Ever since Demon’s Souls proved a difficult game can be successful, a number of developers have attempted to capture the same success. Lords of...

One problem with so many games releasing is finding a way to stand out. Interesting ideas have been repeated, certain ideas were proven...

For many, anime/manga games are a gateway to that world. Either by living out the adventure of being a part of the world in your own unique way,...

One of the problems with long-standing series is that there isn’t an easy way to visit the original titles. In a lot of cases, the original games...

There is a lot of different kind of spin-offs. Sometimes companies rely on them as a way to increase the success of a project they have no faith in...

Gaming, unlike a lot of hobbies, relates heavily to time. No matter how many times a number of games are ported, a good number of early titles might...

What made LittleBigPlanet special wasn’t the idea, as much as the execution. The idea of making a game, or honestly even an experience, built...

At last year’s EVO a new entry in the Under Night series, Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late, was revealed. For fans, this was a delight and for those...

Remasters and ports typically center on two types of games. Either the title is so massively popular bringing it back is a win for most people or...

Recently we’ve seen a lot of changes in what it means to release a game or enhance a title. In the old days, games would be rereleased with a...

There is no denying Japan uses some interesting ideas and there isn’t many more abstract than the idea of anthropomorphic ships. There the concept...

Sometimes games overthink the core concept. Some of the most enjoyable games I’ve played this generation, be it Enter the Gungeon or LawBreakers,...

Console exclusives are great until you lose the ability to easily play those games. This is why things like backward compatibility and ports are...

 This past couple of months we’ve seen a good number of games get delayed. Many popular, some not so much, but among the many titles was Arc of...

Some of the best games are less story and more gameplay driven. Instead of trying to stop a foe or overcome an obstacle, the fun is simply being in...

For years Atelier has consistently released simple, but cute RPGs centered around optimistic characters, hopeful stories, and plots that run against...

The first AO Tennis game released in 2018 did not have a hot start. The game was released first to New Zealand and Australian gamers and the game...

For many Borderlands 3 was disappointing. Not in the sense that it was a bad game, in a lot of ways it was the best, it just fell short in ways...

Procedurally generated games are popular, since they’re a relatively low effort way to add a lot of replayability. Games like Enter the Gungeon...

Regardless of how good Steins;Gate was, it never quite took off in the west like it did in Japan. As a result, a lot of the spin-offs, side games...

If there is one lesson you should have learned from Regular Show, it’s that Geese are jerks. This is the core concept behind Untitled Goose Game...

Certain experiences translate better to other mediums. Sometimes a show makes more sense as a movie, other times a book beats the series and so...

Exclusives are great until they’re forgotten by time. To this day, there are countless games I own and remember growing up with that are simply...

The struggle for almost any show, book or series is getting people interested. A lot of series skip past the investment part and just assume people...