“Star Wars Jedi: Survivor” Review

“Star Wars Jedi: Survivor” Review

Everyone’s favorite is back: BD-1, babyyyyyyy. Oh, and Cal Kestis, the Mantis, and the others, too. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor...
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Patrick Sounds Off: It Got Yoshi-P, Too…

Patrick Sounds Off: It Got Yoshi-P, Too…

Just like Hajime Tabata's "Final Fantasy Disease" comments, it's hard to take Naoki Yoshida's statements about the JRPG genre label...
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Patrick Sounds Off: What I Really Think of Sega Dreamcast

Patrick Sounds Off: What I Really Think of Sega Dreamcast

There's no question the Dreamcast was a great system, but does the whole postmortem deification of it strike anyone else...
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“Horizon Forbidden West: The Burning Shores” Review

“Horizon Forbidden West: The Burning Shores” Review

The Ginger Avenger returns! Horizon Forbidden West has come out with a DLC offering to get you back behind the...
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Patrick Sounds Off: Sega’s Evo Choke

Patrick Sounds Off: Sega’s Evo Choke

Sega may never get as big an opportunity to announce Virtua Fighter 6 in front of unified FGC attention as...
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“GrimGrimoire OnceMore” Review

“GrimGrimoire OnceMore” Review

It's like Harry Potter, but its less terfy. Back when I first played Odin Sphere in 2007 (holy crap am...
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“Star Wars Jedi: Survivor” Review

Everyone’s favorite is back: BD-1, babyyyyyyy. Oh, and Cal Kestis, the Mantis, and the others, too. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor brings back Cal and his crew (kind of) for a new adventure that mixes in some of Star Wars’ latest…

Patrick Sounds Off: It Got Yoshi-P, Too…

Just like Hajime Tabata’s “Final Fantasy Disease” comments, it’s hard to take Naoki Yoshida’s statements about the JRPG genre label entirely in good faith, given the circumstances…

Patrick Sounds Off: What I Really Think of Sega Dreamcast

There’s no question the Dreamcast was a great system, but does the whole postmortem deification of it strike anyone else as a bit creepy?

“Horizon Forbidden West: The Burning Shores” Review

The Ginger Avenger returns! Horizon Forbidden West has come out with a DLC offering to get you back behind the bows of Aloy. Let’s dive into what this is all about and whether it’s worth the time venturing into the…

Patrick Sounds Off: Sega’s Evo Choke

Sega may never get as big an opportunity to announce Virtua Fighter 6 in front of unified FGC attention as they had at Evo Japan. That they failed to do so is maddening.

“GrimGrimoire OnceMore” Review

Back when I first played Odin Sphere in 2007 (holy crap am I old), I was floored by the amazing visuals, challenging Action-RPG gameplay, and incredible writing. Sadly, that game was a niche hit at best and didn’t really get…

“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” Review

It’s insane realizing that it’s been over 40 years since Mario Bros. burst onto the arcade scene before eventually taking the world by storm again with the launch of Super Mario Bros. just two years after that. Let me put…

A Conversation About Live Music in Games, and the “Crystalline Resonance: Final Fantasy Piano Concert Tour”

Last month, Square Enix wrapped up their “Crystalline Resonance: Final Fantasy Piano Concert Tour.” We unfortunately weren’t able to attend the show nearest to any of our territories due to previous engagements, but we were granted a quick moment with…

“WWE 2K23” Review

Wrestling games have had an interesting run in the past few years. The WWE games in particular have run into a period of blandness and stagnation, resulting in the WWE series missing a year. Last year’s 2k22 entry was, for…

“8bitdo Pro 2” Review

As someone new to the Nintendo Switch, I was told that a controller would be a requirement for getting the most out of the system. The included Joycon grip, as it turned out, is a crime against ergonomics, and I…

“The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure” Review

When The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel was released on the PlayStation 3 in late 2015, it was a weird instance for all sorts of reasons. For one, the PlayStation 4 had come out the month before, so…

“The Last of Us, Episode 9: Look For The Light”

I wasn’t okay with the original game’s ending when I played it, and I have similar feelings with the way this finale ended, but the ending isn’t why I thought this was the weakest episode of the season.