Over the past decade or so, I’ve covered almost every NIS America game that has released and they have a certain look to them. With the exception...

Developers and publishers have gotten a lot of criticism for the number of ports and remaster we’ve seen over the years. Without getting into a...

It has been a long time since we’ve seen a new release in The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel series. After getting the sequel to the...

With the rise of digital downloads, it’s a lot easier for smaller developers to make something special. Be it Enter the Gungeon or Hotline Miami,...

The struggle with high concept and experience games is that they’re hard to objectively evaluate. Either the concept allows it to transcend normal...

Lab Zero Games shocked players with Skullgirls. The look, feel and amount of character the small roster had was impressive and lead to a lot of...

As much as some people love exclusives, the downside is that they limit the number of people that get to experience them. This is especially true...

 Certain games struggle to find a reason to exist in the modern era. A lot of times companies/developers want to default on simple notions, such as...

A lot of people compared The Surge to the Soulsborne games. It was both a fair and unfair assessment, as it’s clear it wanted to be something...

Borderlands 3 actually has a lot in common with Catherine: Full Body. With Borderlands having at least 4 years between releases and for many it’s...

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...