KILLER INN Preview (PC)
Back in the 1980s, having a murder mystery party meant that you would force friends to get dressed up, memorize lines like in a play, and come over to your house to solve a murder that had occurred. Live-action Clue was so much fun, but now it has changed. Thanks to COVID-19 and the rise of the 2018 title Among Us, something that still reverberates after nearly a decade, figuring out a murder and ...[Read More]
Paranormasight: The Mermaid’s Curse Review (Nintendo Switch 2)
Break out those reading glasses and get your spooky sense ready because we’re going to the ocean in this new paranormal entry. Paranormasight: The Mermaid’s Curse, from developer Xeen and publisher Square Enix, is a visual novel that builds off the last game in the series, mainly with improved gameplay elements that are far more refined, and another entertaining storyline that seems far cleaner an...[Read More]
Dragon Quest VII Reimagined Review (PC)
Square Enix is on a roll with these re-released versions of their older Dragon Quest games. I sincerely hope they keep going and make more. No joke, Dragon Quest VII Reimagined is quite impressive. Developers Square Enix and HexaDrive captured the essence of the classic title from 2001 on the PlayStation, reimagined a modern-day version of it, and nailed it. While the quest is noticeably the same,...[Read More]
FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE INTERGRADE (Nintendo Switch 2) Review
Nintendo’s hardware has never been known for graphically intensive nor detailed games. As Sony and Microsoft waged their neverending war over high-fidelity, cross-platform AAA franchises of varying degrees of fun, Nintendo has consistently floated by with solidly innovative, very fun, and endlessly charming first-party titles that could only be played on a Nintendo console. In recent years, AAA po...[Read More]
Octopath Traveler 0 (PS5) Review
Standing before me is a psychopath playwright and his significant other who just so happens to be his leading actress in his plays. He triumphantly turns to me (the player) and announces that both he and a child have taken a poisonous elixir and the actress (the mother of the child) has only one drop of antidote. She must now choose to save the marvelous playwright or…her currently unconscious son...[Read More]
Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake Review (PS5)
It’s good to see a company treat an old IP like a new one, and with so much care. This past week, ARTDINK and Square Enix released Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake for consoles, and I tell you, folks, this is one gorgeous and fun set of games. Improved in this remake are the graphics, which set a new standard for how 2D isometric games should look, as well as quality-of-life features that shou...[Read More]
Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles (Nintendo Switch 2) Review
It’s been far, far too long since we have seen a Final Fantasy Tactics game. We’ve been drip-fed some tactical RPGs in the form of TRIANGLE STRATEGY and Unicorn Overlord over the past few years, but beyond that…very little. The last Valkyria Chronicles title came out in 2017. Disgaea 7 was released in January of 2023, Fire Emblem Engage one month later, and Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp a few mon...[Read More]
Triangle Strategy Review (PS5)
Way back in 2022, Will Silberman wrote a wonderful review for Triangle Strategy. It hit all the major points in Will fashion and did a great job of breaking down the ins and outs of the gameplay. In short, Will loved the game and was one of the first to identify how complex and wonderful the design of it was. Now, it’s 2025, and developer Artdink’s game has been released on the PlayStation 5, and ...[Read More]
Final Fantasy XVI Review (Xbox Series X)
Okay, Interwebs, we’re about to have an uncomfortable conversation about how you all think when it comes to console releases. Consoles will never be better than PCs. Never. Ever. People will not look at a console and say, “Wow, I wish a PC did that.” That will never happen, so you have to accept it, stop comparing it, and move on. Standards are not as high and pure as PC releases. The quicker we a...[Read More]
SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered Review
The moment after the developer and publisher credits faded after booting up SaGa Frontier 2 Remastered, a battle played out. It was in-engine. A light HUD in the lower-right corner indicated I could speed up time or pause or go to the title screen. I watched a party of mages attack a group of soldiers on a grassy field. Dialog bubbles blooped into existence. Was I controlling this? My finger hesit...[Read More]
Square Enix announces Fantasian Neo Dimension update
This is still one of the prettiest games I played in 2024. Glad that Square is keeping up with its updates, as it deserves some good love. Anyway, enjoy the official update UPDATE below. SQUARE ENIX just announced that FANTASIAN Neo Dimension, the single-player RPG from legendary game Producer Hironobu Sakaguchi and renowned Composer Nobuo Uematsu, received a new patch that provides some exciting ...[Read More]
Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth (PC) Review
Up until this past month, I’ve been blissfully unaware of Final Fantasy VII’s significance in the personal sense. I’ve never played it, as I was not an original PlayStation owner. I understand its significance in the broader sense thanks to my watching Let’s Plays and such, but in no way do I have the same familiarity with Cloud Strife and Sephiroth as many other players. To that end, I don’t own ...[Read More]