The trick to having a successful long lasting experience is a nice linear progression. For all the negative things I can say about The Elder Scrolls...

Outside of rail shooters, I’d say beat ‘em ups are the most fun games to play locally. They’re simple, easy to learn, involve a good amount of...

Games, as a medium, have started trying to tackle bigger and more complicated issues. Some touch on mental illness, others the fear of the world...

One of the downsides to appealing to a niche, is you limit your potential user base. Even if you have a fantastic product like Disgaea or...

A lot has changed in the eight or so years since Catherine originally released. Obviously flip phones went from being entirely too common to a relic...

The great things about MMORPGs is the idea of there being a long road ahead. There will always be a quest to complete, bond to form, item you need...

Over the years gaming has become so much more than fun gameplay with a story that justifies whatever you’re doing. Sometimes they’re surreal...

When I first saw Control I immediately thought of Twin Peaks. The surreal elements and overall sense of weird for the sake of being weird only...

Tokyo RPG Factory has made some beautiful and interesting experiences in the past. I am Setsuna manages to develop a fascinating world, without...

One of the struggles to making a good roguelike is balance. There needs to be enough mechanics to allow someone to succeed, regardless of...

Over the years we’ve seen a lot of different takes on Wolfenstein. Some have been good, others not so much, but they’ve offered relatively...

Since KILL la KILL aired back in 2013, it has gained a fair amount of popularity and interest. Given the over the top nature and combat heavy nature...

Getting Darksiders III was a bittersweet victory. It had all the makings of a great addition to the Darksiders series, it just fell short for a...

One Piece World Seeker, like a lot of anime games, had divisive reactions at launch. We gave it a less than impressive review, whereas fans found...

Now more than ever we’re seeing Japanese games ported to the west. Part of this is thanks to increased demand, with the other part being the lack...

One of the struggles of trying to capture a market is getting the right feel. A lot of games copied Monster Hunter but none of them achieved...

Updates have always made the most sense for anime/manga games. Instead of redoing the same stories we know and love, it simply adds on to the...

One of the challenges when doing multiple reviews is finding a sense of consistency. Scores only have meaning when you can understand the logic...

Having probably reviewed every fighting game, besides Dragon Ball FighterZ, this generation, you get a good idea of what to expect. However, Samurai...

Over the years, Neptunia went from a rather generic RPG with a gimmick to a game with distinct characters, locations, enemies and story. The latest...

Generally speaking, there are two ways to do a spin off. Most go for the simple, take everyone you know and do something different approach, but the...

I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t interested in Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. I made an effort to play it during the 2017 and 2018 E3, where...

When I first saw Luna I was blown away by the beautiful art style. Similar to Jupiter & Mars, it was a game I had to see on my OLED and had...

It’s hard to return to a game like The Elder Scrolls Online. You learn a bunch of information, create an armor/build based off the current...