If you’re like me, you’re still in the thick of a campaign of Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden. It’s not the latest Dungeons & Dragons book to come out–that honor goes to Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything–but the September release means that even the earliest adopters are still working their way through the story. One […]
Parasite Eve Hits A Little Different This Christmas
Every family has its own Christmas traditions. Some play board games, some go caroling, and some watch 24 hours of A Christmas Story on TBS. For the last 20 years, my tradition has been to play through the best Christmas game ever made: Parasite Eve. This year, I can’t help but look at the game […]
Pokemon Go Did WHAT With Shiny Snivy?
Our long-awaited chance is finally here, fellow Pokemon Go Trainers: shiny Snivy is coming. “What’s that?” one might think, “Community Day is going back to Pokemon people actually want? Is the deluge of already-released Gen I shines over?” No, dear reader, none of that is true. Snivy is getting its shiny form as part of a weekly event. […]
Skyrim’s Dark Brotherhood Questline Has Nothing On Oblivion
Skyrim gets some things right with its Dark Brotherhood questline. It honors the structure of the organization and amplifies the invisible selfishness buried deep within each of its members. Best of all, it captures the concept of the Dark Brotherhood’s slow and steady decline into obscurity perfectly, particularly in its decision to send you back […]
Red Dead Redemption 2 Is Still The Most Next-Gen Game I Have Ever Played
Red Dead Redemption 2 came out in 2018, two years before the launch of next-gen consoles. To this day, it is still the closest thing to a next-gen experience I have ever seen, despite being built for older, less powerful hardware. I think it’s the benchmark that engineers had in mind when implementing and iterating […]
Phasmophobia Was The Most Fun I Had In 2020
It’s December and we’re on the cusp of 2021. At this point, it’s not controversial to state that 2020 has collectively been the worst for all of us. Like a lot of my friends, I’ve had trouble finding time to disconnect from the chaos of it all and enjoy myself. But then I discovered Phasmophobia. […]
Genshin Impact’s Next Event Fixes A Major Problem The Game Has Had Since Launch
Genshin Impact has enjoyed massive, enduring success since its launch at the end of September. However, there are certain elements of the game that fans have been less than thrilled about. One of the more glaring issues has to do with Original Resin, a kind of pseudo-currency you can use to unlock special rewards after […]
Gaming Detail: How Yakuza: Like A Dragon Included Dragon Quest’s Longest Running Reference
Yakuza: Like A Dragon is filled with shout-outs to the Dragon Quest franchise, and it managed to include one of the longest-running references in the series by swapping out a corpse for a drunk. The mainline Yakuza games are action-adventure/open-world games, with visual elements that are straight of the classic Sega arcade line-up. The most recent game in […]
Become The Ultimate Street Fighter With BattleCon: War Of Indines
Every so often a classic game lands on my desk and I am reminded of the rich variety of tabletop titles there are out there. BattleCon: War of Indines is one such game. Originally released ten years ago, this fourth edition rings the bell for a new round. Described as a two-player standalone dueling card […]
If Ash And Misty Had A Pokemon Baby, Here’s What It Would Be
Though considered by many fans to be Pokemon’s OTP (one true pairing), Ash and Misty never actually ended up getting together in the anime. But as we all know, whether the relationship is written in as canon has little to do with how great of a couple they’d be. Among the thousands of fanfiction stories […]