2019

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact On February 27, 2019, Pokemon had a Pokemon Direct, where they announced the upcoming games, Pokemon Sword and Pokemon Shield versions. These games were teased at roughly 2 years ago without a name, so it is good to finally know some of what we may have in store for the next installment in the […]

Retro Review: Golden Sun: Dark Dawn (DS)

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact Well it is finally time to finish my coverage of the Golden Sun series with a review of the third and final game in the series. This game is Golden Sun: Dark Dawn for the Nintendo DS, a game that was released in 2010, roughly seven years after Golden Sun: The Lost Age. I […]

Review: Moonlighter (Switch)

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact Well, it took a while, but it is time at last to review the game Moonlighter. This game was recommended by a friend, and it sounded interesting at the time, so I decided to have a look. After over 40 hours of play in order to finish the game, I am ready to cover […]

Pokemon VGC 2019 Oceania International Championship

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact This past weekend, I viewed the Pokemon VGC Oceania International Championship on Twitch. It took place in Melbourne, Australia, and there was a big time zone difference in viewing the stream, so I had to view the tournament after the fact. Since it would have been easy for many U.S. viewers to miss this […]

Nintendo News: Nintendo Direct 2/13/2019

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact Yesterday, Nintendo had released a new Nintendo Direct, showcasing new games for the Nintendo Switch. Much of the news will be reported here, with a hint of opinion in the end. So, let’s go over what was announced. Super Mario Maker 2 to be released in June 2019 Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black […]

Retro Review: Golden Sun: The Lost Age (GBA)

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact Alright, it is time for part two of my Golden Sun coverage. Today, I will review the sequel, Golden Sun: The Lost Age for the Game Boy Advance. Like the previous game, I first heard of this one from an issue of Nintendo Power Magazine. Not long after getting the game, I had acquired […]

The Anatomy of RPGs, Part 2: Battle

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact It is time for Part 2 of a multi-part series on the anatomy of RPGs. This series looks at the many moving parts of turn based RPGs in order to shed some light on how they work. Today’s focus is on the actions that take place in an RPG battle. RPGs have many battles […]

The Anatomy of RPGs, Part 1: Stats

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact Well, I have been playing a few RPG video games lately. Since I started playing Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars and Pokemon around middle school, I had been hooked on the genre. Today, I have something different from most of my other content. I will be looking at the many moving […]