Before the Echo (Sequence)

Basic Details You wake up with no idea where you are, very little grasp of what is going on, and a snarky female blasting you with information and commands via intercom. The threads of the tale are woven, between back and forth from the protagonists and squaring off against the resident beasts in dance battles. […]

Pay to Win! : Purchasing Advantages in Games

We’ve talked about Stormblood quite a bit, and with it now fully up and running, there is something that caught my mind. Through the Mogstation, players of Final Fantasy XIV can purchase extras for their gameplay. For a fee, a character can change their appearance, gain costumes that play homage to other characters both in […]

Fare Thee Well, DisneyQuest

Oh, DisneyQuest, I shall remember you fondly. For those of you who are not in Florida, or visited Chicago between 1999 and 2001, let me bring you up to speed. DisneyQuest is a large arcade constructed by Disney, combining their own franchises with various arcade machines. A multi-floor establishment, entertainment varies from classic arcade racing […]

Make Your Choice: Games of Decisions

Many games give you a straight shot to the end: Mario rushes from left to right to save the princess. Link traverses through his dungeons to face Ganon. Even Master Chief wades through the Covenant in a method that is repeated time and time and time again, and Cloud’s struggle against Sephiroth follows the same […]

This Week’s New Video Game Releases – June 11-17th

Disclaimer: All game release dates are based on what is published on the official websites for each game system (Nintendo, Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox) unless specifically linked or stated. All dates are subject to change. Nintendo Nintendo 3DS I am an air traffic controller AIRPORT HERO OSAKA-KIX – 6/15 “KIX is one of the world’s very […]

Pokemon Gold/Silver

Pokemon has been around for a couple of decades, with various generations having been created. This article is going to focus on the second generation’s first collection, Pokemon Gold and Silver. These were announced at the Pokemon Direct event on June 6th, 2017 to be released on the Virtual Console for Nintendo 3DS on September […]

Video Games, Thou Art A Harsh Mistress

Video games are a unique form of media; they are more auditory than a book, more visual than music, and more interactive than a movie. They are pervasive and everywhere, first being held within arcades, then entering our homes, then our travels, now even on our phones. However, there is something that makes games a […]

This Week’s New Video Game Releases – June 4-10th

Disclaimer: All game release dates are based on what is published on the official websites for each game system (Nintendo, Steam, PlayStation, and Xbox) unless specifically linked or stated. All dates are subject to change. Nintendo Nintendo 3DS Farming Simulator 18 – 6/6 “Become a modern farmer in Farming Simulator 18! Plant, harvest, and trade in crops, […]

Kingdom Hearts

Kingdom Hearts has come through many years, and many different side games, still awaiting for the numerical third one. It has grown to quite a large beast, but it has its humble origins. Kingdom Hearts is the love child of Square Enix and Disney, a crossover of various worlds being infected by a darkness that […]

Final Fantasy XIV: Heavensward

Premise I’m going to premise this review with my experience in Final Fantasy XIV as a whole. I have been playing Final Fantasy XIV since roughly October 2013 (two months after the release of A Realm Reborn). I have, for the most part, been a casual player. I played through each patch shortly after release […]