Imitation, they say, is the sincerest form of flattery. I love Hades. I sadly didn’t get around to playing it until a couple of years ago when I received my Xbox Series S as a Christmas gift. Talk about a…
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If you think about it, we really do live in the Golden Age of Indie RPGs. Seriously, think of the major indie hits of the last fifteen years: Corpse Party, LISA, Fear and Hunger, Omori… and of course who can…
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by Brandon Perkins
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26 Jul 2025
Picture it: It’s 1999, and PC games are going freaking insane. Consoles still hadn’t managed to catch up to computers in the data department, nor had they embraced the genius of double-stick controls so the mouse/keyboard combo still reigned supreme….
Read moreThis isn’t what it looks like. No really, I’m serious. I know what you’re thinking right now, especially with these screenshots and with these character designs. You’re having thoughts of Danganronpa and all the ridiculousness that goes with it. I…
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As I’ve gotten older I’ve come to realize that, when it comes to stories, some of the best ones ever told are the small personal ones: The conversations in coffee shops, the happenings of a small town, the drama of…
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This was a rough year for me. Not only did I have to deal with being laid off from my job, but I also suffered from financial hardship, political chaos, and the death of a loved one and all that…
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You ever watch one of those movies? The ones where it’s obvious that the producers ran out of money halfway through filming, so they had to struggle to finish the project on a shoe-string budget? They hope against all hope…
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by Brandon Perkins
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06 Mar 2024
Atlus has returned to the world of Persona 3 with a ground-up remake that utilizes the lessons learned from Persona 4 and Persona 5, both improving greatly on the original… while also showing how much the series has improved since.
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If 2023 was anything, it was the year of sequels. Sequels that had been long anticipated, sequels that were announced fairly recently but still expected, and some that simply came out of nowhere. Pretty much all of the major games…
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After the success of Dark Souls and Bloodborne, the gaming world was rife with imitators. Many of them fell far short of the quality of those games, lacking the polish that made them so good in the first place. In…
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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…
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For me, the year of 2022 (at least as far as gaming is concerned) was much like a chocolate chip bran muffin: sure, there were some nuggets of sweet goodness, but most of it was just kind of…meh. That’s not…
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