When it comes to enjoying an RPG, especially one that’s dozens of hours long, it’s vital you relate to the characters in one way or the other. That aspect is what may make or break Shining Resonance Refrain for you. A port of a 2014 Japan-exclusive PS3 game, Shining Resonance…

I’ve always had a soft spot for strategy games, with my love for Fire Emblem being evident enough on this site and plenty other series peaking my interest. Most of these are turn-based affairs, with menus and chess-like grids being the norm. At this year’s E3 I got to shed…

I’ve never quite clicked with Pokémon GO. I see the appeal and I enjoyed beta testing way back when, but when it initially released I was living in Japan with a dataless phone plan. I made my best of the situation and tried to catch Pokémon in open areas with…

As anyone who’s ever wiggled their way out of a giant worm before knows, last year’s plucky platformer, Slime-san, was one of the finest games to jiggle through the genre. Since then, developer Fabraz has been dipping its toes in the publishing sphere, starting with Eeendhoorn’s aptly titled fantasy sports…

There was a lot of new to see and play at E3 2018, and in the midst of all that I had to make time for something I’m plenty familiar with: Dragon Ball FighterZ. It’s been out for other platforms since January, with fans sharing their energy with Bandai Namco…

Having recently come off of the Mega Man Legacy Collection 2, I was all too eager to check out the return of the Blue Bomber at E3 2018. Capcom’s booth was split between Resident Evil, Street Fighter, Monster Hunter, and Mega Man. While waiting through a hybrid demo area and…

During my time at E3 this year, no game stole my heart quite like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. I could tell you all about what’s new and what feels different, but for that you can check out our earlier show floor impressions piece. Instead, I’m here to tell you all…

When a sequel is more of a continuation of the first game than an outright successor, its quality is largely dependent on how good its predecessor was. The Banner Saga 2 is hardly a departure from the first game in nearly any respect — it continues the same story, from…

Over the weekend we all took up our rackets, velcroed our visors, and set to serve up some sweet on-the-court action in Mario Tennis Aces. Thanks to the Online Tournament Demo, all Switch owners got the chance to give it their all in Mario’s latest, sporting title. It was all…

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, according to who I assume is some dead English person. The most illustrious, vivid polygons that a man or woman can craft can sometimes fall flat before doofy simplicity and charm — and if there was anything that embodied both of those…

Normally, I like my shooters cute and horizontal, but Ikaruga — a game that doesn’t quite fall under my usual scope — still caught my attention. It was a name I heard again and again as a prime, yet accessible, bullet hell shooter. While I played my Fantasy Zones and…

As somebody with Scandinavian blood in his veins, I appreciate a story with some Norse in it. And The Banner Saga, from Stoic Studio, is about as good as a northern tale as they come, mixing a masterful atmosphere, eloquent prose, and weighty decisions to spin an epic tapestry as…