Japan has given birth to some of the most unique and eccentric game developers in the field. Hideo Kojima, for example, went a long way in adapting and articulating the language of film in his games. Fumito Ueda, whose minimalist…
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The latest iteration of the critically acclaimed Legend of Zelda series is finally here, and it appears to have undeniably set a new standard for both the series and open world adventures moving forward.
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Intended or otherwise, Shin’en Multimedia’s FAST Racing League has quietly become Nintendo’s unlikely marquee arcade racing franchise in the now generations-long glaring absence of the first party F-Zero and Wave Race.
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Yacht Club Games has come a long way since their Kickstarter. The Shovel Knight series illustrates one of the few successful projects, and we’ve seen nothing but good stuff from their studio since then. The new Shovel Knight expansion is one with a…
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Showcasing different games that take advantage of the different features of the Nintendo Switch is always a great way to generate interest, and Nintendo does exactly this with 1-2-Switch. However, does this game have enough substance to make it a part of…
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Nintendo turned quite a few heads with last week’s Nindies Showcase when they announced Blaster Master Zero would not only come exclusively to both the Nintendo Switch and 3DS, but also be out less than a week after the system…
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Final Fantasy is undoubtedly one of the most polarizing franchises in all of gaming. It’s a series that more often than not pushes host platforms to their limits while setting new trends in the RPG genre. This is why our…
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The Kingdom Hearts series can be very confusing to follow. Square Enix has deviated far from the original story line with spin offs. Kingdom Hearts HD II.8 Final Chapter Prologue is their first step to bringing all the titles to…
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Faction and war-based action games are hardly anything new. I’d even argue that the majority of them are slow and boring, and others are just plain repetitive. For Honor is a game that seems to have found the right balance,…
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It’s hard to imagine anyone seeing the day where Fire Emblem would become so relevant, it would end up being the second series Nintendo has brought to mobile platforms.
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As I sit here playing Double Dragon IV, I can’t help but look over at the calendar to make sure it is in fact the year 2017. I may be playing this game on the PlayStation 4, but it certainly…
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When Sega quietly put the Shenmue franchise in mothballs about 15 years ago, they even more quietly transplanted its core concept to “Project J,” which would later be given the name Ryu ga Gotoku (lit: Like a Dragon) upon its…
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