Persona 5’s Soundtrack and the Definition of Smoothness
Posted onFor the past couple of Persona games, composer Shoji Meguro has mostly relied on vocal-based pop music to convey the tones and underlying messages of those titles. It…
Author: Zhiqing Wan
Splatoon 2 Review
Posted onThe ability to transform into a squid and slide around in gooey ink with a satisfying sloshiness while pelting other kids with paint isn’t exactly the first thing…
Master Mode Is the Best Way to Play Breath of the Wild
Posted onThe Master Trials DLC pack doesn’t hold a lot of new story content for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, save for the little lore bits…
Stormblood’s Samurai Quest Proves Final Fantasy XIV Is the Best-Written FF Game in Years
Posted onWith the new Stormblood expansion, Final Fantasy XIV has introduced two brand new jobs for players to try out. These are the Samurai and the Red Mage. I…
Emily Is Away Too is a Successful Play on Nostalgia and Whimsical Teen Relationships
Posted onNear the end of 2015, I spent the better part of one rainy December evening playing through the hit indie game Emily Is Away. Its style and attention…
The Surge Review
Posted onThe world is plagued with environmental and natural diseases and sicknesses. Resources are running low. The planet Earth and its human inhabitants are decaying. In the face of…
Souls-Like Games Aren’t Just Blatant Ripoffs Anymore
Posted onThe game Rogue was developed in the 1980s, and it was best known for its unforgiving gameplay elements like permadeath, the loss of all equipment and items upon…
NieR: Automata’s DLC Continues to Be Just as Thought-Provoking as the Base Game
Posted onWarning: This article contains minor spoilers for the main game of NieR: Automata up to Route B. NieR: Automata got a lot of things right. Though it is…
5 Important Life Lessons We Can Learn from Persona 5
Posted onHaving the Courage to Stand Up for Yourself Warning: This article contains major spoilers for the character backstories in Persona 5. The first main chapter in Persona 5…
Persona 5 Review
Posted onI never got the opportunity to enter alternate dimensions and fight grotesque monsters with a group of superhero friends when I was a high schooler, but boy, I…