Striving to understand Guilty Gear’s lore for Guilty Gear Strive
If you’re looking for something to chew on until Guilty Gear Strive releases June 11th, look no further than its…
Loop Hero’s best trait is its lore
Walking down the street to check the mail at my hometown’s post office is an eerily different journey today than…
How Breath of the Wild’s soundtrack ferries Ocarina of Time’s legacy across generations
The Legend of Zelda would not be what it is without its music. In 1986, composer Koji Kondo struck gold…
How Hades rejects the illusion of isolation in 2020
Between pandemic lockdowns and uncontrollable fires changing the color of the sky, it’s easy to slip into the thrall of…
Q&A with Final Fantasy XI Director Yoji Fujito and Producer Akihiko Matsui
Today, May 16, marks 18 years since Final Fantasy XI released in Japan for the PlayStation 2. Despite the closure…
Why Early Access is a particularly good time to play Hades
Hades feels alive in a way that previous Supergiant games have not. Bastion, Transistor, and Pyre were all created and…
The casualties of WoW Classic’s battle for authenticity
The year is 2019. The Amazon is on fire (the one with the trees), Disney owns Spider-Man, and World of…
Why do I still want to play Final Fantasy XI?
15 years ago today, Square Enix released Final Fantasy XI for the PlayStation 2 in North America. It was quite…
Zach Bennett’s Top Ten games of 2018
If last year helped me come to terms with anything, it’s this: everything I adore has flaws. Through remarkable gameplay,…
Red Dead Redemption 2’s best moments come from restrictions
Arthur Morgan plays a role much larger than he knows. His actions set a momentous pace for the player;…
Battle Chef Brigade Deluxe fosters a welcoming culinary community
“Vive le Brigade!” That’s the last thing you hear before the clock starts to tick. You only have a small…
Dragon Ball FighterZ feels like competitive performance art
Since its debut in 1984, Dragon Ball has slowly percolated throughout cultures around the world. From martial artists like Jackie Chan and Ronda…
Emulating the language of motherhood in NieR: Automata
Motherhood fascinates me. I’m an only child raised by a single mom. Her constant support, alongside my grandmother and aunts,…