Flashes of lightning illuminate an ominous, stormy sky, accompanied by the sinister strains of a church organ. The camera descends slowly into the maelstrom and the music swells ominously, revealing the game's logo wreathed in flame: FINAL FANTASY VI. It's a striking way to open a game, and every bit as powerful today as it […]
Final Fantasy VII Remake: The Weight Of Departures & Reunions
The original Final Fantasy VII catapulted JRPGs into the limelight and established a new standard for expansive gameworlds and emotional stories. Final Fantasy VII Remake is an homage to and reimagining of its predecessor’s motifs: Eco-activism, classism, atonement, and companionship (among many other important themes). We demonstrate how Remake’s plot beats can be reevaluated with the themes of departure and reunion in mind. […]
Final Fantasy 7 Will Always Be More Important Than My Favourite Game
Final Fantasy 7 turns 25 this week, something Square Enix is celebrating via a special broadcast. It's pretty remarkable to think a 25-year-old title in a series of games preparing to become 16 installments long, not to mention all the spinoffs, remains so popular today. FF7 Remake brought the historic game and its story to […]
Of Course We’re Complaining That Cortana Isn’t Blue Enough In The Halo TV Show
This past weekend saw Paramount unveil the first full trailer for its Halo television series, a project which has now been literally decades in the making. I still remember when the likes of Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson were attached to helm the adaptation as a film, a far-flung reality which has now settled into […]
Solid Snake Voice Actor David Hayter Adapting American McGee’s Alice Into A Television Show
Filed under “things we never thought we’d be writing,” Radar Pictures has announced that it is adapting EA’s American McGee’s Alice (in Wonderland) series into a television show. What’s more, Solid Snake voice actor and X2 writer David Hayter is attached to the project. This news comes by way of The Hollywood Reporter, which reports […]
Forget Pokemon, Who Plays Any Game For The Graphics?
In case you haven't heard, a new Pokemon game just came out. And if you weren't aware of that, you probably aren't aware that it doesn't look very good. It has a few defenders, of course, but as our own Eric Switzer has already written about, Pokemon makes vastly more money than every other game […]
Forget Twisted Wonderland, Forget Kingdom Hearts – Just Make A Good Disney Game
My PS1 collection was crammed with Disney tie-in games. Hercules, Tarzan, and A Bug's Life were an essential part of my library. They weren't great games, but they arrived before the sharp decline of movie tie-ins and managed to be pretty serviceable. Later on, Disney games included the likes of Bolt and Up, the latter […]
Seven Things You Don’t Need to Know Before Starting Pokemon Legends: Arceus
Pokemon Legends: Arceus significantly changes up the Pokemon formula from what fans may be used to. And while there have been plenty of spin-offs that put their own, well, spin on the series, Pokemon Legends: Arceus brings a new style of gameplay to catching them all, making them all battle, and not thinking about the […]
Pokemon Sword & Shield’s Best Addition Was XP Candies
Before you get your pitchforks out, just give me a chance to explain myself, please. The best part of Pokemon is a different thing to every player. For some, it’s breeding perfect IV ‘mons with competitive natures and egg moves that can be used in tournaments. These people are called ‘nerds’. For others, it’s shiny […]
The Big Question: What’s The Worst Game You Love?
We all have games we love, but know deep down are actually bad. Here's the thing, though: sometimes 'bad' games are good. Some of the best games I've ever played have been interesting 6/10s that might have been ridden with flaws, but boldly attempted something different or unusual. Here are some of the games TheGamer's […]