“I’ve always been a fan of folklore and mythology, so Fables just seemed the perfect culmination of all that. All my career I’ve been flipping folklore and fairy tale stuff into superhero books.”
Recounting this lost chapter, and bringing an elusive masterpiece to a wider audience, Chris Kohler’s Final Fantasy V does readers a tremendous service.
Final Fantasy VIII Remastered has finally brought Square’s ultimate black sheep out of the past to modern consoles.
“This time, The Warrior of Light must become The Warrior of Darkness.”
“In the old days, books had awful covers and marvelous content; nowadays, the opposite happens.”
-Giacomo Leopardi
Our 2nd Chrono Trigger episode commences with Ryan from RetroGameBrews!
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, maybe the most controversial Zelda game, but does it deserve the bum rap or is that just internet noise?
Do you still want Virtual Console or is SNES Online enough?
Forager at launch for Nintendo Switch was an all-consuming, highly enjoyable game where I quickly ran out of things to do.
Here we are at the end of the EarthBound series; on the one hand a final chapter, but also a part of something bigger.
PlayStation games without a case find a new home: I affordably custom printed new inserts and salvaged new cases myself!
Puyo Puyo slides onto the Nintendo Switch but how does this puzzle classic appeal to a brand new first timer?
They Are Billions is clearly a solid game with an interesting concept that’s executed well. It’s also clearly not meant to be played on console.
Katamari Damacy, by L.E. Hall, hews to the game as closely as the Prince running after his rolling Katamari; whether the finished product will pass muster and become a star will depend on the regal dispensation of the particular reader.
Space Harrier cruises onto the Nintendo Switch, bringing fond memories with it! Welcome to the Fantasy Zone! Get ready!
Our first in a three-part series of Chrono Trigger podcasts features Brent the ABXY Mage and a talk on the game’s soundtrack.
I’ve also tried to avoid simply singing the game’s praises, but I have to say, as a video game experience, the final boss fight of EarthBound, and what comes after, is unique and mesmerizing, a fitting end to this long journey, so it’s well worth the time to play it.
When I was a kid, growing up on three acres of land in the middle of the Hawaiian rainforest on an electric generator, I didn’t have many video games and I didn’t get to play them as frequently as I can now. This is more than I deserve.
“I’m a reasonable guy but I’ve just experienced some unreasonable things.”
-Big Trouble in Little China
‘Ere she is! Introducing the Game Room World Tour, a collab for everyone!
When perhaps you begin to doubt yourself and despair, darkly wondering if this place, of all places, would not receive you, Ness and his friends are let into the living room. It is to put you in the position Pokey was in that fateful night, when he thought his little brother was lost, and he pounded on the door of the one friend he might have to help him.
“Trust in dreams, for in them is hidden the gate to eternity.”
-Khalil Gibran
Guilty pleasure gaming is a weird thing but why do we feel guilt about what we play at all? Is there just too much pressure?
How many non-Final Fantasy games can you name that were published by Square, developed by Hironobu Sakaguchi, and composed by Nobuo Uematsu?
Can Super Lucky’s Tale capture all the color, the energy, and the spunk of the 3D platformers of days gone by?
Now, on to Magicant, this place opened up within Ness’ mind, perhaps preexisting there and unlocked, or perhaps created by the Sound Stone and the eight Your Sanctuary locations.
Here’s an interesting thought-experiment: think about British-developed computer games from the 1980s. Which games do you instantly think of?
Forager first impressions: it will likely tickle the fancy of any player into this type of genre. It’s really a crafting sim paradise.
Songbird Symphony proves that the early bird gets the earworm. Follow Birb on a charming, musical adventure!
