A monthly look at the games enjoyed by the writers of The Pixels.
Month: September 2023
Action figures duke it out with wrestling legends in WrestleQuest, a turn-based RPG from Mega Cat Studios that hits like a pile driver!
Sea of Stars is everything you loved about RPGs of yesteryear, proving there’s an audience hungry for the classics and classic design.
A chat with iconic artist Mike Winterbauer (Might and Magic, Power Blade, Smash TV, Solstice, Double Strike, WolfChild, and more)
Using actual research on the components of motivation and interest, Professor Noctis explains why we find side quests compelling or not.
On this Famicom podcast: translation vs localization, NES vs Family Computer, and your favorite imports that you’ve yet to play!
From its humble origins in arcade antiquity, Rygar came a long way for this Legendary Adventure remake. But does it belong in a museum?
Square Enix’s latest “gotcha” attempt at (re)telling the story of Final Fantasy VII mixes JRPG roots with a mobile-friendly format.
A granular, gameplay-focused, grab-bag retrospective on the majestic sophomore effort from Fumito Ueda/Team Ico: reviewing Nick Suttner’s Shadow of the Colossus (Boss Fight Books).
A newcomer builds his first AC in Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon and falls in love with the smoothness of FromSoft’s latest.
After pondering Final Fantasy XVI, ProfNoctis offers a lecture play series to help you think deeply about myth, faith, and human resolve.
On this Armored Core VI podcast: differences between AC and Souls, positive difficulty, and an analogy for Hawaii in Rubicon.
A monthly writeup of the games enjoyed by the writers of The Pixels.
