I first played Kingdom Hearts II on the PlayStation 2 when it launched in 2005. It was among the first exclusive to Playstation franchises I had played since adding the first not-Nintendo-platform to …
Octopath Traveler First Impressions on Twitch
The long awaited JRPG Octopath Traveler finally hits Nintendo Switch today on July 13th, and our staff writer Travis will be streaming some first impressions of the game that has been lauded for its l…
Final Fantasy XII: Zodiac Age Delivers, Ten Years Later
It’s a sad reality, but sometimes, games like Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age fly completely under the radar, regardless of the amount of content and sheer complexity it offers. Probably the worst-t…
Eight Character Ideas To Join Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
In my review that ran this week, I praised Mario Kart 8 Deluxe by calling it a must own for the Nintendo Switch. I stand by that but it does bring up a particular question: what does the future of the…
Unashamed Joy: Kingdom Hearts After 15 Years
As the story goes, Kingdom Hearts literally began as an elevator pitch: a chance encounter between a Disney executive and a Square game producer in an elevator led to the creation of one of gaming’s m…
Retro-Graded Games: 20 Years of Final Fantasy VII
Can you believe it’s been 20 years since we first boarded the train to the Shinra Mako reactor? Back in 1997, we could have never expected a simple adventure about a band of heroes stopping a malevole…
Video Game Review: Pokémon Sun and Moon
Welcome, finally, to the World of Pokémon. Pokémon Red starts with a short cinematic battle and a title screen. A few of the creatures waiting inside scroll past the screen, prompting the pressing of …