The first Nier was met with middling reviews when it was released around 7 years ago; it was an ambitious title, with great ideas, that fell...
The bullet hell sub-genre is certainly a niche one in the west, as the most popular titles often find the majority of their success in Japan....
Even if you’ve seen the trailers and marketing for Pavilion, it’s still a bit difficult to know exactly what you’re getting yourself into. For instance, what exactly...
The need for Nintendo to attract third parties has been severely overstated, given what niche the Switch is trying to fill in the console marketplace. Far...
Fans of the classic XCOM were incredibly surprised when 2012’s reboot from Firaxis was almost every bit as good as the original games were. Fans were even more...
The moniker of Goichi Suda, a video game director known for his idiosyncratic game design, the name “Suda51” brings many things to mind. His experiences have...
Right, so since the dawn of the indie scene in the late 2000s, it’s become abundantly clear that the developers of indie games are not under...
Fighting games are one of the few genres where I’m willing to give almost anything at least one try regardless of how bad someone tells...
It can be difficult stepping out of the shadow of someone else, to carve one’s own path and forge a unique identity. Like many of the...
Horror games are weird. They’re in one of the few genres where design elements can evolve, devolve, or completely change all within the span of a...
