Our Favorite Gaming Soundtracks of All Time
When it comes to evoking emotion and translating feeling to the audience, few aspects of art are as important as the music....
The People of Goomba Stomp: What Games Would We Make?
‘The People of Goomba Stomp,’ is a monthly series where our site’s team comes together to discuss a broad or controversial topic and provide multiple...
Top 10 Games with Staff Writer, Brent Middleton
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...
When is Nintendo Going to Finally Get Some Achievements?
by Mike Worby
(Featured image credit goes to Imgur user chiefspartan. You can check out his excellent Nintendo Achievement mock-ups here.) It was 12 years ago, back in...
‘Xenosaga’ Revisited, Part 2: Beyond Good and Evil
by Mike Worby
As mentioned in the first part of this series, Xenosaga Episode I: Der Wille Zur Macht had debuted to middling sales in spite of its high critical...
‘Xenosaga’ Revisited, Part 1: The Will to Power
by Mike Worby
When the mammoth project known collectively as Xenosaga was first announced in 2001, it sounded like a dream come true for RPG fans, at least on paper....
The Keys to Nintendo’s Success Beyond Gaming
Nintendo, as a company, has had significant setbacks within their marketing strategy. They have seemingly abandoned the analytics behind console sales to conform to what they...
‘Xenoblade Chronicles X’: The Best-Worst Game of 2015
by Mike Worby
When Xenoblade Chronicles first arrived on the scene, it was one of the biggest surprises of 2012. A JRPG at heart, Xenoblade broke the mold...
‘Xenoblade Chronicles X’ marks the spot of my return to RPGs
I’m mentally steeling, making plans, buying up canned food and bottled water, ready for the long winter that lies ahead. Xenoblade Chronicles X is looming...