video games, we still see the familiar issues plaguing the console in its top 20-11 games as...
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October 31, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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Check out my review of #ClockworkKnight on the #Sega #Saturn as part of my Top 100 Saturn games review Odyssey. This is another terrible platformer from that era that is remembered fondly by some
#blutoid #Retrogaming

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Saturn REVIEWS: Clockwork Knight 1 & 2
Out of every 10 platformers on the SNES and the Genesis, only one was good, and it was most likely not made for the Genesis. Generally, play...
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October 27, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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Where the Hell is #ShiningForce? After posting my #Shining reviews, I decided to go back and repost the full series retrospective that looked at the entire history of the #Sega franchise. It's unlikely we will get a new Shining Force game, but we can dream

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Where the Hell is Shining Force?
Long-time gamers probably associate the Shining Force name with quality TRPGs. In fact, in one-sided competition between the Genesis and th...
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October 24, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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Check out my review of #ShiningForceII on the #Sega #Genesis as part of my Top 100 Genesis games review Odyssey. This is an advanced reposting of my 2017 review to coincide w/ my last #Shining posts
#Blutoid #Retrogaming

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Genesis REVIEWS: Shining Force II
The second Shining Force game, and the one that cemented the series's TRPG direction, is basically a bigger and better version of the first...
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October 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Check out my review of #ShiningForce on the #Sega #Genesis as part of my Top 100 Genesis games review Odyssey. This is an advanced reposting of my 2016 review to coincide with my last post
#Blutoid #Retrogaming

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Genesis REVIEWS: Shining Force
The Shining Force series is generally considered Sega's counterpart to Nintendo's own SRPG series, Fire Emblem . For as long as the two gam...
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October 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Check out my review of #ShiningForceIII on the #Sega #Saturn as part of my Top 100 Saturn games review Odyssey. This great TRPG also has two unlocalized sequels that are just as good
#Blutoid #Retrogaming

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Saturn REVIEWS: Shining Force III
This is one game on the Saturn I played, knowing pretty much that it would be good. After all, both Shining Force games on the Genesis were...
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October 17, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Check out my review of #DragonForce on the #Sega #Saturn as part of my Top 100 Saturn games review Odyssey. This innovative mix of real-time and RPG strategy is easily one of the Saturn's best games
#Blutoid #Retrogaming

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Saturn REVIEWS: Dragon Force
My story with Dragon Force began a long time ago, maybe two or three years after its release, and I didn't know its name then. At the time,...
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October 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Check out my report on the Top 30-21 #SegaSaturn games according to Retro Sanctuary. Most of these games are good, but some are impressive ports of games that were better on PCs.
#blutoid #Retrogaming

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Saturn REVIEWS Report: 30-21
At the top 30 games mark, the Retro Sanctuary Top Saturn games list must be expected to deliver some stellar games. Based on the three games...
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October 13, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Check out my thoughts on #StudioGhibli and #HayaoMiyazaki masterpiece #SpiritedAway. I appreciate this film more every time I watch it; It's flooded with personality & character in every scene
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Studio Ghibli Thoughts: Spirited Away
Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away is one of my favorite films ever. It was a favorite since I watched it with my family way back in 2003 in ...
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October 10, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Check out my review of #BurningRangers on the #Sega #Saturn as part of my Top 100 Saturn games review Odyssey. This innovative action game was brilliant at the time, but doesn't look too hot today
#Blutoid #Retrogaming

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Saturn REVIEWS: Burning Rangers
Burning Rangers is the kind of game that is difficult to dislike, even if it gives you every reason to do so. With dated 3D polygonal graph...
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October 8, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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Check out my review of #Astal on the #Sega #Saturn as part of my Top 100 Saturn games review Odyssey. This action-platformer looks nice, but it was a poor game to launch the Saturn instead of #Sonic
#Blutoid #Retrogaming

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Saturn REVIEWS: Astal
As one of the earlier games on the Saturn, Astal was probably not designed with that console in mind; the fact that it escaped the trapping...
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October 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Check out my review of #Shining the Holy Ark on the #Sega #Saturn as part of my Top 100 Saturn games review Odyssey. This first-person RPG is probably Camelot Software's weakest Shining game
#Blutoid #Retrogaming

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Saturn REVIEWS: Shining the Holy Ark
Other than the fact that it is part of the illustrious Shining series, and one of the few RPGs on the Saturn, I don't think that there is a...
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October 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Check out my review of #GuardianHeroes on the #Sega #Saturn as part of my Top 100 Saturn games review Odyssey. This was a brilliant update of the Beat 'em Up genre by the legendary #Treasure
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Saturen REVIEWS: Guardian Heroes
After playing and enjoying Guardian Heroes for a bit, a couple of people noted that the game was actually remastered for the Xbox 360 Live ...
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October 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Check out my report on the Top 40-31 #SegaSaturn games according to Retro Sanctuary. Finally, here is a list of mostly great games. Too bad most of them were not ported outside of Japan
#blutoid #Retrogaming

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Saturn REVIEWS Report: 40-31
In reviewing the Top 40-31 of the Retro Sanctuary list, I began by reviewing the first three games in the list, but the rest were either gen...
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September 29, 2025 at 3:44 PM