Some titles always seem to be involved in the discussion of what games should be enshrined in a proverbial “Video Game Hall of Fame” even if they didn’t have the most commercially friendly releases. Titles like Half Life, Thief, and Deus Ex are some that come to mind. The System Shock duology was another that […]
Patapon 1+2 Replay is a 2025 remaster of the first two titles of the Patapon series, which are rhythm games originally released in English for the PlayStation Portable back in 2008. The series is well-known for incorporating army-building strategies into a four-beat rhythm game sequence and for using French artist Rolito’s memorable and cute anthropomorphic […]
Beginning as a duology of turn-based Japanese RPGs for the somewhat ill-fated Sega CD, Game Arts’s Lunar series was one of the defining cult classics of the genre since the ’90s. It was able to carve out a niche for itself in the JRPG landscape thanks to its use of full-motion video for certain cutscenes, […]
If names like Clive Barker, Stephen King, or John Carpenter mean anything to you, then you’ll likely already be chomping at the bit for your next horror fix. Today’s subject is The Thing: Remastered, a remaster of a 2002 video game, which was based on a 1982 film, which itself originated from a 1938 novella. […]
After twenty long years, Crystal Dynamics’s classic Legacy of Kain series rises from its coffin. Thanks to Aspyr, this cult classic Soul Reaver vampire action duology gets a fresh coat of paint and some modern touch-ups in Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered. Once Cut Down Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 […]
Before Sackboy took over the world with his creative take on the platformer genre, there was a very different little-known adventure title on the PC and original PlayStation that had the moniker “Little Big.” In 2024, Twinsen has made a surprise return in the remake of his debut game, Little Big Adventure – Twinsen’s Quest. […]
It’s another year and another Sonic game to talk about, but this time he’s sharing the spotlight with an old favorite. 2024 is Sega’s “Fearless – Year of Shadow” campaign, a year dedicated to celebrating everyone’s favorite black-and-red edge meister, Shadow the Hedgehog. Before the next feature film starring him releases, he’s got a new […]
What do you get when you cross noir with Egyptian mythology, a dash of horror, and coat it in first-person shooter mechanics? You get a cult classic 3DO/PC exclusive game called Killing Time. But Nightdive Studios weren’t content to leave us with the 1995 version alone. Enter Killing Time: Resurrected, a remaster now available for […]
It’s like 2006 all over again and Frank West is once again back to doing what he does best: snapping pictures of the living dead. Miss out on the 2016 PS4 or PC rereleases or just want to play again with some modern touch-ups? Perhaps it’s time to get the camera gear ready and revisit […]
The Fate series is a behemoth of a media franchise, with myriad entries across anime, manga, and video games. The sheer size of the franchise is, at this point, quite intimidating. Where exactly should one begin if they’re trying to get into Fate? Luckily, despite the series’ incredible sprawl, there’s a simple answer: the visual […]