“Madden NFL 26” Review
My experience with the Madden series has been up and down for the past 20 years as they changed for the worse after their great PS2 generation run; and I only really played the series on Xbox 360 and PS3…
Read moreMy experience with the Madden series has been up and down for the past 20 years as they changed for the worse after their great PS2 generation run; and I only really played the series on Xbox 360 and PS3…
Read moreIt’s one thing for a game demo to leave an impression, but it’s another thing to actually see the effort and appreciation from a staff with a game they’re promoting or representing. Crimson Desert is a game with dense gameplay…
Read moreLast year’s release of Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake was absolutely superb. I know this because I’m actually still playing it, and that familiarity (on top of my fandom for the series) is one of the biggest reasons why my…
Read moreConfession time: While I’ve always been a huge fan of Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy Tactics is a blindspot for me, and it’s not for lack of trying. I own all sorts of different versions of this game, from the black-labeled…
Read moreDuring the last Nintendo Direct, Square Enix pulled a fast one on us when the “one more thing” was an awesome-looking HD-2D RPG, but it wasn’t what anybody thought it was. It was an action game called The Adventures of…
Read moreWhile the highly anticipated release of the remake of the original Trails in the Sky is just around the corner, what can’t be understated is the fact that we’ll soon be fully caught up with Japan when Trails Beyond the…
Read moreIf 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…
Read moreAt PAX West 2025, I got to get some hands-on time with Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted, PopCap Studios’ and The Lost Pixels’ 4K upgrade of their original mobile game.
Read moreSonic Racing: CrossWorlds is a fantastic arcade kart racer. In true blue hedgehog fashion, players are greeted with a high-octane racer that doesn’t waste a second of the player’s time when it comes to chasing for first place. The high…
Read moreCozy gamers have been buzzing online while awaiting Tiny Bookshop‘s release ever since Nintendo’s Indie World Showcase boosted its visibility globally. It was so highly anticipated, so does the game live up to its pre-release excitement? For the majority of gamers,…
Read moreWe’re just a few weeks away from the release of the highly anticipated remake of Trails in the Sky, and to help make the wait shorter, Falcom and GungHo were kind enough to drop a demo. Longtime readers already know…
Read moreToday, I’m doing something a bit different. Normally in my reviews I touch on Accessibility issues and offer some suggestions. This is the first time I’ll be doing that as a preview of a game that has yet to release….
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