Alan Wake 2 Review – A Miracle Illuminated
Calling a game ambitious can come with an implied caveat. A game with great ambition can be something that reaches high and far, but can also be one that doesn’t…
Star Ocean: The Second Story R Review – Back to the Future
The Star Ocean franchise has been an underappreciated one within the Japanese RPG genre. Despite being around for more than 25 years, it’s never had the breakout success that elevated…
The Talos Principle 2 Review – Machine Learning
Video games often deal with the end of the world and thinking about how cool it might be. Like, sure, it sucks that most everyone has to die horribly for…
Ghostrunner 2 Review – Delicate Balance
When it launched in 2020, Ghostrunner was quickly recognized for its slick blend of satisfying first-person parkour platforming and tough-as-nails, one-hit-kill combat. Perhaps most impressive was just how well it…
WarioWare: Move It Review – I Am Merely Okay To Move It Move It
WarioWare is a series built on gimmicks. The very idea of “microgames” on the Game Boy Advance was a silly, novel idea, and every iteration since then has tried to…
Like A Dragon Gaiden Review – The Man Who Can’t Escape The Yakuza
Perhaps I was naive to think that the legend of Kazuma Kiryu actually wrapped up with Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, and that his appearance in Yakuza: Like A Dragon was simply…
Assassin’s Creed Mirage Review – Back To Basics
Back in 2020 when I reviewed Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, I talked about how much that game’s story had a real sense of finality to it, bringing together and concluding dozens of…
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 Review – More Than A Rerun
Two years ago, Fair Play Labs and Ludosity entered the platform fighting game ring with Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl. The game was decent enough, but it was clear that the core…
Super Mario RPG Review – An Authentic Ode To A Classic
Super Mario RPG is one of the wildest games in Nintendo’s catalog. Loaded with eccentric characters like a Santa-esque big bad, random bouts of dark comedy–Toad cosplayers tickle as a…
Persona 5 Tactica Review – Vive La Persona
Over the years, Atlus–the studio behind the Persona series, Catherine, and Shin Megami Tensei–has developed a reputation for the way it approaches adult themes and dark topics unabashedly. While this…
