When it comes to visual novels, I typically prefer the types that offer a more passive leisurely experience, requiring very little-- if any, command inputs from me aside from periodically being prompted to ...
Sinking my teeth into a JRPG with deep mechanics and addictive combat is often all I ever want in life. Completing mission upon mission, to craft new items, upgrade my equipment is as satisfying as it is entert...
There are only so many times you can keep retelling the same story using the same characters over and over again while still keeping things fresh. The Neptunia games mainly deal with anthropomorphized video gam...
The Mystery Dungeon series has been around for a long time, now; they're roguelike video games that have been pumped out since the early 90s. While they've spawned spin-offs from big franchises like Pokemon, th...
When Mighty No. 9 was announced as a Kickstarter campaign by Mega Man creator Keiji Inafune, fans rejoiced at the idea of seeing Inafune bring back his creation (sort of) since Capcom is currently asleep at the...
I have a nostalgic fondness for JRPGs, a genre that admittedly peaked during the height of the PlayStation 1 & 2 era, and as their popularity waned over the years they were relegated to niche status, with t...
Recently, I’ve praised the efforts of makers of newer throwback style JRPGs for making just enough tweaks and additions to their gameplay to freshen up the experience without sacrificing their nostalgic feel. F...
Samurai Warriors 4: Empires brings together the better parts of two other of Tecmo Koei’s franchises, in that of the deep tactics of Nobunaga’s Ambition and the addictive combat of Dynasty Warriors. Implementin...
WayForward first released A Boy and his Blob on the Wii way back in 2009 and despite it taking 7 years for the game to hit PC and other consoles this reimagining of the NES classic is a great puzzle platformer ...
As someone who was raised in a Pokemon household, Digimon always seemed like the Pepsi to my Coke. I still enjoyed it and I watched the anime and collected action figures, but it was never my go-to monster-catc...