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)
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
A Therapeutic Platformer The story of Gris is interpretive. Told without a single text box or line of dialogue, the game nonetheless has its themes. Gris, a young woman, loses everything in one fell swoop, and is sent plummeting to the earthly wasteland below. The color of the world around her, her voice, and even her ability to pick her head up and walk all … Continue reading Review – Gris (Switch)
Like Trading Dollars for Quarters Though Captain Toad originally got his start in the Wii’s Super Mario Galaxy, it wasn’t until Super Mario 3D World on the Wii U that he had something to do. In specifically designed Captain Toad levels, players could walk around little isometric areas, solve puzzles, avoid enemies, and collect stars. What made these levels unique, other than the fact that Toad … Continue reading Review – Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (3DS)
The original Luigi’s Mansion launched with the Gamecube in America on November 18th, 2001. As Nintendo’s marquee title for the system and a new direction for the character, the game set the tone for the Gamecube going forward. Players were told to expect sequels and spinoffs to their beloved franchises that weren’t like the games that came before, but should still be enjoyable in their … Continue reading Catching Up: With the Luigi’s Mansion Series
GROUPING INDIVIDUALISM INTO A BOX In Telltale’s The Walking Dead, there’s either one of two situations going on. One is when characters stay alone. They’re by themselves, maybe with one or two other people, and everything’s about straight survival. Keep moving. Use the vehicles available to you. Everyone else is either a zombie or ready to rob and kill you anyway. The other is when … Continue reading Review – The Walking Dead: The Final Season Episode 1: Done Running (PS4)
A couple of months ago, it was quietly announced that Bandai Namco again trademarked the title “Also Sprach Zarathustra” for use in the United States. While the possibility exists that this could refer to the novel by Friedrich Nietzsche, or the music of Richard Strauss, the most obvious conclusion is that this is related to the Xenosaga franchise, as Bandai Namco released Xenosaga Episode III: … Continue reading Xenosaga HD: What Needs to Be Addressed to Make It Work
A Gem Made of Fish and Happiness Sushi Striker is what happens when you let the imagination run wild. It’s the kind of game you’d never believe was real, like your friend made it up and in your mind you’re going “yeah, that sounds really good, but it’ll never get made.” It’s what Nintendo does best. Through a collaboration with indieszero (Electroplankton, Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy), … Continue reading Review – Sushi Striker: The Way of Sushido (3DS)
Today, E3 saw the end of presently scheduled press conferences with Nintendo’s latest Direct presentation. Nintendo Directs, for those who don’t know, are pre-recorded videos that Nintendo puts out every few months to explain what games they’re making and when we may see them. Usually, they come out every quarter or so, and focus on the most immediate games Nintendo is working on, with a … Continue reading The Great E3 2018 Directory – Part Three
Now that Mario Kart is one of Nintendo’s top selling franchises, some might wonder what the point of a new F-Zero game would be. Never mind that the series has a completely different setting and some deep, deep lore, it seems like they’re stuck. Take note that the last official F-Zero game didn’t make it out of Japan. Even Nintendo luminaries like Shigeru Miyamoto seem to have given up, publicly asking what else they … Continue reading My Dream F-Zero Sequel
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