Exploration is in our blood. We want to see what’s “over there” with the hopes that what’s there is better than what’s here. A new land, a new planet, or perhaps simply a new restaurant on the other side of town, we want to discover new things. That’s why we love exploration games. And why… Read More »
Old-school dungeon crawlers still sell like hot cakes. Etrian Mystery Dungeon for Nintendo 3DS is more than just an homage. It IS an old-school-ish dungeon crawler. Cartoony, anime characters with big glassy eyes and the turn-based battles. A story about bad guys in dungeons and treasure and everything and everything. Takes me back to way-back-when.… Read More »
Side-scrollers are still pretty cool, especially ones with intriguing puzzles and creative battles. The first thing that sticks out about Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power is that it’s more than just a side-scroller like the first two in the series. It’s still a side-scroller, but it’s got some 3D elements, too. Check out the… Read More »
Epic games demand epic trailers, and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt has one…or a few…. Actually, the upcoming CDPR game has tons! Or at least it feels like it. They seem to release one every month, which keeps the marketing and mograph peeps busy, but really, how much new stuff can they show? The latest,… Read More »
Life sucks, so you play games, right? As any form of entertainment, gaming gives you a couple hours respite from nagging girlfriends, entrance exams, unpaid bills and scapegoating bosses. So you become something you’re not. Someone with strength, riches, magical powers. You don’t often play games to enter a world that sucks even more than… Read More »
What is it about Final Fantasy that gets me so geeked-up? And nostalgic. Like a really good book or movie, I get warm and fuzzy when I think about the good ol’ days with FF. Man, I still have the FF8 OST on my iPhone. The new trailer for Final Fantasy XV is out and… Read More »
It’s dark, it’s cramped, it’s damp, and the folks just don’t look right. There’s also a zombie-dog and gutting of dead animals. Lots to love about the Bloodborne debut trailer. The trailer doesn’t demo gameplay, but it’s got a cool weapon: a curved knife thing that whips into a scythe thing – over-sized, which is… Read More »
It is “a future where resources has dried up”. And so what do you do? The only thing that makes sense: war. You would think if there were no resources, everything would be thrown into the stone age, but not in the world of Freedom Wars, a new PS Vita RPG. Here, technology is the… Read More »
Yes, the world is in fact on the verge of being swallowed. The actual line is, “Unless we act, it will swallow the world.” According to the new Dragon Age: Inquisition trailer, “it” is the Breach, which I suppose is a big hole that will, if not acted-upon, swallow the world. Being swallowed can’t be… Read More »
I’m not an art expert, but Ubisoft’s new RPG, Child of Light, is about art. The new trailer is a two-minute side-scrolling tour of Lemuria in all its water-color-ish splendor. The landscape, especially the trees, reminds me of Asian art. The grammar in the opening line also reminds me of things Far East (“more bigger”),… Read More »