I joined with many a raised eyebrow over Rockstar’s recent announcement concerning Red Dead Redemption. Rumors swirled over hopes that they’d be releasing a current-gen version of the game; but, in fact, the world will be seeing only ports of the game to the PlayStation 4 and the Nintendo Switch. I’m not one to grumble…
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Pikmin 4 and the Art of Dandori
Growing up, the original Pikmin was an absolute must-have for me and one of the driving factors behind my strong need to get a brand new GameCube as soon as I could save up the necessary allowance. The ability to command an army of ant-sized Pikmin to do my bidding just seemed too unique to…
Imp of the Sun: Demo Review
Imp of the Sun is a Metroidvania that takes place in a world inspired by Peru. You play as a fiery imp named Nin whose goal is to defeat the Four Keepers and end the Eternal Eclipse. We begin the demo high up in the mountains with the eclipse in clear view behind us. I…
Top 5: Favorite Arrow Fuse Items in Tears of the Kingdom
When I started playing Tears of the Kingdom, I felt certain that I was not going to get along with using Link’s bow and arrow in any real capacity. Between fighting with the Switch’s motion sensors and just being bad at aiming generally, I figured I’d get along fine just mashing and smashing away with…
Security Breach’s Ruin DLC is Much Better, and Scarier, Than the Original
The long-awaited Ruin DLC for Five Nights at Freddy’s: Security Breach came out just last week, in which we play as a whole new character, Cassie, who must rescue her friend Gregory from the ruins of the now-abandoned Freddy Fazbear’s Mega Pizzaplex. This free DLC is a lot more linear than the main game and…
Sonic Frontiers: Demo Review
After Sega started pumping out mediocre Sonic games, I eventually gave up on the blue hedgehog altogether. Having no intention of returning to the Sonic franchise unless they produced something that really stood out, I couldn’t help but take notice of Sonic’s first 3D adventure, Sonic Frontiers. Nevertheless, after buying multiple lackluster games in the…
Persona 5 Royal: Greed, Jealousy, and Betrayal!
“Who is the Beauty Thief??” That was the question on everyone’s mind as the embarked on their quest to steal the treasure of terrible CEO Kunikazu Okumura of Okumura Foods. While first exploring his futuristic palace run by his robotic “employees,” the gang encountered this Beauty Thief, along with their former companion, Morgana, who had…
Dredge: Demo Review
On the surface, Dredge seems like a relaxing fishing game where you’ve been recently hired as the new fisherman for the coastal town of Greater Marrow. But something is clearly amiss amongst these idyllic isles when you start to catch strange fish and uncover eerie mysteries, such as tales of a mayor who went insane…
Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks in Street Fighter 6’s World Tour
If a time traveler were to have appeared in my living room circa 1993 as I was gleefully mashing my way through Street Fighter II Turbo and told me that, in 30 years, I’d get to create and customize my very own fighter and play in a world crafted around Street Fighter lore…I…I don’t know…
Ranking the Spirits from Spiritfarer
Spiritfarer is a “cozy management game about dying” where you’ll be ferrying the spirits of the dead to the afterlife. As such, I formed a very different sort of relationship to these characters than I would in a regular game, and on the most part, knowing that a character is soon to pass on helps…
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