Zenless Zone Zero’s Small, Bite-Sized Nature Is Perfect for Me
Getting into a HoYoverse game has always been a bit of a struggle for me. Genshin Impact and Honkai: Star Rail are fantastic games in their own right,…
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The Boys Needs to Give Frenchie a Break Already
Posted on“Why are we still here? Just to suffer?” For the video game nerds out there, the words of Kazuhira Miller from 2015’s Metal Gear Solid V have never…
Shadow of the Erdtree Has Ruined Elden Ring’s Most Wholesome NPC For Me
Posted onThere are rarely happy endings to be found in FromSoftware’s games, so when you come across an NPC that’s particularly optimistic or chirpy compared to the rest of…
Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle Was Never About Winning or Losing
Posted onAfter nearly five years, the beloved volleyball anime Haikyu!! finally makes an epic return. Four seasons of buildup brought us to the highly anticipated Dumpster Battle, a matchup…
Hades 2 Is the Best Underworld Homecoming I Could’ve Asked For
Posted onDeveloping a sequel to an existing game is pretty much unheard of for Supergiant Games. This is a studio that prides itself on creating memorable one-offs before moving…
Sorry TLOU, Fallout Is Now the Best Video Game to TV Adaptation
Posted onLet’s be real. The bar for movie and TV adaptations of iconic video game franchises has always been shockingly low. It wasn’t all that long ago that the…
The Trials & Tribulations of Returning to FFXIV After a One-Year Hiatus
Posted onIt doesn’t even need to be an MMORPG. It could be any live service game. A Destiny 2. A Fortnite. Heck, even a massive single-player RPG like Dragon’s…
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Has Turned Me Into a Bona Fide Korok Abuser
Posted onOne of the simple, yet oft overlooked, pleasures of Breath of the Wild was the tiny squeak the adorable little Koroks would let out whenever you struck them with something.…
The Last of Us Ep. 6 Nailed an Iconic Scene that Moved Players in 2013
Posted onFrom the very first episode, it became instantly clear that HBO’s adaptation of The Last of Us was going to be a hit. Even the promotional materials and…
A Small Yet Meaningful Change in HBO’s The Last of Us Makes Joel Feel So Much More Realistic
Posted onIt seems like showrunner Craig Mazin and series creator Neil Druckmann are determined to constantly surprise me with new, meaningful details that help flesh out the world of…