Rogue Explorer Review
Bland, Generic and Soul-Crushingly Empty Underwhelming is the word that comes to mind when I think of Rogue Explorer. It manages to be a masterclass in mediocrity which only devolves into frustration as its levels get longer and more difficult. A Lifeless Setting There is no story at all in this game. Rogue Explorer doesn’t…
The Cosmic Depths of Bloodborne: Part 2
A Miserable World With a Wealth of Inspiration Bloodborne likes to show you that Yharnam is beyond help rather than just having NPCs tell you that. In this second and final part of my Bloodborne analysis, I’ll look at the world and influences of the grim, gloomy game, trying to find how its storytelling and…
The Cosmic Depths of Bloodborne: Part 1
A Bloody Cocktail of Genius and Insanity Environmental storytelling is something I believe video games can excel at more than other forms of media. While environmental storytelling is not exclusive to video games, I feel it’s a lot more common that video games use it as the primary form of writing when compared to film…
Pokémon Unite Cramorant Guide
A Mouthful of Pure Power Cramorant wasn’t a character I was expecting to play as when Pokémon Unite came out. He immediately stands out as an oddball in a sea of classic, iconic Pokémon from the series’ history. Even when you start playing as him, you’ll realize that he takes some getting used to. With this…
Labyrinth City: Pierre the Maze Detective Review
Labyrinth City is Short, Sweet and Simple Labyrinth City: Pierre The Maze Detective is a game that is unlike anything I’ve played before. To put it simply, it’s a game about the titular Pierre going through a series of increasingly complex mazes, looking for people, treasure, and other collectibles. The game is full of life and…
Neo: The World Ends With You First Impressions
Shibuya’s Still Got It Going into the demo for Neo: The World Ends With You, I was kind of worried that it would somehow do something that would ruin what made the original game so great. Somewhere, in the back of my mind, I was worried that The World Ends With You would somehow become…
Project Triangle Strategy First Impressions
The Closest Thing to a New Final Fantasy Tactics in Over a Decade Project Triangle Strategy was the game that stood out the most to me in the recent Nintendo Direct. Not only because of its less-than-ideal name, but the trailer made it look like a spiritual successor to Final Fantasy Tactics, a series that…
Devil May Cry 5 Vergil DLC Review
Still as Motivated as Ever Just over a month since Devil May Cry 5 Special Edition released on PS5 and Xbox Series X, its main attraction, a playable Vergil, has arrived on last-gen consoles and PC. This comes after constant requests by fans and even a PC mod that turns the boss version of Vergil playable.…
Neo: The World Ends With You Announced Alongside New Anime Trailer
A long awaited sequel to one of the DS greats It’s finally happening. After 14 years, The World Ends With You is getting a sequel. The new game, Neo: The World Ends With You is a continuation of the original story featuring a cast of characters both new and old, a new, 3D perspective and…
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV Review
A Series Newcomer Makes A Grave Mistake The Trails series has been going for 16 years, with 9 games under its belt (10 in Japan). Trails of Cold Steel IV acts not only as the endpoint for the Trails of Cold Steel sub-series, but as an Avengers: Endgame of sorts for the whole series, placing…
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light Headed to the US
The original NES game will make its way West Once again, Nintendo has revealed a new game for the Switch out of the blue. This time, it comes in the form of a localisation of the first Fire Emblem game to celebrate the series’ 30th anniversary. Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light…
Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition Review
A Much Needed Upgrade To A Modern Classic Many who have played Xenoblade Chronicles believe it to be one of, if not the best game on the Wii. While a technical feat for the system at the time, its graphics are now dated and its UI is excruciating; a notion further validated by the game’s…
Breath of the Wild Prequel Coming Later This Year
It makes the wait for Breath of the Wild 2 a bit easier In yet another of many surprise announcements from Nintendo this year, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is getting a prequel in the form of a new Hyrule Warriors game. Age of Calamity takes place 100 years before the events…
Mario 35th Anniversary Nintendo Direct: Everything Announced
Shocker: it was full of Mario As has now become customary for Nintendo since the pandemic started, the company dropped a new Nintendo Direct presentation without any advance warning. The Direct centered around Mario’s 35th anniversary and contained a heap-load of announcements. Let’s take a look at all the announcements made during the Nintendo Direct.…
Everything Announced at the Nintendo Indie World Showcase
There’s a lot available right now Nintendo has just released their latest Indie World Showcase, which revealed new indie games coming to the Switch in the near future. There is a boatload of them, so let’s go over what was announced. Hades The showcase started strong with the announcement of Supergiant’s latest game, Hades, being…
void tRrLM(); //Void Terrarium Review
The cheeriest apocalypse ever void tRrLM(); //Void Terrarium is the latest game from Nippon Ichi Software, and it’s certainly a unique one. The game is a mystery dungeon at heart, but it introduces various other aspects to keep the game fresh. The Story The story is quite simple, but I feel that’s where its strengths lie.…
Nintendo Direct Mini: All the Reveals and Info
Partner Showcase Is Good News For Some A Nintendo Direct Mini has just dropped, and it doesn’t feature anything Nintendo first-party related. This “Partner Showcase” direct is one of many this year and it is focused around upcoming third party releases for Nintendo Switch. In short, they’re a very mixed bag. Here’s what was announced:…
The World Ends With You Anime: First Details Revealed
It’s Looking Good So Far As previously reported, The World Ends WIth You has an anime adaptation in the works. Today, Square Enix have released the anime’s first trailer. The World Ends With You The Animation is a direct adaptation of the game, with the trailer showing a number of iconic scenes from the game’s…
I Found the PS5 Event Disappointing
The “Future of Gaming” didn’t amaze me While watching Thursday’s PS5 showcase, I was optimistic that something would blow me away and display the power of the next console generation. Ultimately, I found the PS5 event disappointing as what I saw was a couple of fun looking titles and Bugsnax. The Games Perhaps it’s because…
The World Ends With You: The Animation Announced
DS classic gets an anime adaptation Square Enix has announced through a Twitter page that the cult classic RPG The World Ends With You has an anime adaptation in the works. We know very little about the project, but a full reveal will be shown at the Anime Expo on July 3. The Twitter page…
How to Run Persona 4: Golden on a Low Spec PC
A Guide for Console Loving Persona Fans As you probably know, Persona 4: Golden launched on PC about a week ago, so like many Persona fans, I bought it almost immediately. I quickly checked the minimum specs required for the game and I found that my computer was good enough to run it. Mind you,…
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