“Super Mario RPG” Review
While it’s aged in some spots, Super Mario RPG is an exquisite look at one of the weirdest yet most memorable experiences in Mario history.
Read moreWhile it’s aged in some spots, Super Mario RPG is an exquisite look at one of the weirdest yet most memorable experiences in Mario history.
Read moreDoes Spider-Man 2 reinvent the game or the genre? No, but did it have to? Also no. It continues a lot of what we loved from the first game and doubles down on it while also introducing some clever new gameplay.
Read moreThe gameplay is as tight as it is soothing, you can’t die, and the game is a very reasonable five hours long depending on the amount of time you take to solve some of the game’s puzzles, but if there’s anything this game teaches you–there’s nowhere to go but up.
Read moreThis is easily the most fun I’ve had with a 2D Mario platformer since Super Mario Bros. 3, undoubtedly making it not only of the best games of the year but one of the best games on the Switch.
Read moreThe game doesn’t do anything jaw dropping, but the political story in addition to the way the game presents familiar content in new ways really makes Long Gone Days a title to give real consideration despite all the other gaming options available at this point of the year.
Read moreArmored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon is a welcome addition in FromSoftwares mech combat franchise for returning players and newcomers alike.
Read moreAfter 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…
Read moreBaldur’s Gate 3 comes with very high expectations among RPG fans. Taking six years of development time, Larian Studios have delivered a fine example of how to do a Dungeons & Dragons RPG right. For those of you still reading…
Read moreDespite some very tolerable shortcomings, Sea of Stars really feels like a special title and you shouldn’t miss it.
Read moreThe last couple of years have been rather good for Beat-em-up revivals. With Streets of Rage 4 showing there is a pent-up demand for these games, and TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge showing that this demand is far from sated, we now…
Read moreBeing a Filipino-American based in the San Francisco Bay Area, hearing stories from my peers about their experience growing up with immigrant parents isn’t a rare occurrence. I’m fortunate enough to have been immersed in a variety of Asian cultures…
Read moreThe mainline Final Fantasy series has seen quite a bit of turmoil as of late, and it makes sense. After all, we’re talking about the series that always has been the marquee series of the JRPG genre. A lot of…
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