Many of the Zelda games take place in the fictional kingdom of Hyrule. Despite many of them being implied to take place in the same Hyrule, the kingdom’s geography has a peculiar habit of changing and shifting between games. Sometimes the shifts are small and subtle, and sometimes the newer Hyrule has barely anything in common…
The indi-developed and long-teased Squirrel With a Gun launched on Steam last Thursday, garnering an overall “Very Positive” response from the almost 900 downloads it’s received so far. Described by the publisher as a “nutty sandbox shooter and puzzle platformer”, the game puts players in control of the titular rodent, using human-sized munitions to both…
Rarely does a game have a reputation as infamous as Sonic ’06. This Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 game is emblematic of every problem people had with the Sonic the Hedgehog series in the mid-2000’s. It was a buggy, glitchy, mess with a time-travel plot that many fans found confusing. Despite this, Sonic 2006 never…
Nihon Falcom is a small developer known among fans for its wonderful music. While the Trails series is their flagship, they are also known for their Ys series of action RPGs. With Ys 10: Nordics set to release next month, let’s take a look back at the series’ 37-year history of spectacular songs. Samsara and…
Link is not the main character of Echoes of Wisdom. That would be Zelda for the very first time. The titular princess finally gets her own game this month, and the possibilities for what she can do with it are endless. One possibility that we considered when the game was first announced was that Link…
Ever since the days of the NES, the Legend of Zelda series has created dozens of bestselling, acclaimed classics. However, the wider public sadly overlooked many games in the series. One of the biggest examples is the underrated Spirit Tracks, released near the run of the Nintendo DS. The game earned its status as a…
Gori: Cuddly Carnage was released into the world on August 29. The game, which was developed by Angry Demon Studio, is an action-packed and colorful adventure. The story is all about a cat named Gori and his companions, F.R.A.N.K and CH1-P, who are trying to defeat an organization called the Adorable Army. The name is…
Coffee Talk Tokyo, the newest game in the Coffee Talk series is slated to release next year. While the first two games in the Coffee Talk series had you pouring coffee in Seattle, the third game will see your character serving customers in Tokyo instead. Coffee Talk Tokyo will continue the trend of the first…
Banjo-Kazooie has always been a fan-favorite Nintendo 64 game. Despite being only early 3D hardware, its gameplay still holds up incredibly well and its art direction is still pleasing to the eyes. It should go without saying that the game is still adored, and nothing demonstrates that better than the fan-made Banjo-Kazooie Decompilation Project, which…
Haze is the pure DPS fiend in Valve’s newest hero-shooter game, Deadlock. She’s known to give great damage output and utilize her stealth to outmaneuver her opponents. However, she does exceptionally well in the late game and is mediocre in the early phases. Proper execution with her would require a person to realize which abilities…
