Tag: Video Games

  • Fire Emblem Fates: The Eighty-Dollar Adventure (Game Night)

    Fire Emblem Fates: The Eighty-Dollar Adventure (Game Night)

    This is a follow-up of last week’s review on Fire Emblem: Awakening. You can check that out in the link right here. Fire Emblem: Awakening Review Remember how Fire Emblem took the Pokemon business model with this one? Cause I do. And I can’t say I’m fond of that part. But in fairness: the game…

  • Fire Emblem Awakening: Putting a Series on the Map (Game Night)

    Fire Emblem Awakening: Putting a Series on the Map (Game Night)

    I’d happily review Fire Emblem: Three Houses today. But I’m roughly thirty hours into it and I’m only halfway through one of the three stories in the game. So you can expect that one in… god knows when. Current consensus: it’s a very good game. But that’s not the Fire Emblem I’m talking about today. A few years ago,…

  • The Return of Movie Tie-In Games

    The Return of Movie Tie-In Games

    Back in the early days of video games, tie-in games were a common thing. If a big blockbuster film was coming, it would almost always have a game connected to it. Unfortunately, these games would often be of lackluster quality. Which is putting it lightly. The king of them all is, of course, E.T. for…

  • The Ups and Downs of Anime Video Games

    The Ups and Downs of Anime Video Games

    Video games are an interesting art form when it comes to appearances. Mario has a bright, carefree and cartoon-like aesthetic. Meanwhile, Naughty Dog games like Uncharted or The Last of Us prefer a more realistic graphical style. Many games share the same style, but no two styles look similar. Anime games are an odd exception.…

  • Battle For The Grid: A Good, Albeit Cheap, Power Rangers Game

    Battle For The Grid: A Good, Albeit Cheap, Power Rangers Game

    The 90s were fucking weird. Rap was on the rise, even if a good ninety percent of it was absolute garbage. The commercials were equal parts terrible and amazing. But most important of all: American kids across the world were introduced to the Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers! Power Rangers is not a thing that should have taken…