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
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
A DECADE AND FIFTEEN YEARS The fact that Days Gone is Sony Bend’s first major console title in fifteen years should not be lost on us. Since 2004’s Syphon Filter: The Omega Strain, they’ve mostly developed for the PSP and Vita, occasionally porting later Syphon Filter titles to the PS2 when it was still viable. To go from titles like Uncharted: Golden Abyss and Fight for Fortune to … Continue reading Review – Days Gone (PS4)
MAKING OUT IS PUNK ROCK After a night of hard partying, Sean Diaz, ever the teenager, is late for work. His friends yell his name from the back of the flatbed that serves as their ride. The gruff driver, Big Joe, lays on the horn incessantly. Roused from his slumber, Sean jumps into action as the song “D.A.N.C.E.” by Justice electrifies the scene. Sean sprints … Continue reading Review – Life is Strange 2 Episode 3: Wastelands (PS4)
Since their acquisition in 2007, Monolith Soft has made a name for themselves as a key Nintendo developer. From helping out with large projects like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Pikmin 3, to creating intricate worlds of their own in the Xenoblade Chronicles series and elsewhere, their presence as a subsidiary has been extremely beneficial. The rewards for their work appear to be mighty … Continue reading Where is Monolith Soft in Super Smash Bros?
The recent release of FromSoftware’s Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice has refocused the discussion about difficulty and accessibility in games once again. Though this debate is not new (it tends to show up every time From releases a game), it grows louder each time. The questions seem simple enough. Should notoriously hard games include an easy mode? Are accessibility options necessary? Would they impact the gameplay … Continue reading On Sekiro, Difficulty, and Demon’s Souls
Cuphead. God Eater 3. Vampyr and Call of Cthulhu. Final Fantasy XII. Assassin’s Creed III. Several Resident Evil games. There are so many games being ported to Switch, it can be hard to keep track. In the two short years the console has been on the market, Nintendo and third parties have already built an impressive library of new games and ports alike and, over … Continue reading Five Long Shot Switch Ports That Should Totally Happen
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