For a while there, it really looked like we were done with side-scrolling shoot-em-ups for good. I say that without any particular joy at that fact, obviously, because...Read More
It’s always refreshing to review a game that isn’t trying to be anything other than itself. There’s more to discuss when it comes to Olija, of course, but...Read More
At a certain point, you simply have to accept that there are certain flaws in your approach to life that you clearly do not have much interest in...Read More
Some games are really tough to review coming in from the outside. Case in point? Fairy Tail. Much like when I reviewed Gensou Skydrift, I am aware walking...Read More
The release of the Sony PlayStation in North America in 1994 was an enormous and unprecedented event, one which drew a great deal of attention from both game...Read More
I found myself feeling very divided in my opinions as I played Signs of the Sojourner. Actually, that’s not altogether true; my opinion was relatively clear insofar as...Read More
Some games are very difficult to review effectively. You have to leverage a lot of different ideas and notions, a lot of conflicting artistic visions, the depth of...Read More
Finding old JRPGs that never got released stateside is frequently a wild experience in a lot of ways, not the least of which being that you’ve almost certainly...Read More
In one sense, Fire Emblem: Three Houses – Cindered Shadows is really just the last installment of four bits of DLC doled out over a year or so...Read More
Every so often, you find a game that seems so perfectly targeted to your particular flavors of fascination and enjoyment that it seems like it should, nay, must...Read More
We honestly seem to be in the middle of something like a Metroidvania renaissance; while there were a few years wherein the genre was fairly quiet, these days...Read More
At first glance, Dusk Diver looks like a pretty decent anime beat-em-up featuring a female protagonist. This is incorrect. It is a beat-em-up, but it actually comes from...Read More