Gimmick Awards 2020 – Backlog Star Write-UpGimmick Awards 2020 – Backlog Star Write-Up
The WinnerShenmue 2 The way Shenmue hit this site is hard to explain. I don’t know why we decided to play them. Obviously, the release of Shenmue 3 had an
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Gimmick Awards 2020 – Best New Action Character Write-UpGimmick Awards 2020 – Best New Action Character Write-Up
Previous years, we’ve done Best New Fighting Game Character as a category. We love fighting games here, and we love talking about them- it’s always a very fun category to
Gimmick Awards 2020 – Worst Direction Write-UpGimmick Awards 2020 – Worst Direction Write-Up
Inspired by the baffling Best Direction category from Geoff Keighley’s The Game Awards, our first category for our Gimmick Awards 2020 is Worst Direction. By and large, the rank and
A Light in the DarkA Light in the Dark
This review details at least one story-sensitive mechanic that gets introduced early in the game. Light spoilers are present, but much of what happens in the latter half is kept
Review: Cook Serve Delicious 3Review: Cook Serve Delicious 3
One of the big conflicts whenever I meet my parents for dinner is choosing a restaurant. Our taste in food is similar enough: I can be a touch picky, but
The Future is BufferingThe Future is Buffering
After spending the better part of 2019 bad mouthing Stadia, Google’s foray into the world of cloud gaming, I’ve ended up experimenting with it on and off throughout this year.
Baseball’s Beauty Lies in Foul TerritoryBaseball’s Beauty Lies in Foul Territory
My baseball fervor is much like my hometown’s own LA River. Are you familiar with the LA River? Even if you don’t think you are, you have probably seen it
Danganronpa: A 10th Anniversary ReflectionDanganronpa: A 10th Anniversary Reflection
Danganronpa, the one and only visual novel series about a sinister, monochromatic bear forcing fifteen high school students into a kill-or-be-killed nightmare, is turning ten this year. Spike Chunsoft is
Neither Angel Nor Devil, Tom Nook is Just a ManNeither Angel Nor Devil, Tom Nook is Just a Man
Okay, enough is enough. I was content to let the debate around Tom Nook, the raccoon/tanuki at the center of the world of Animal Crossing, proceed for quite some time.