Two years after the original Final Fantasy XIII released, it got one of the few direct sequels in the series: Final Fantasy XIII-2. The game is definitely built off the base of the original, but it remixes it in many significant ways. The extremely linear design is replaced with a new one that looks non-linear […]
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) Movie Impressions
Today the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 movie released in theaters. Having reviewed many of the games in the Sonic series, this website is an authoritative source on all things Sonic, and it demands respect. This review is almost entirely spoiler free. What is it? As with the first one, this is not really a Sonic […]
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Is More than a Meme (Demo Impressions)
On March 10th, 2022 the final demo for Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin was released. It lets you play several missions of the beginning of the game. Your progress in the demo carries over into the full game. The demo was played on Xbox Series X for this impressions article. Souls-like Stranger of Paradise […]
Kirby and the Forgotten Land’s New Mechanic That You Probably Missed
In this website’s impression of the demo for Kirby and the Forgotten Land it was stated that “Kirby plays almost exactly like he did in Kirby Super Star on the SNES over 25 years ago”. However, there was one mechanic that wasn’t in Kirby Super Star that was missed. It can be done using the […]
Don’t Expect a Sequel to Sonic Mania Anytime Soon
Earlier today (March 16th, 2022), it was announced by Private Division, a publishing label of Take-Two Interactive Software, that they had signed a new publishing agreement with Evening Star. Evening Star is a development studio founded in late 2018 that is made up of many of the developers of Sonic Mania. Sonic Mania released in […]
The Kirby and the Forgotten Land Demo Is Worth Your Time (Demo Impressions)
On the 5th anniversary of the launch of the Nintendo Switch, Nintendo announced a demo for Kirby and the Forgotten Land. The demo lets you play three levels taken from an early section of the game and also lets you try out upgraded versions of copy abilities starting with your second playthrough of the demo. […]
Is Pokémon Scarlet and Violet Actually Releasing in 2022?
Today at 6:00 AM (PST) The Pokémon Company announced the first games in the ninth generation of Pokémon, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. At the end of the trailer, a “late 2022” release window was announced. The gaming community has grown increasingly skeptical about release windows over the years, but is that warranted in this case? […]
On What Platforms Will Street Fighter 6 Release?
After the “Capcom Countdown” ended on February 21st (PST), the next entry in the Street Fighter series, Street Fighter 6, was announced. Unlike many other game announcements, the logo reveal was not followed with platform reveals. Still, there are already a lot of reasons why it may or may not come to some platforms. Windows […]
Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania (Nintendo Switch) Review
Sixteen years after Super Monkey Ball Deluxe put the original Super Monkey Ball and Super Monkey Ball 2 on GameCube into one package, Sega did it again with Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania. Once again, it didn’t exactly live up to the original GameCube versions, but it is still a good game in its own […]
No, Microsoft Did Not Confirm Where Future Activison Blizzard Games Will Go
Today Microsoft released a blog post about what they believe the future of app stores should look like. In this blog post they decided to restate their position on Activision Blizzard games on other platforms after they are able to acquire them: To be clear, Microsoft will continue to make Call of Duty and other […]