Metal Gear Solid and its sequels are seminal titles in the history of video games, pioneering the 3D stealth-action genre in conjunction with an ambitious approach to cinematic storytelling. Replaying…
On paper, Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth has everything I could possibly ask for in a game from RGG Studio: Kasuga Ichiban from the 2020 RPG Yakuza: Like A Dragon…
Persona 3 is often called the darkest entry in its series, and within two minutes of starting it becomes clear why. Persona 3 Reload, remake of the 2006 classic, opens…
Content warning: This review discusses Silent Hill: The Short Message’s story, which includes references to self-harm. As a lifelong horror fan and longtime horror critic, I didn’t expect to review…
Over the years, Atlus–the studio behind the Persona series, Catherine, and Shin Megami Tensei–has developed a reputation for the way it approaches adult themes and dark topics unabashedly. While this…
I’ll admit upfront: I missed Another Code (known in North America as Trace Memory) when it first came out on Nintendo DS. Despite voraciously consuming other DS adventure games like…
Whether Nintendo intended it or not, conventional wisdom tends to sort modern Mario games into something of a mental tier list. The 3D Mario games like Galaxy and Odyssey are…
On its face, Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged is a continuation of the original game that doesn’t offer many drastic changes or additions. Underneath the surface, however, there are a…
The iconography behind a handful of thieves donning twisted masks during a violent heist has transcended many forms of media, but they’re nowhere more recognizable through a gaming lens than…
The Dark Eye is without a doubt one of the most original computer games ever created. Missing are all attempts to re-create interfaces or settings from earlier games, which, in…
Awan Wiharya