When taking a look at where mainstream gaming got its start, one commonality makes itself apparent: the platformer genre. There’s been countless titles to use this formula over the years, and while many are still going strong in the modern day, many likewise have fallen to the wayside. There is…
During yesterday’s Pokémon Day festivities, a new trailer for the upcoming Nintendo Switch game Pokémon Legends: Z-A was showcased which gives us our best look at the game yet. After a year or so of silence, we now can see that Legends: Z-A isn’t deviating too much from what made…
Update: Nintendo of America and Nintendo or Europe have also confirmed it will be removing Super Soccer from the Nintendo Switch Online catalog on March 28th. In a rather surprising bit of news today, Nintendo of Japan has announced that one of the retro titles available through…
For the last two weeks my life has revolved around one thing — hunting moons. I’m currently on a quest to play Super Mario Odyssey to 100% completion, with over 800 Power Moons and counting. I’ve also been tracking down a couple of pretty rad Funko POPs, created in the…
In recent years, more and more indie games have begun to take heavy inspiration from the Legend of Zelda franchise, each with its own twists on the formula. Binding of Isaac marries the first NES game’s dungeons with a roguelike randomizer, while Oceanhorn takes things isometric. Ludosity’s Ittle Dew, meanwhile,…
It’s been seven years since VVVVVV first came out and in that time it’s been released on several platforms, including the 3DS and even smartphones. Yet in all these years I somehow managed to not play it. It was the type of game I’d always hear mentioned among other unquestionably…
In today’s gaming landscape of muted colors, dramatic set-pieces and deafening explosions, we need more games about a simple father and his loving family. Here is such a game, following the paternal adventures of a charming character and his normal, totally human life. He is most certainly not an octopus…
It’s been four years since Sonic Team’s last outing, Sonic Lost World on the Wii U. In that time, the branch of Sega in charge of the Blue Blur was working on Sonic Forces, the next 3D adventure for Sonic & friends. The marketing bragged that Forces was made by…
Rhythm gaming is something I hold very near and dear to my heart. It’s easy to understand and hard to master, both as a player and as a developer. Those behind Harmonix aren’t strangers to rhythm gaming by any means; after all, they brought Rock Band and Guitar Hero onto…
Doom and I have been on quite the journey together. I remember when I was ten years old, watching my dad play the groundbreaking original title on his Compaq desktop and being floored at what I saw. Up until that moment, video games had been colorful, cheerful and two-dimensional affairs…
I was ten years old when Super Mario 64 first revolutionized 3D gaming as we know it. Leaping onto North American shores two weeks before my birthday, I vividly remember tearing into that plastic, snatching out the cart and sitting glued to my parent’s television for hours on end, slack-jawed…
Please note: This game is available on both the Nintendo Switch and New 3DS systems. For the purposes of this review, we’ve played the Switch version. 2017’s been very good to Fire Emblem. I’ve been playing Heroes daily since it released, and Shadows of Valentia stands as one of the…
Over the years, Etrian Odyssey has become one of my favorite smaller franchises on the 3DS. Its retro feel and tight mechanics coupled with a vivid style make every single entry solid, even if few really stand out. And while there’s been a smattering of games on the system —…
The Game Boy Advance had some real standout games across the board, and its RPG collection was top-notch. Multiple Pokémon and Fire Emblem games, Mother 3, both Golden Suns: it was almost too good to be true. But even within those there was a special little game starring a couple…
There’s no shortage of outstanding indie games on the Nintendo Switch right now, and it’s far too easy to let an indie gem slip through the cracks. One outstanding indie you can’t let pass by is Tiny Barbarian DX. Tiny Barbarian combines fast action platforming with an unforgettable look and…
