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“They can take your world. They can take your heart. Cut you loose from all you know. But if it’s your fate, then every step forward will always be a…

Chrono Trigger, 25 Years Later It’s sometimes mind-blowing to look back at the past and consider the versions of you which have existed thus far. One such example is a…

Coming in at a $40 price point (!!!) Kingdom Hearts III: Re:Mind offers an 80% recycled campaign, a boss rush mode, and some other trash.

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories is memorable more for what it did differently from the original than for anything else.

2020 is well and truly upon us and there is no doubt that this is going to be an exciting year for video games. Despite the next generation of both…

The final episode of Life is Strange 2 may take a while to get going but it does offer a solid conclusion to the Diaz brothers’ journey.

If the general operative way to make a sequel to a massive success like Final Fantasy VII would be to give people more of the same, only bigger and better, Squaresoft opted for something of a different approach.

There’s a particularly telling moment toward the end of Final Fantasy VIII that really lets you know what kind of finale you’re in for. After a climactic space battle with the…

In many Final Fantasy titles and RPGs in general, the game begins with a foregone conclusion that the two leads will end up romantically involved at some point, and most of the…

Life is Strange 2 continues its strong trajectory from the previous episode, weaving a complex and troubling tale of faith gone mad.

Being a franchise well-known for its strong characterization and enduring protagonists, the Final Fantasy series is home to some of the most memorable heroes in all of gaming. While Final Fantasy VI doesn’t…

Square Enix. Say that name to many people, and they’ll likely expect an E3 presentation full of JRPGs like Final Fantasy and Kingdom Hearts. Hey, they’d not be far off…

Life is Strange 2 ups the ante considerably in its high stakes, high emotion 3rd episode. This might be the best episode of any Life is Strange game yet.

Some statements are very controversial. People get fired up having deep discussions about politics, social issues, or in an equally serious topic: video games. One franchise in particular brings up…

Any series with a dozen games in its mainline story and over 15 years of time investment will naturally have an endless pile of expectations directed at it when it comes to wrapping things up. 

The first Kingdom Hearts game was met with the kind of cynicism generally reserved for a family-friendly game when it released, back in 2002. I can recall my friends at the time…

Nintendo has a history of consoles that just seem to print money. The Game Boy, the DS, the Wii, the 3DS, the list goes on. Now the Nintendo Switch seems…

The second episode of Life is Strange 2 has finally emerged from the icy snows of winter! So, after the impressive first episode, how does the follow-up compare? For starters, “Rules” is…

Undoubtedly one of the key elements of the Final Fantasy series and its success as a franchise is found in the strength of its characters.

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published on January 9, 2017, but with the release of Kingdom Hearts III this year, we felt it wouldn’t hurt to share it again. …