Every once in a great while, a gem of a game comes along and reminds us why we fell in love with a particular genre in the first place. Octopath Traveler, the latest Japanese RPG from renowned publisher Square-Enix, has been just that for me. Full disclosure here: leading up to the retro JRPG’s re...
Read More“No! You were wrong about the world. And you were wrong about me!” Disney’s main marketing strategy for their 50th animated classic release was to emulate DreamWorks. Stateside, the characters were shown with mischievous smirks and the trailers employed violent slapstick comedy and pop son...
Read More*Spoilers* In “Forest of No Return,” Eugene saves the gang from a pack of wolves. However, his thunder is quickly stolen by Adira, who shows up and insists on leading everyone through a particularly tricky forest. The forest, known as the Forest of No Return, changes all the time, trapping and c...
Read More*Spoilers* In “Aunt Cass Goes Out,” Hiro barely makes it home for movie night, worrying that Cass will find out what he’s doing. Krei reveals a new product called the Buddy Guard that can turn invisible, change the user’s appearance and protect them. Hiro decides to find a date for Aunt ...
Read More“Dreams do come true in New Orleans!” After years of box office bombs, moderate disappointments and a lot of computer animation, Disney returned to basics in 2009 with The Princess and the Frog. Arguments can be made regarding whether Disney should stick with what works or experiment with differ...
Read More“SEGA does what Nintendon’t.” With that little quip, and the introduction of the robot-busting, spiny-headed mascot that followed, video game console fans were forever changed. Nintendo’s iron grip had dominated the home video game console market for years, and why wouldn’t it? How...
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