Retro

Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon is a great retro game that pays homage to the Castlevania series, and it stands alone as prequel game in Bloodstained series.

Join us on another round of My Favorite Level as John takes us on a short, nostalgic trip back to the Super Nintendo era.

In “My Favorite Level,” I’ll be taking a look back at levels in games that stand the test of time, and why. If I’m able, I’ll try to tie it up in a nice bow with some application or deep thoughts (lower your expectations) at [...]

Developer: VRESKI Publisher: VRESKI Platform: PC, Playstation 4 Genre: Action Rating: Mature Price: $19.99 The Hong Kong Massacre takes its cues from 90’s action flicks like The Killer and Hard Boiled and wears them proudly on its sleeve. Players [...]

Skies of Arcadia, a JRPG for the SEGA Dreamcast, may be almost two decades old, but its upbeat narrative, loveable characters, and imaginative world serve as an example of gaming's potential to tell compelling stories.

(Play me.) “It’s okay, girl. It’s just fog,” you say to your horse as you try to comfort her, petting her in circling motions. Honestly, how quickly the fog has moved into the woods has you a feeling a little uneasy as well. Whether it’s the chill that’s [...]

Developer: Mebius Publisher: Teyon Genre: Shooter, (SHMUP) Platforms: PC, 3DS, Mega Drive (Sega Genesis) Rating: E for Everyone Price: $14.99     I am looking through my Steam Discovery Queue as part of my daily routine, and I notice Steel [...]

Developer: Spike Chunsoft, Abstraction Games Publisher: Spike Chunsoft Genre: Murder Mystery, Visual Novel Platforms: PSP, PSVita, PS4, PC Rating: M for Mature Price: $24.99 (PSVita), $21.99 (Steam, PC) It seems nearly any concept that comes out of Japan [...]

Developer: Iguana Entertainment, Night Dive Studios Publisher: Night Dive Studios Platform: Nintendo 64, PC, Xbox One, Genre: First-Person Shooter Rating: M for Mature Price: $19.99 The days of the Nintendo 64 were some of my fondest memories in gaming. [...]

Developer: 38 Studios, Big Huge Games Publisher: 38 Studios, Electronic Arts Platforms: PC, Xbox 360, Playstation 3 Genre:  RPG. Action Rating: M Price: $19.99 Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is an action-roleplaying game from the now-defunct 38 Studios and [...]

Some pieces of video game music are iconic. Even non-gamers will likely recognize the Super Mario theme or The Legend of Zelda overworld music. Music is probably one of the most under appreciated aspect of video games though. Non-gamers are often [...]

Much has been discussed regarding the treatment of women in video games. Anita Sarkeesian infamously did an entire video series on this topic. While many people took issue with information she presented, it is undeniable that video games have largely not [...]

Bioware is known for writing characters with a great amount of depth to them. From Mass Effect to Dragon Age to Star Wars, their games have always been made or broken by their characters. This is one of the reasons the original Mass Effect trilogy [...]

I would argue that in the case of the Mass Effect Trilogy, each game improved upon the last one in the series. Mass Effect 2 was a huge leap from the original, making the combat more fluid and simplifying many of the more obtuse RPG elements. Mass Effect [...]

Developer: Sega Studios Australia Publisher: Sega, Disney Interactive Studios Genre: Action, Platformer Rating: E for Everyone Platforms: PC, Xbox360, PS3, iOS, Android Price: $5.00 Back in the early 1990’s Sega collaborated with Disney to produce a [...]