Category: Video Games

Demon’s Souls: An Actual Review This Time, For Real

Okay, I know I’ve talked about it a lot now. But I’ve never actually sat down and reviewed the full game. So, I’ll do that, then leave it alone until the remake comes out. And until I talk about the Dark Souls trilogy. And revisit Bloodborne. And maybe try some of the other Souls-like games,…

July 17, 2020
Maiden Astraea: Are You the Hero?

You know what I love about the Souls games? Consequences. Particularly with the characters. If you save one dude, he’ll either help you out or he’ll completely fuck you over. It gives the world a sense of realism like it’s functioning with or without you. Plus, it makes you paranoid when interacting with new characters.…

July 16, 2020
My Hopes For the Demon’s Souls Remake

A few weeks ago, as of the publishing of this article, we finally got our first good look at the Playstation 5. Sure, the console itself just looks like a wi-fi modem and I’ll be making fun of it for years. But to be fair, we got to see a lot of incredible looking games!…

July 10, 2020
Xenoblade Chronicles Definitive Edition: A Modern Classic Revamped

Over a month later, and I’m finally done! I’ve completed Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition! And I can say with confidence that it lived up to that title! The original XC was one of my favorite games of all time. It means so much to me that I actually cried when they announced this version! Naturally,…

July 3, 2020
Tyrea: Fleshing Out an Assassin

Xenoblade Chronicles has a lot of memorable characters. Shulk, Reyn, Fiora, Sharla, Dunban, best-girl Melia, the actual hero of the story Riki, Mumkhar, the list goes on. And amazingly enough: the Definitive Edition adds even more on top of that! More impressive yet: it took a character that no one knew or cared about and…

July 2, 2020