Bloodborne

Instead of trying to reinvent the wheel, Deck 13 has very smartly kept things simple, with slight iterations and an increased confidence in their vision from the original.

Gaming has changed a lot in the last 30 years. From pixels to polygons, from barely workable 3D to incredibly complex gaming worlds, and from 16-bit soundtracks to fully orchestrated…

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is a game that enters into a long held tradition of From Software games with gnarly difficulty and epic bosses. Bosses aren’t just an addition in Dark Souls…

Every From game for the last decade has included one boss that seems to exist solely for the purpose of making a perverted or childish joke.

In essence Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is a game about precision. Knowing the exact moment when to hit the block or dodge button will literally mean the split second difference between life and death, even with many of the standard enemies. Luckily players will always have a second chance to learn from their mistakes. 

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice follows in a long line of brutally difficult games from the sadists at FromSoftware. From the mind-shattering learning curve of Demon’s Souls to the chalice dungeons of Bloodborne, From…

*Spoilers for From Software’s Bloodborne (2015) ahead* Yesterday was International Women’s Day 2019, and my mind can’t help but wander and consider the female characters that have gained cultural relevance…

As a massive fan of From Software’s Soulsborne series, I have found myself adrift in catch-22s surrounding Hidetaka Miyazaki’s brain-children as of late. As much as I love the games…

E3 2018 has been a bit of a biggie in terms of new game announcements, despite the amount of leaks that made it all seem pointless for it to even…

A look at the demo for “Sea Salt”, a new indie title currently running as a campaign on Kickstarter.

Top 10 Games is a new, semi-regular series that hopes to offer a bit of insight into the twisted minds of Goomba Stomp’s writers, editors, and podcasters by allowing them to tell…

Around the mid to late 2000s, I began to notice that video games at large were becoming increasingly passive experiences. Maybe part of this was a result of video games…

I firmly believe that people’s favorite games are those they play in their teenage and early adult years, and, well, that’s where I’m at now.

“I am going to tell you something, little creature. You are swimming further and further out to sea, and beyond are things blind and terrible.” – Night in the Woods…

It has been officially announced that online servers for Demon’s Souls will die off come February 28th, 2018, the month of the game’s (and Souls/Bloodborne series’s) 9th birthday. Demon’s Souls…

You might recall Bloodborne as a critical darling of 2015, and one of the first real reasons for consumers to go out and grab themselves a PS4. As of today, however, Bloodborne has found…

Top 10 Games is a new, semi-regular series that hopes to offer a bit of insight into the twisted minds of Goomba Stomp’s writers, editors, and podcasters by allowing them to tell…

Talking Point is a weekly series that posits a question concerning the gaming industry. We encourage readers, as well as our writers, to offer their thoughts on the topic. Hence…

“Any advice for someone who’s struggling to beat Dark Souls 3’s Nameless King?” “Git gud”. “Is it actually possible to complete ‘Stormy Ascent’ on Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy?” “Yes.…

The following article contains spoilers for the games in question. Howard Philips Lovecraft is one of the few writers whose written works garnered critical acclaim after his death. Somewhat appropriately,…