There are few simpler pleasures in life than a classic 2D Mario experience. Whether you’re a casual fan of gaming or a committed Nintendo enthusiast, odds are you’ve got a favorite Super Mario platformer. From way back with Super Mario Bros. all the way up to Super Mario Wonder, there’s…
And the third Ultra Unlock event for Pokémon GO’s Season of Shared Skies is here. Keeping up with the new debut theme, Ultra Unlock Part 3 is all about Mega Lucario! That means Trainers can participate in Mega Lucario Raids and earn Lucario Mega Energy to Mega Evolve their own…
Raid Battles made the jump from Pokémon’s Generation VIII (Sword and Shield) to Generation IX (Scarlet and Violet). While similar, the big difference this time around is the Terastal phenomenon, where Pokémon’s type can change to one of the 18 different types available in-game. Not to mention, Pokémon will receive…
This review was written with a pre-release copy of The End of YoRHa Edition. It was constructed after several hours of play of the Switch version preceded by the reviewer playing the PS4 version to completion some time ago. On occasion, one can get the sense that games considered “artful”…
The world of games criticism (and even casual discussion of the medium) is filled with “-likes.” Roguelikes, Soulslikes… we call Metroidvanias Metroidvanias because we had two examples to pick from instead of just one. Even first person shooters were once upon a time simply called “DOOM Clones.” The reasoning for…
If there was one trend among indie games of the ’10s, it was in the development and reflection of empathy. Future classics like Papers, Please and Undertale made the player question their actions and treat the fictional characters of imagined worlds with care and nuance. In a medium where so…
Splatoon has quickly become a mainstay Nintendo franchise over the last several years, so no one was surprised when Splatoon 3 was announced early last year. A follow up to Splatoon 2 and it’s excellent Octo Expansion DLC, Splatoon 3 continues to usher the franchise to stylish new heights by…
If I could go back and tell my high school aged self that I’d be reviewing a JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure game, and one released on every modern platform no less, I’d promptly declare that the taste of a liar. At the time this series (iconic in its home country) was…
Kirby’s appetite for desserts (and pretty much everything else) knows no bounds, nor does mine for games starring the iconic pink sphere. He’s earned it too, this being his 30th Anniversary year and all. That’s about all the reason you need to set up something like Kirby’s Dream Buffet, the…
This is part 3 of a multipart review. You can read parts 1 and 2 here. How do you fit 150 hours of game into one review? In one sense, the task is easier than outlined (it’s 150 hours of game in three reviews, technically), but it’s still something I…
Last December, Wytchwood’s fairytale adventure with charming and textured visuals spun spells on Nintendo Switch. Limited to a digital release, at the time, Super Rare Games briefly released it from its digital-only prison with a physical edition in June this year. The time for pre-orders has come and gone, with…
I’ll be upfront here, I had never played a Klonoa game before doing this review. While I was growing up the cute-yet-cool cat/rabbit hybrid always caught my eye in advertisements, but none of his games ever made it to my hands. So when Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series was unveiled earlier…
Monster Hunter Rise still stands as both a favorite and most played game on my Switch. Capcom successfully reinvented the series with Monster Hunter World and went on to carry that momentum with Rise, bringing those quality of life improvements to handheld hunters while introducing some standout traversal and and…
Cuphead made a tremendous, technicolor splash when it was released back in 2017. Nintendo fans had to wait until 2019 to get a taste of that boss rushin’ run n’ gun flavor, but these days they’re some of the most voracious patrons of the game. Thank goodness too, because I…
The classic Sonic the Hedgehog games are no stranger to getting the compilation treatment. Most Nintendo fans of a certain age will fondly remember Sonic Mega Collection with its amazing menu music, huge variety of games, and array of extras, and a few years before that there was Sonic Jam…
