WRITER'S NOTE: While I intend to do a full review later on Root Double: Before Crime * After Days, this will be an impressions piece that covers what I've experienced thus far with the Switch version. Root Double should not be
It's been a long time since Streets of Rage or Bare Knuckle has received an entry in the series since the third game, but that didn't stop fans from making their own. While it is a shame that a Streets
Here’s my conundrum: I’ve spent six hours playing a video game, which is a fair amount of time to put into a single title. The problem: I’m still stuck on the first level! What’s a critic to do if they
So, it's finally come. The conclusion of a sub-series of a franchise. After seven years of Trails of Cold Steel, the story reaches its own finish line with its fourth and final chapter. This review will cover an overview of
Not every classic game needs a gritty reboot or some deep storytelling element to keep things fresh. Sometimes, all one needs is a fresh coat of paint. Bubble Bobble is one such title, a game that was one of the
Leisure Suit Larry should not have a place in this modern age. The horndog point-and-click adventure series was scandalous even in its own time, so imagine how some people would react to the older games. And yet, Assemble Entertainment proved
The OneChanbara series is what I would gladly label a guilty pleasure. It lacks the character development of Senran Kagura, and it doesn’t have the smarts of Gal*Gun. But at the end of the day, these hack-and-slash games with the
If 2020 were a video game, it would be Disc Room. The dual team of Jan Willem Nijman & Kitty Calis (MINIT) and Terri Vellmann & Doseone (SLUDGE LIFE and HIGH HELL) have put together something that seems easy on
It’s funny to think that WayForward’s half-genie hero Shantae could’ve easily been forgotten. After all, her debut was in a Game Boy Color side-scroller, released one year after the Game Boy Advance left its predecessor in an obsolete realm. Thankfully,
When people think of Nippon Ichi Software, the first thing that comes to mind before even the Disgaea series are those darn Prinnies. The demon-winged exploding penguins are to NIS America as the Rabbids are to Ubisoft: annoying little bastards