10 Years Later: ‘Red Dead Redemption’ and Being John Marston
Games That Changed Our Lives It was the dead of winter in the middle of nowhere, somewhere nestled between Tall Trees and the Great Plains....
‘Red Dead Redemption’ and the Theme of Change
by Renan Fontes
10 Years Later: Breaking Down the Core Themes of Red Dead Redemption “Change is only good when it makes things better.” Red Dead Redemption’s narrative is defined...
10 Games That Should Be Ported To Switch
If there’s one thing true about the Nintendo Switch, it’s that developers love to port years-old games to the console. From Undertale and Wolfenstein II to...
‘Red Dead Redemption II’ Review: The Defining Game of the Generation
Red Dead Redemption II is one of those rare, monumental video games that seems destined to serve as a watershed moment for the industry going...
Game Boys, Ep. 124: What Makes A Game Good
by Tim Maison
Tis the season, the season for the best games of the year to release, accumulate their accolades, and potentially walk away with the coveted GOTY...
The Best Spaghetti Westerns
Westerns Recommended for fans of ‘Red Dead Redemption’ For over 100 years, Westerns have been a popular, uniquely American staple. In fact, Westerns made up the dominant...
‘Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare’ – A Love/Hate Relationship
by Maxwell N
Undead Nightmare is an obviously non-canon, zombie themed spin-off to Rockstar Games’ critically acclaimed open-world western, Red Dead Redemption. Released as DLC for the vanilla...
Game Boys, Ep. 113: Made Up Modes
by Tim Maison
This week’s Game Boys is all about made up modes in the games we love. Sure, you can have plenty of fun playing Mario Kart,...
The Unique Open-world of ‘Red Dead Redemption’, and Fears for ‘Red Dead Redemption 2’
by Maxwell N
In 2010, the release of Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption gave us an open-world that was pretty unique compared to anything that had come before it....
Top 10 Games with Staff Writer, George Cheese
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....
Top 10 Games with Staff Writer, Carston Carasella
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...
Top 10 Games with Indie Editor, Katrina Lind
by Katrina Lind
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...
Top 10 Games with Staff Writer, Andrew Vandersteen
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...
Which Stephen King Novels Would Make Great Games?
There’s no denying that Stephen King is one of the mostly influential novelists of the twentieth century. His prolific novel output is matched only by...
Five Launch Titles Enough for Nintendo Switch?
by Tim Maison
Thus far, there are only five titles slated for the Nintendo Switch launch: 1-2-Switch, Just Dance 2017, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Skylanders: Imaginators,...
Predictions Galore: Hazy Shades of 2017
The turkeys have been devoured, the trees are at the curb, and you won’t have to see your family for the next 360 days. Yup,...
The 20 Best Games of the Century (So Far…)
by Staff
One year ago, a few intrepid young gamers took it upon themselves to start their own gaming website. That project eventually became Goomba Stomp....
The Games that Inspired HBO’s Westworld
HBO’s new hit series Westworld has wowed audiences with its thought provoking narrative and engaging cast. The underlying themes of robotic ethics and the limits...
‘Red Dead Redemption’ And The Revival Of The Western Genre
by Sam Robins
In May of 2010 gamers were treated to developer Rockstar’s newest game, a spiritual sequel to Red Dead Revolver (made in 2004). This new title made...
The Top 5 Most Memorable Endings in Gaming
From lackluster final levels to stories which fail to provide closure, a good ending can be hard to come by. Fortunately though, over the years,...