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Today, we recognize Atlus for the Persona, Etrian Odyssey, and Trauma Center franchises, as well as for the years it spent publishing interesting RPGs...
As a sequel to 2019’s Control, Control Resonant makes an effort to stand on its own. The lockdown in the Oldest House is over, and Dylan Faden is...
Did you know that, if you own a PlayStation 5, you can't play Grand Theft Auto 4? Nor can you play the first GTA and its expansions, or GTA 2, or...
Many of today’s most avid players might not think about it often, but the video game industry has been going strong for a long time now. Major...
Fire Emblem has once again put tactical RPGs back in the limelight. Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave, the latest tactical RPG in Intelligent...
So much of Control, Remedy Entertainment’s 2019 paranatural shooter, sticks with me today, but the one thing I really remember is its lore. Its...
Campaign 4 of Critical Role has proven that Dungeon Master Brennan Lee Mulligan has plenty of tricks up his sleeve. He’s introduced new and exciting...
The rewind and blessings features in Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave have convinced me this is the way more video games should handle difficulty...
Avengers: Endgame Encore, Disney’s re-release of its blockbuster ensemble film, has finally explained one of the most glaring unanswered questions...
Are you playing Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave? Do you like Three Houses lore? What about computerized ghost elephants? Likable characters with...
Well, after all that, Daredevil: Born Again is coming to an end. When the original Netflix series was canceled in 2018, fans clamored for...
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave plays a mean trick on you. No matter who you pick first, it starts you out with a handful of really good characters....
This summer's Pokémon Winds and Waves rumors and leaks suggested next year’s mainline entry could feature 300 new Pokémon. These leaks, by...
On paper, Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil shouldn’t be very controversial. It’s not just the best reviewed Resident Evil adaptation of all time,...
It's only been a handful of days since Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave launched, and most fans of the Japanese role-playing game franchise have...
There's a moment near the end of Zach Cregger's Resident Evil when Austin Abrams' bumbling protagonist, Bryan, finally gives up all...
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave's support conversations are sparking a bit of unrest among folks who've dived into the massive RPG. Some...
Since Persona 5 released in Japan in September 2016, we have seen its upgraded and expanded version in Persona 5 Golden, a direct sequel in Persona 5...
There’s something about Mario Bros. When people mention Mario today, they usually have his “super” adventures in mind, courtesy of 1985’s...
Zach Cregger occupies a very strange space in horror filmmaking. Unlike Curry Barker’s Obsession or Kane Parsons’ Backrooms, Resident Evil walks a...
There are certain lines of dialogue that become so famous they almost stop belonging to the movies and TV shows that produced them. “May the Force...
On the Rick and Morty spin-off President Curtis last Sunday, we finally learned a bit more about O’Doyle’s mysterious past. Special Agent Francis...
I will never forgive Nintendo for giving in and publishing an official timeline of The Legend of Zelda series. (This is relevant to GTA, honest —...
Sixteen years ago this month, Square Enix and Disney delivered the best Kingdom Hearts game — by finally putting Kingdom Hearts ahead of Disney. The...
The Pokémon franchise from Game Freak is a revolving door. Someone is always going in for the first time, while someone else is on the way out....
Last New Year's Eve marked the 30th anniversary of the ending of Bill Watterson's seminal newspaper strip Calvin and Hobbes, the impact of...
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave lets you clear the whole game by playing just one route — or none at all if you're a real sicko and ignore...
Star Wars Zero Company, also known as ZCOM, understands one of its genre's commandments: a good tactics game isn't just about playing chess....
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave might have all the trappings of a modern Fire Emblem, with its Engage-like personal skills and the social elements...
When you think of voices that are synonymous with video games, some obvious names come to mind: Troy Baker, Jennifer Hale, Nolan North, Laura Bailey,...
Many of the best Peanuts quotes involve the characters saying something accidentally brilliant. While a line might be intentionally insightful when it...
Even if you’ve never played a single one of Sega’s Yakuza games, you’ve undoubtedly seen the memes — the chicken in the bowling alley, the...
Today, many RPG fans are well acquainted with Persona 3, which originally debuted in Japan on July 13, 2006. That game carried the series to new...
James "Logan" Howlett, also known as the superhero Wolverine, loves himself good whiskey. I, too, poured myself some whiskey the other night...
Marvel's Wolverine has a much darker tone than Insomniac Games' last three releases in the Spider-Man series. It comes with the character,...
In the skies of a universe born from the fractured mind of a madman, a cosmic horror writhes, too big to be fully comprehended, ready to devour...
One of the most enduring themes of Charles Schulz’s Peanuts comics is young love — or, more specifically, unrequited young love. Throughout his 50...
The secret to Star Trek’s longevity isn't that it has stayed the same for 60 years. In fact, it’s quite the opposite. Every era has...
As a lifelong reader of Calvin and Hobbes, there have been many times where Bill Watterson’s words and drawings struck a deep chord with me. When I...
When people talk about Zelda, they rarely mention Zelda 2: The Adventure of Link. It’s the black sheep of the franchise, often regarded as only...
After months of anticipation, Nintendo officially revealed footage for its upcoming remake of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The big reveal...
For someone who's been a fan of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time for almost 30 years, like me, Tuesday's reveal of Nintendo's new...
Our latest look at The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake has come and gone, and Link has never looked more moist. The latest footage from...
Many people I know have played The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild; shockingly few have actually finished it. Every time I talk to a friend about...
I’ll be honest: I’m sick of parrying in video games. What once was a unique combat mechanic has become as standard as jumping in action games....
Every once in a while, some fan artist draws a continuation or sequel to Calvin and Hobbes, which is frequently themed around the idea of an adult...
There’s a lot to love about Star Wars Zero Company. The story offers a more grounded view of the Star Wars universe, the XCOM-like tactics are...
Ever since I was a little kid, I’ve been a sucker for creepy doll stories. It probably started with R. L. Stine’s Goosebumps book Night of the...
I’ve never been what you would call a “Star Wars guy.” As much as I enjoy George Lucas’ original film trilogy, they always struck me as...
Aliens: Fireteam Elite was a guilty pleasure co-op game of mine when it was released on Xbox Game Pass in 2021. After briefly playing its sequel at...