Metal Gear

“After the end of World War II, the world was split into two – East and West. This marked the beginning of the era called the Cold War.” Metal Gear…

1998 was undoubtedly an important year for gaming; Ocarina of Time changed the landscape for 3D action-adventure titles, Pokémon Red and Blue took the West by storm, and Metal Gear…

For anyone reading this who knows me, it would come as no surprise that I consider Metal Gear Solid an influential game in my life. I’ve written about the game,…

I must admit, I feel kind of bad for Konami. I’m no less disappointed than anyone else by the series’ jarring shift away from the relentlessly original, narrative-driven, stealth-action of…

The Nintendo 3DS has had a lot, and I mean a lot, of design variations and special editions within its 6-year lifespan. There’s a lot that I’m not a big…

Metal Gear is a name that, by now, is permanently etched not only into the history of video games, but outside culture at large, unlike any other multimedia franchise before…

Hideo Kojima, the mastermind behind the Metal Gear series, once said: “as a creator, I always want to betray fans’ expectations.” Throughout his hallmark series, Kojima has done this in…

Netflix Originals are some of the best shows available to watch today. With the recent announcement of Castlevania as a new Netflix Original, it has me thinking what are other…

There I was, sat sipping a cup of steaming hot tea (milk, four sugars) and stroking my cat on a warm August morning. I was in my pyjamas, perusing Facebook…