Life is Strange: Double Exposure Review
Life is Strange has proved to be a surprisingly resilient series. In the same months of early 2015 I did a kind of triple feature, playing the first two The Walking Dead games and the first episode of Life is Strange. Despite taking almost an entire year to release all five episodes, DONTNOD’s tale of Max Caulfield felt like a cozy answer to Telltale Games’ breakout hit. Despite being ...[Read More]
Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven Review (PS5)
Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven has gone through several iterations over the years. It started its journey on the Super Famicom in 1993, where it had some success before moving to mobile in 2010. It also made pitstops on Android and iOS devices in 2016, the PlayStation Vita in the same year, and finally settling into the last generation on almost everything—lots of pitstops. And there is go...[Read More]
Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster Review (Xbox Series X)
Lord. Is it review night for remasters and remakes? Feels like it. And, hey, I’m okay with it, especially if a game turns out as well as it did with Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster from publisher Square Enix. Certainly, one of my most pleasant surprises in 2024. What’s interesting about my time with Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster is that I didn’t know how much I missed traditional turn-based role-playi...[Read More]
Final Fantasy XVI Review (PC)
Just when I thought I was out, they pulled me back in. Let me tell you a tale, good readers. Nearly a year ago, I had just arrived in Portland, Oregon for some virtual production training for work and was looking forward to relaxing with some Balatro in the evening hours. It was a perfect and delightful plan, where I would work all day, and play an addictive video game card game at night. What in ...[Read More]
Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake launches November 14th
Check out those official details below. That is a solid title, at least the original. Anyway, enjoy! DRAGON QUEST III HD-2D Remake will feature never-before-seen story episodes starring Ortega, the protagonist’s father, as well as formidable new bosses, when it launches on Nov. 14 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam and Microsoft Store on Windows. Featuring vibrant HD...[Read More]
SaGa Emerald Beyond Review
It would be difficult to conceptualize SaGa Emerald Frontier to those, like me, who have no experience with the SaGa franchise. After the long, winding trail that was Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, Emerald Beyond wasn’t necessarily a polar shift. Certainly, like Rebirth, Emerald Beyond is packed with quaint characters that are distinctly 90s-era JRPG vessels. There’s a capacity for multip...[Read More]
Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail benchmark software released for Windows, trailer as well
Get to that benchmarking! Official benchmark details are below and a new trailer. Enjoy. LOS ANGELES (April 15, 2024) – SQUARE ENIX® invites Warriors of Light to enjoy all-new Dawntrail™ footage with the newly released FINAL FANTASY™ XIV: Dawntrail official benchmark software for Windows now available for download. Featuring new in-game areas, enemies and more showcasing the exciting...[Read More]
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Review
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth effortlessly carries the daunting weight of its own significance. A handful of hours into Rebirth, players are fresh off Cloud’s recollection of the incident in Nibelheim, one of the Final Fantasy franchise’s most significant moments in a singular title rife with them. The emotional knife is seemingly soothed with a figurative calm in the literal town of Kalm,...[Read More]
Dragon Quest Builders Review (PC)
Sometimes when life is feeding you lemons and pushing you to beg for a positive moment, that moment comes in the form of a game. And that gaming reprieve came in the form of blocks, dragons, and quests. Square Enix’s oddly satisfying answer to Minecraft, Dragon Quest Builders, is back! And it’s just as I remember it from 2016 – fun, satisfying, and endless. The last time I reviewed Dragon Quest Bu...[Read More]
FOAMSTARS Review (PS5)
When FOAMSTARS landed in our inbox, we weren’t quite sure what to think of it. While the enthusiastic anime characters were welcoming, the concept of shooting foam in places to slow down your enemies while trying to boot them from a map was something very squid-like. As in, Splatoon squid-like. While the surface of the game is incredibly similar to the post-apocalypse squid game, including fightin...[Read More]
Final Fantasy XIV open beta test on Xbox begins on February 21st
I can only assure you verbally that this is a great game. They made some major strides on it over the years and it is so good. Anyway, official open beta information is below. SQUARE ENIX released a Lodestone post showcasing how to participate in the FINAL FANTASY XIV Xbox Series X|S Open Beta test, which is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, February 21 at 12:00am PST. The open beta test will only ...[Read More]
Sony officially partners with Square Enix on Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
I’m shocked, I tell you. SHOCKED. Official details of the partnership are below. Enjoy the official news. SAN DIEGO, January 22, 2024 / PRNewswire/ — Sony Electronics Inc. announced today the continuation of its partnership with SQUARE ENIX® on the launch of the highly anticipated second game in the critically acclaimed FINAL FANTASY™ VII remake project, FINAL FANTASY VII REBIR...[Read More]