Looking Longingly at PC Gaming

There was a time when I thought consoles were (and would always be) the best way to play. They were so much easier and faster than PCs and I’ve always much preferred a gamepad to keyboard controls. Of course, the years have seen most, if not all, the advantages of console gaming slowly get whittled…

Ace Attorney – It’s Good to be Back!

High on my 2024 “most anticipated” list was Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy, a compilation released on the Switch in January. My first foray into the Ace Attorney series occurred seven years ago with the original Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney trilogy, which was old news by then. Still, I had a great time with the…

Stellar Blade is Getting Three Graphics Modes

Even though the denizens of Twitter/X have done their utmost to drum up controversy around it, Stellar Blade is still poised to be one of the PS5’s more major releases this year. Everything shown of it up to this point has made th game look like it’ll be an awesome action thrill ride, and now…

Two Point Campus: A Great, But Unstable, Sim for Newcomers

I’ve never really been big into simulation games.  My only two experiences happened many years ago when I was in school, and neither went well.  I once played a game where you ran your own zoo, except instead of normal animals like zebras and lions, you kept dinosaurs.  Being in elementary school and not yet…

Hesitating at the Gates of Persona 3 Reload

Before Persona 5/ Persona 5 Royal, the Persona series was something I was aware of, but not all that terribly interested in. In fact, I think I only got into Persona 5 because of the music and my friend’s constant recommendations. Ever since playing Persona 5 though, I’ve considered myself a fan, even though I…

Helldivers 2 Hits One Million Copies Sold

For a part of the year that’s usually pretty slow for video games, we sure have been seeing a lot of sales records lately. First, Persona 3 Reload sets an ATLUS record for reaching a million copies in its first week, Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth did the same, and now so has Helldivers 2….

Tandem: A Tale of Shadows: Demo Review

Tandem: A Tale of Shadows is a surreal puzzle-platformer whose concept would have been more interesting if I hadn’t already seen it before.  You switch between two characters, a girl named Emma and a teddy bear named Fenton, who are looking for the missing Thomas Kane, the son of a famous magician.  Viewing her from…