Game Story Case Studies, Episode 5: Puyo Puyo Tetris (Part 5)

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact Today I will continue my critique of Puyo Puyo Tetris’ story mode. Needless to say, there will be SPOILERS throughout, as I will cover this game’s story in great detail. I have been skipping some scenes in the process, if only to finish this project in a reasonable amount of time. The crucial scenes […]

Retro Review: Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones (GBA)

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact Well, I have been in an RPG mood lately, so I decided to replay Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones for the Game Boy Advance. This tactical role playing game was the second Fire Emblem game to reach the United States, but is actually the eighth game in the series. Oddly, it is the only […]

The State of Pokemon Sword and Shield (June 2019)

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact Okay guys, it is time for me to weigh in on an issue that has come to my attention concerning the upcoming Pokémon game, Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield. Instead of dancing around what that issue is, I will state it quite plainly: there are apparently going to be some cuts in the Pokémon […]

Game Story Case Studies, Episode 4: Puyo Puyo Tetris (Part 4)

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact Today, I have more to say about the writing in Puyo Puyo Tetris’s story mode. This is part 4 of my critique of this game, and will contain SPOILERS throughout. I have decided to skip some story portions for this article, and future articles on Puyo Puyo Tetris, so as not to repeat myself […]

Nintendo News: E3 2019 Nintendo Direct

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact On June 11, 2019, Nintendo released more information on upcoming games in a Nintendo Direct at E3 2019. I will go over what was announced, and add some impressions at the end. There is a fair amount to cover here, so let’s get started. For Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, The Hero (from the Dragon […]

Pokemon News: Pokemon Direct 6/5/2019

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact Recently, on June 5, 2019, there was a Pokemon direct concerning the upcoming games, Pokemon Sword and Shield. There was enough new information to wet my appetite for these games, and I look forward to playing them when they come out world wide on November, 15 2019 (which was announced in the video). I […]

Retro Review: Final Fantasy: Dawn of Souls (GBA)

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact With my recently finishing Final Fantasy IX, I started to get into an RPG mood. I decided to replay the Game Boy Advance remake of the first Final Fantasy. While this remake, titled Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls comes with both Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II on it, I will […]

Pokemon News: Pokemon 2019 Press Conference

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact On the evening of 5/28/2019, the Pokemon company hosted a press conference in Tokyo. There were a number of new games, software, and products revealed to be in Pokemon’s future. This conference was a bit of a surprise, but was aired on twitch for the public to view. Today’s article will summarize what was […]

Review: Final Fantasy IX (Switch)

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact Well, it might not be much of a secret now, but I am a big fan of RPG’s. I have enjoyed the Final Fantasy series since playing Final Fantasy IV on the SNES (called Final Fantasy II in the west, originally). However, my love of RPG’s clashed with my owning primarily Nintendo consoles when […]

Game Story Case Studies, Episode 3: Puyo Puyo Tetris (Part 3)

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact Today, we have part three of my critique of Puyo Puyo Tetris’s story mode. There are a lot of scenes in this game, many of them with shaky writing in it. I will cover some of the scenes that stand out more, so I do not have to cover dozens of episodes for this […]