Kingdom Hearts II: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love The Disney

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 my home. I was new to the…

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 layered and complex turn based combat,…

I Missed Yoko Taro’s PAX East 2018 Panel Waiting For a Sandwich (A Tale of Convention Food Monopolization)

Now, we in The Young Folks staff had a wonderful time at PAX East Boston this year, and we met tons of amazing people; from media to designers, to cosplayers and fans, and we hope to attend more in the…

Tomb Raider Movie Review: Alicia Vikander carries it as far as she can

In adapting Square Enix’s revisionist take on the iconic video game character Lara Croft, director Roar Uthaug finds himself in a strange position. He carries an obvious love for the material, painstakingly recapturing the harrowing jungle adventure that rips the…

Fornite With Drake and Square Flunks Everything | What the D-Pad Gaming News Podcast #22

Welcome back to another installment of What the D-Pad, the weekly gaming podcast on Twitch.tv/TYFOfficial on every Wednesday or Thursday where we play a trending or topical game and discuss current news that I found on Twitter or Google News.   The…

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…

‘Life Is Strange’ Sequel Confirmed, In Development

Cheers to the glorious gaming rumor mill – you’ve proven yourself right yet again. A sequel to Life is Strange, the time-jumping episodic gaming hit, has been confirmed to be in the development stage. And what makes this more surprising…