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Written by Steve Heller When Paradox Interactive announced that Vampire the Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 was delayed indefinitely, it was not a surprise for longtime fans of the cult-classic RPG. What was shaping up to be the first major action RPG from a publisher long known for their thoughtful 4X and
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Written by Rinoa Carmichael ⚠️This article may appear to contain spoilers in some screenshots, but due to the random nature of the Lost Dimension, these are not spoilers. I love RPGs. So many cool characters, so many powers, so many cool setups are possible! Isn’t it a shame that
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Video hosted by Steve Heller Three days after launching The Anacrusis I sat down with legendary writer Chet Faliszek (Portal, Left 4 Dead, Half-Life) to talk about his new studio. Stray Bombay set out with a mission, to make a social game, which has a bad connotation to most games,
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Written by Rinoa Carmichael After a long and if not successful, odd, marketing campaign, EA’s Dante’s Inferno was finally released in early 2010. A few months later to zero fanfare whatsoever, Yoko Taro’s NieR would release. Dante’s Inferno was considered to be fine, maybe even good?
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Video hosted by Steve Heller A few weeks ago I sat down with Thomas Hegarty, one of three founders at UK studio, Roll7. Just months before the release of their return to OlliOlli, I wanted to discuss the formation of the studio, and what they hoped to achieve returning back
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Video hosted by Steve Heller The day after the announcement of El Paso, Elsewhere, Strange Scaffold’s newest title that hits particularly hard for the studio lead, I sat down with Xalavier Nelson Jr. to talk about their career. In my mind I had a picture of the interview really
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Written by Rinoa Carmichael Games are a big medium. It’s impossible to know every game, follow every format, genre, region, and so naturally we are all going to fall into blind spots. This is natural and fine in a general sense. However, mobile gaming has often existed in a
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Written and photographed by Drew Taylor You paint the heavens with your fingertip, connecting stars into unnamed constellations until you find one that you like. The stars always shine brighter with you. We’re lying on our backs in the tall grass, side by side. Our heads are gently touching.
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Written by Rinoa Carmichael Wild Arms XF* has the best job system in gaming. *XF is pronounced CrossFire. Since inception, classes have been a core part of RPG systems. Classes create defined roles and growth for characters helping everyone feel different and unique. However, almost as soon as classes came
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Written and photographed by Drew Taylor The shallow water smacks impatiently against the side of the boat in a language thick with meaning: Shlap. Shlap. Shlap. You say you don’t want to go (don’t leave me), but I’m already on the island; the long, flat grass brushing
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Written by Rinoa Carmichael *Critical hit* *character dies* *restart* If that felt familiar to you, and you didn’t read the title of the article, you are probably someone who played a Fire Emblem game. Fire Emblem perhaps more than any other series I know, has always a deep tension