Hogwarts Legacy: Magically Delicious

There are lots of nice words I could use to describe the 2023 darling, Hogwarts Legacy. Charming, delightful, and enjoyable rise to the top, but the best single word I can think of describe the experience is balanced. In fact, Hogwarts Legacy might be the most well-balanced game in my current library. Placing all its…

Sony May Not Be Going Disc-less Just Yet After All

For a long time now, the vidoe game industry has been steadily chasing this dream of an all-digital future, where physical media is all but extinguished and games are all streamed via the internet. This future has been all but realized on PC save for the streaming requirement, but publishers have not yet been able…

Metaphor ReFantazio’s Supporter Stories Surprised Me

Having played a few Atlus games by now, I figured that things in Metaphor ReFantazio would more or less play out the same as they did in its predecessors. That is, I was expecting character stories that were interesting enough, but ultimately fairly shallow in terms of character development. That hasn’t really been the case,…

Trails Through Daybreak II Demos are Now Available

With the arrival of the new comes the impending release of the latest entry in the Legend of Heroes series. Despite being the kind of JRPG that caters heavily to true diehards, it’s still going quite strong, to the point that I can’t even keep track of the main entries anymore. The latest game is…

Dragon Age: The Veilguard – Success and Struggle

At the time of writing my Dragon Age: The Veilguard first impressions post, I claimed having a solid and mostly positive start. While it was plain to see BioWare’s work in weaving Veilguard into the Dragon Age series, it was difficult for me to detach from the events of Dragon Age: Inquisition – Trespasser. Because…

Metaphor ReFantazio – It’s Darn Good So Far!

After finally picking it up for Christmas (and after sitting on it for a week in favor of playing through Sly 2: Band of Thieves again), I’ve finally gotten started with Atlus’ latest: Metaphor ReFantazio. I’ve got about 12 hours into the game so far and have just cleared the first dungeon. And, I have…