SPOILERS AHEAD!! Not since the 2013 reboot of Devil May Cry have I seen the fan base this pissed. Adi Shankar's take on Devil May Cry has people rather divided, with new fans and general audiences liking it and long time fans absolutely loathing it. As a fan of this series since childhood, I felt a duty to see for myself just what all the fuss is about. It can't be that bad right? Well, it isn't that bad, but it isn't that good either. There are sparks of brilliance and interesting...

"Time to take it back to the streets again—and finish what we started!" Streets of Rage 2 is, to me, the undefeated king of the co-op beat 'em up genre, sitting right alongside legends like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Final Fight. Released on the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive in 1992, this flawless sequel introduces two returning powerhouses, Axel Stone and Blaze Fielding, while expanding the roster with two incredible new faces: Max Thunder, a former professional wrestler and close friend...

Reviewing roguelites is something I have been avoiding for a while, cause its often too much work, since I prefer to be as thorough as I can with my reviews, as I see anything less as disingenuous. This mentality often makes it hard for me to actually want to play a roguelite/roguelike for a review. Today’s review is a special one, you see, I have an absolute disdain towards deck builders, however, this one is among the exceptions, among the few deck builders I don’t hate. Funnily enough...

Kicking Arse in the Grass (or Dirt) ::simbatwerking Battletoads is an awesome beat 'em up that I have a total love/hate relationship with. It came out during the NES (Nintendo Entertainment System) lifetime, and I remember it very fondly from my childhood. It was actually one of only nine NES titles that my cousin and I owned! It has that edgy, '90s cartoon and comic book art style, making it feel like you are looking right at a Saturday morning cartoon. Story You play as Rash and...

When you think about sports game, most of us may often refer to the Madden games or 2K series, the type of games that simulates the real life experience of actual sports we watch and enjoy. However, there’s a polar opposite of traditional sports games which is the arcade style of gaming. Arcade style sports games have as few rules as possible as the real life counterpart and an unimaginative style of game play that fits archetype. It’s time to discuss NBA Jam, a classic that takes the...

PROTECTING THE LAND ONE SWING AT A TIME ⚔️ ActRaiser is a piece of art etched in my heart. 💘 This game definitely has a special place in my SNES heart, lol—it is easily one of my top 10, no doubt! It’s a traditional side-scrolling platformer combined with RPG/simulation elements where you can build a whole city (^-^). It’s actually quite an impressive game to be on the SNES. The environments are gorgeous, ranging from marshlands all the way to volcanoes. Highly recommended! STORY You...

I don’t think I have covered a Wolf RPG game yet, so, let’s start with something simple, as well as a certified hood classic. Wolf RPG is an interesting beast, an engine made by someone who worked on RPG Maker, which is often called RPG Maker for advanced users, for a while exclusive to Japan, until a translation effort started around 2015. Some classic horror games attributed to RPG Maker, are actually made in Wolf RPG, more notably, Mad Father, and Misao. The biggest appeal of the...

I can’t even remember how many times I’ve fallen asleep while gaming. Not because I got tired of playing or anything like that, but because, without even realizing it, I knew I was somewhere safe. Somewhere I could call home. There are a lot of moments where this happens to me. Sometimes it’s inside a save room from Resident Evil 4, sometimes at Firelink Shrine from Dark Souls, sometimes on the main menu of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion or Persona 4. But whenever I think about peace inside...

Once more, I dig into my personal favorites for a game to review, since I was in the mood for more RPG Maker games, and, its been quite a while since I have delved into funamusea/mogeko/Deep Sea Prisoner’s (I swear, she has too many aliases) games. Before we start, and it has been a while since I’ve done this, there are trigger warnings for this game, which I took from the translator’s site, since I can’t be bothered to check what actually warrants said warnings: Violence and gore. Some...