[AX 2024] “Ys X: Nordics” Hands-On
Ys X: Nordics was playable on the show floor, and we got a chance to do some dungeon crawling.
Read moreYs X: Nordics was playable on the show floor, and we got a chance to do some dungeon crawling.
Read moreWhile America is celebrating its birthday, otaku in Los Angeles are celebrating the first day of Anime Expo, the largest annual anime convention in the United States. It’s not all about anime though, as video games also have a large…
Read moreWhether you’re on the site every day or listen to the Day 0 Update, you know everybody on SmashPad absolutely loves Falcom and the Trails series. While are full review isn’t ready–this is a prediction, not a spoiler: Trails through…
Read moreWhen I found out about Polychroma Games and Until Then, it’s been on my radar ever since, and while it has a few rough edges (especially in some of its minigames), the game easily surpassed every expectation I had.
Read moreThere’s a lot to love about what I played so far. The story, in my mind, was beautifully told, but the content kind of makes the game far from cozy even though there really isn’t too much gameplay aside from mundane minigames to really speak of.
Read moreWhether intentional or not, one of the more interesting developments is the fact that the game has two protagonists: a Japanese woman and a black man. Of course, this sent Twitter/X in a tizzy (for the wrong reasons), with gamers yelling “DEI” in a negative context (when it’s a positive), and this is one of the biggest reasons why the game is trending.
Read moreNobody is playing the game for its polish. We’re playing it because it’s chill, and cats are cool.
Read moreHere’s to hoping that Tales of Kenzera: Zau becomes the first in a long-running series, and that Abubakar Salim is back at the helm, because I want more. Or let’s give Surgent Studios the Black Panther license.
Read moreIt seemed like that was that in Fall 2021 when Microsoft shuttered their backward compatibility development with one final and substantial wave of releases. One need only look at the percentage of games on their legacy platforms to understand just…
Read moreGood-Feel did an amazing job making Princess Peach: Showtime! an extremely fun and enjoyable game that’s even better when sharing the experience with others; however it lacks the polish that games like Super Mario Bros. Wonder or Tears of the Kingdom have, and it’s a real shame.
Read morePepper Grinder is a fantastic experience and while you’ll probably only need three hours to finish it, the amount of enjoyable and memorable moments easily make it one of the best experiences of the year so far,
Read moreWhen you look at the gaming landscape today, it’s so vast and deep that it becomes hard to find new games you might want to play. Not so much because they don’t exist, but because you just don’t hear about…
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