How My Blood Boils: Ranking the Bosses of ‘Sekiro’
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...
A Brief History of From Software’s Joke Bosses
by Mike Worby
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...
‘Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice’ and Difficulty: It Doesn’t Have to be For You
Recently there’s been a lot of discussion around Sekiro, From Software’s latest mysterious and beautiful action epic in (mostly, kinda) the lineage of the now...
‘Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice’: A White Knuckle Gauntlet of Intense Precision
by Mike Worby
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...
‘Dark Souls Remastered’ Nintendo Switch Review: Prepare to Why
by Maxwell N
Dark Souls is finally on the Switch, but does it need to be?...
Gamescom 2018 Hands-on: ‘Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice’ Will Please Everyone
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...
FromSoftware’s ‘Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice’ and ‘Metal Wolf Chaos XD’ — What We Know So Far
by Maxwell N
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...
‘Dark Souls Remastered’ Streamlines and Improves Upon an Already Brilliant Game
by Mike Worby
When it comes to a game like Dark Souls, there are certain things to consider. These are factors that don’t apply in other games even, let...
‘Dark Souls: Remastered’ – A Mouth-Watering Prospect for Newbies
by John Websell
Okay, so I have a confession to make right off the bat: I’m not a total Dark Souls newbie. A couple years back, I picked...
9 Years Later: Nothing Has Been the Same Since ‘Demon’s Souls’
by Maxwell N
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...
9 Years Later, ‘Demon’s Souls’ Going Offline in February 2018
by Maxwell N
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...
New ‘Bloodborne’ Enemy Discovered Nearly 3 Years After Release
by Mike Worby
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....
‘Dark Souls III’ Makes My Anxiety Worse But That’s OK
A few years ago during an online counseling session with a Cognitive Behavioral Therapist, we discussed how playing video games would serve as a way...
Talking Point: Playing Games is a Privilege, Not a Right
by Maxwell N
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...
Walking Within Visions of Gothic and Cosmic Horror in ‘Bloodborne’
by Maxwell N
From Software’s Bloodborne, a Souls series spin-off, is perhaps one of the most fully, aesthetically and atmospherically, realized games that I have had the pleasure...
‘Dark Souls III’ Echoes the Haunted Vision of a Dying World
by Mike Worby
There are few series that have such a signature look and feel as the Dark Souls franchise does. Each entry is brimming with haunting tales, grim back...
‘Dark Souls III: The Ringed City’: A Grim and Gorgeous Send-off
by Mike Worby
Alas, any series fan would be hard-pressed to accept that this is truly the end for a glorious timesink like the Dark Souls trilogy but...
Top 5 ‘Dark Souls’ DLC Bosses
Since Demon’s Souls was released back in 2009 upon the world, the Japanese development team From Software have been up to their ears in critical...
‘Dark Souls III: Ashes of Ariandel’ Might Be a Bit Too Familiar
by Mike Worby
As Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Stranger Things have recently demonstrated, a little nostalgia can sometimes go a very long way. Released earlier this year, Dark Souls III opted...
How ‘Dark Souls’ and ‘Bloodborne’ Reinvented Horror in Video Games
The horror genre and video game industry have gone hand in hand for as long as anyone can remember. Acclaimed series like Resident Evil and...