Visual Novel Appreciation #3 - The Miracle Of Katawa Shoujo
As this series is more of my excuse to re-read VNs I love, and then recommend them to others, I decided it was time for this one. For this entry, I will be covering an anomaly. A Visual Novel which its sole existence is a miracle, a very unexpected surprise, from a very unlikely source. A project nobody ever expected to be completed. A project everyone expected to be a fetishistic/offensive mess. The project which has changed the life of millions. A bona fide hood classic, Katawa...
Netflix's Devil May Cry: I'm Confused and So Is Shankar
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...
NBA Jam Retrospective
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...
The Sounds of Games That Became Home
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...
The Mixtape Effect: Between Nostalgia and the Critics' Bubble
I'm a child of the 90s. I grew up in that era and lived through a lot of what Mixtape deals with. Even though I wasn't born in the United States, I was heavily influenced by American culture, which has a strong presence worldwide. What this game tries to communicate resonates with a lot of people, and I completely understand why it would be well received. But this piece isn't about saying whether Mixtape is "good" or "bad". What I want to do here is analyze what it's presenting, how the...

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