Rise of the Ronin Review
Rise of the Ronin‘s first hour came searingly close to breaking me. That shouldn’t come as a surprise for myself, who was thrown to the wolves across two Nioh games. As an immense fan of difficult games, Nioh 2 featured one of the few skill brick walls I’ve encountered during either casual play or during a review period. The fangs of that game sunk in deeply and I found myself at...[Read More]
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin Review
Final Fantasy has been a series of constant evolution. Whether those changes be incremental or borderline genre shifts, the beloved RPG namesake feels virtually timeless. In the past 15 years, the fluctuating expectations of what makes a Final Fantasy game have been stretched to their breaking point. Is it a turn-based RPG? Is it a hybrid MMO? A buddy roadtrip adventure? I often think players over...[Read More]
NIOH Collection (Remastered and Enhanced) Review
I thought my Demon Soul’s genre experience was over, but I was wrong. While we may not have been the first review up for this collection, I can assure you that we took the longest to review it. Mainly because I was dying a lot. Let’s get into this Team Ninja terror. You know the collection As a reviewer, I feel compelled to discuss gameplay, even though the gameplay is essentially the same across ...[Read More]
Nioh 2
Just when you thought it might be safe to hack ’n slash your way through a game, we get the evil cousin of Dark Souls with Nioh 2. Nioh 2 is a fascinating action/RPG/torture device from Team Ninja, a developer known for epic series such as Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive. The game follows Japan in 1555 and throws into the mix a slew of mythical Japanese demons that are ravaging Japan as a whole. Th...[Read More]