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? […]
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 […]
Sonic Lost World (Wii U) Review
After the original three “Boost Formula” games: Sonic Unleashed, Sonic Colors, and Sonic Generations, SEGA and Sonic Team decided it was time for a change of pace. In 2013, they released Sonic Lost World on Wii U and 3DS. Calling it the Super Mario Galaxy of the Sonic series is an apt comparison. This is […]
Final Fantasy XIII (Xbox One X) Review
Only a bit over three years after the launch of Final Fantasy XII Square Enix released a next-gen entry in the Final Fantasy franchise for both Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 at the same time (in North America) with Final Fantasy XIII. Eight years after its release on Xbox 360, it was added to the […]
Sonic Heroes (GameCube) Review
After Sega gave up on the Dreamcast, they decided the next 3D Sonic game should release on every major system. The Sonic Adventure games were ported to the GameCube after launching on Dreamcast first, but this was the first 3D Sonic game to launch day one on a console not made by Sega. In this […]
“The Ultimate Battle” Event in Super Smash Bros. For Wii U Guide
The final co-op event in Super Smash Bros. For Wii U can look daunting. In this event you are expected to beat every character in the game’s base roster with only one stock. However, with the right strategy it can actually be fairly easy, even on hard mode. With any luck you should be able […]