The Summer of Visual Novels, RPGs, and Killing Nazis This month brings us a weird selection of games. We’ve got ports of classics (and some not-so-classics), a cool new indie game, and a good number of Switch releases. However, the month still feels pretty light. Maybe it’s because Wolfenstein: Youngblood is the only big multiplatform release of the month, or because a lot of these titles target … Continue reading Ten Games to Look For in July 2019
It should go without saying: massive spoilers for Evangelion are ahead. Read at your own risk. Last Friday, the classic anime Neon Genesis Evangelion launched on Netflix with a new English translation, marking the first time in years Studio Gainax’s 26 episode series, and their original movie counterparts, have been easily available in North America. While I don’t have a Netflix account (but have the … Continue reading What The Last Three Episodes of Evangelion Mean to Me
The Craftaceous Period The best way to describe Yoshi’s Crafted World is that it’s a 3D platformer trapped in a 2D side-scrolling body. It does things that a lot of 2D platfomers don’t. Levels are not so much mad dashes from left to right as they are opportunities to explore, get the lay of the land, and grab as many objectives as possible in one … Continue reading Review – Yoshi’s Crafted World (Switch)
E3 2019 saw the announcement of several un-localized games finally coming to the West, and Square Enix lead the way with three big titles. Between Trials of Mana (Seiken Densetsu 3), Romancing SaGa 3, and SaGa: Scarlet Grace Ambitions, fans of Square’s back catalogue outside of Japan have plenty to look forward to in the next year. Even more exciting are the recent comments by … Continue reading Why Square Enix Should Localize Radical Dreamers Next
Since I’m not able to play games on the show floor and report back on them this E3, my coverage ends with the last of the press conferences. To call the panel that Netflix held today a press conference is pretty misleading though, which means technically my duties are over. But, who cares? I want to record anyway. I give my Top 10 games of … Continue reading Revengeance: The End of E3 2019
Today is the third day of E3 2019, and while I didn’t get a chance to go to California to visit the show itself, I still got a lot done. After getting up at 10:00 AM to prepare for the Nintendo Direct that morning, I spent the rest of the day listening to people at the show and watching gameplay. I also spent time reflecting … Continue reading Day 3: E3 2019 Press Conferences & Revelations
Welcome to what is technically Day 2 of E3 2019. I’m back with more recorded impressions of the press conferences that happened today for Ubisoft and Square Enix, while also briefly touching on Devolver Digital’s shenanigans, the PC Gaming Conference, and EA’s weird press conference/livestream mix on Saturday. After taking the time to edit myself talking, it’s really hitting me how weird my voice is, … Continue reading E3 2019: Press Conference Reactions Day 2
Hello all, it’s E3 time once again! Instead of just posting links to all of the gaming news coming out of the convention like last year, I thought I’d try something different and record my impressions of the show in short, punchy clips. I go over some of my favorite moments of the Microsoft and Bethesda press conferences from E3 2019, and also briefly cover … Continue reading E3 2019: Day 1 Impressions
Every time I sit down to work on this piece, more and more E3 2019 news gets announced or leaked out, so I’m gonna post this while my predictions are still relevant. Some people have called the necessity of a convention like E3 into question because we live in a 24/7 news cycle that allows companies to get media attention when they want, if they … Continue reading Some(what Late) E3 2019 Predictions
PORT MANAGEMENT SHODOWN Now that we’ve hit a year of “Ten Games to Look For” articles, we have a chance to directly compare how the releases for this year stack up to last year. Looking back, June 2018 was a surprisingly well-rounded month. Though summer is usually thought of as barren and slight, but we ended up with titles as diverse as Lumines Remastered, Sushi Striker: … Continue reading Ten Games to Look For in June 2019
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