It’s no surprise to see games that are designed to be fanservice for followers of specific IPs, may it be a wholesome or raunchy type of fanservice. Good thing Cygames’ Umamusume: Pretty Derby Party Dash is more of a wholesome type and rather a fun party game with...
Star Wars Outlaws Review: This Scoundrel Caught Me By Surprise
When we think of Star Wars games, it will always be about playing as soldiers in some war, or on the side of the Jedi or Sith. Either as a commander or general of a fleet, an elite marching to the orders of their superiors or as a wandering hero or villain out to...
Kunitsu-Gami Review: A New Window into Japanese Folklore
One of the cool things I really enjoy about video games is when it plays itself out to be more than just mechanics and obstacles for you to master and overcome. Like learning about the culture and methods of rice cultivation in Sakuna, the seemingly infinite pit of...
SPYxANYA: Operation Memories Review
The anime Spy x Family is so wonderful that everyone is excited when a new season pops up. Now there is a game adaption called Spy x Anya: Operation Memories which is a warming yet niche game primarily designed for fans of the "Spy x Family" anime. The game revolves...
Zenless Zone Zero – Expansion, Rather Than Innovation
Zenless Zone Zero is yet another hamster wheel to add on to the live service-style gacha games to the HoYoverse wheelhouse. Featuring its unique flavor of aesthetic but leaving a lot of other stuff under the hood very much the same. I’m going to take a closer look at...
Touhou Mystia Izakaya Review: Another Order of Familiarity in the new Gen
Honestly, I fell in love with these old cooking games that anyone with half their wits could play, these simple pick-up-and-play games that people could enjoy on their daily commute, games like Diner Dash, Papa's Fooderias and Cooking Mama, just to name a few...
Shadow of the Erdtree: A Bright Future for Soulslike
Elden Ring took the world by storm. No one can question the success that Miyazaki and From Software achieved with their highly anticipated title. And what the fans learned not too long after the initial release was that an expansion DLC was already in development....
Stellar Blade Review: Makes the Cut and Leaves a Promise
Do you need to make something original to be good? Well, being original helps. But I think we’ve proven time and again that it’s not necessary. I mean, I always want to try somebody’s spin on adobo or curry. Everybody likes to sink their time watching react videos,...
Eiyuden Chronicle Hundred Heroes Review: A Classic JRPG All the Way
After a long wait, the highly anticipated Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is finally released to multiple platforms. A tribute to the classic JRPGs from the original team behind the Suikoden series, Eiyuden Chronicle aims to recapture the things that made the...
Dragon’s Dogma 2 Review: And the Pawns We Meet Along the way
So like every other family this year that can manage to afford it, we recently went on a trip to Japan. I was the one tasked with planning and putting it together, so one might be able to imagine what it was like to try to manage and plan around the needs of 8 other...