“Super Mario Bros. Wonder” Review
This 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 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…
Read moreTeam17 invited us to a small event in San Francisco for a few hours to give us some hands-on time with various projects, and among them was Moving Out 2, the sequel to the zany 2020 party game. I never…
Read moreThe Trails series just might be the best modern and ongoing JRPG series around, and while it isn’t groundbreaking, Trails Into Reverie is yet another great entry to this series.
Read moreAEW: Fight Forever brings back the fun, pick up and play type of wrestling game that has fallen by the wayside over the years.
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