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Introduction Years ago, back when young child Dameon was just turning 11 years of age, he was begging his parents for a new game console, and for that years Christmas, that's just what he got. Luckily for my parents, I was never one to ask for much, which meant that, luckily for me, this gift came with a lovingly and creatively curated stack of games. Among the stack, this absolute gem of a game, which I surprisingly learned some years later, was picked out for me by my aunt, who to anyone...

Remember when Square Enix used to make JRPGs? Me neither. Nowadays, they are mostly a cinematic action game factory, remake assembler, MMO profit extractor and purveyor of the worst mobile gacha available. But occasionally one of their employees who didn't get the memo comes up with a project that harkens to their glory days. The employee who forgot he was living in the 2020's is Square Enix producer Tomoya Asano, creator of the Bravely Default and Octopath Traveller series. He has a...

Man, if a few years ago you told me that I’d be addicted to a game that’s focused on killing monsters several times to craft equipment and weapons based on them I’d tell you that you’re crazy. How would I? There are so many games out there! I can’t be bothered to play a game whose sole purpose is grinding monsters to grind more monsters! How wrong I was. Monster Hunter Generations: Ultimate is the last classic Monster Hunter game. In case you don’t know, with the release of Monster Hunter...

If you ask the average gamer what the first big survival horror game was, there’s usually one of two answers. It's either Resident Evil, or Silent Hill. While both of those are of course valid answers as they are obviously some highly influential and successful horror games, there was something that predates them, something further back that arguably originated the genre that never gets its due; I'm referring, of course, to Atari’s 1982 2600 masterpiece, Haunted House. Gaze upon the spooky...

Introduction In 1990, Konami showcased its ability to make fun of itself by releasing Akumajō Special: Boku Dracula-kun for the Japanese market on the NES. In 1993, it was released worldwide for the Game Boy under the name Kid Dracula, marking the beginning of our adventure. Story After awakening from his long sleep, the self-proclaimed Demon Prince, Kid Dracula, discovers that he has been challenged again by the evil King Garamoth. Kid Dracula accepts this challenge and embarks on his...