Blizzard’s Focus on Lore Will Keep Overwatch Relevant For a Long Time
Overwatch isn’t just a game at this point. It’s also so much more than a brand. It was nothing short of a cultural phenomenon when it originally launched…
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Resident Evil 5 on Switch Is Still the Same Hot Mess You Remember
Posted onWhile Capcom certainly has earned its way back into the people’s good graces with how well they’ve treated the Resident Evil franchise in recent years, fans will likely…
FFXIV’s NieR Alliance Raid Story Is Off to a Slow Start
Posted onI’ve been looking forward to patch 5.1 in FFXIV for one singular reason: the brand new Alliance raid. Every expansion, Final Fantasy XIV gets three Alliance raids themed…
NieR: Automata Being in FFXIV Is So Surreal
Posted onI like the new NieR: Automata raid in Final Fantasy XIV. I like it a lot. I didn’t realize that I actually really liked it until I played…
The Latest Chapter in FFXIV’s Shadowbringers Arc Is All About Closure
Posted onThis week, Square Enix dropped the eagerly anticipated patch 5.1 for Final Fantasy XIV. It’s a major patch for a variety of reasons, including new gameplay features and…
The Outer Worlds’ Supernova Difficulty Is Way Too Punishing on Companions
Posted onI played a good bit of The Outer Worlds on its Normal difficulty setting, got distracted, then set the game aside for a bit. This weekend, I went…
The Witcher 3 on Switch Isn’t as Bad as You Think
Posted onMy initial experience with The Witcher 3‘s Switch port was a strained one. Weighing in at 32 GB, it took about four screaming hours to download the entire…
Dragon Quest XI Is Way Better With Dragon Quest VIII’s Music
Posted onAt this point, Dragon Quest XI has been out on consoles and PC for a little over a year now, and even longer than that if we’re counting…
Dragon Quest XI’s 2D Mode on Switch Is Cute… Until It’s Not
Posted onDragon Quest XI S drops on the Nintendo Switch today, and by all accounts, this is the definitive version of the game. If you haven’t played Square Enix’s…
Blasphemous Is Probably the Most Unsettling Game You’ll Play this Year
Posted onJust minutes into Blasphemous, I encountered the first boss of the game and bested him fairly easily. No problem, I thought, feeling rather pleased with myself. And then,…