Review

Review: Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising

Review: Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising

If you’ve absorbed any content on this website before, you probably know that I’m a big fan of the Suikoden series of JRPGs. I bought in on day one when Rabbit and Bear studios launched a Kickstarter campaign for Eiyuden Chronicle: 100 Heroes, a spiritual successor to that phenomenal series.

Born from the success of that Kickstarter was Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising, a prequel action RPG that sets up the world of 100 Heroes. What Rabbit and Bear craft here is a great action game with beautiful artwork that doesn’t feel beholden to being the appetizer for a bigger adventure, and I couldn’t help but explore every inch of the city of Nevaeh.

Review: Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

Review: Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga

The original Lego Star Wars was something special. It packaged the robust story that billions love in a cute and hilarious format and spawned what was basically a genre all its own for developer Traveller’s Tales. The format of Lego games hasn’t changed much over the years, but with Star Wars being the very first entry in the now long-running series, it was the most deserving of a fresh coat of paint.

The latest entry in Traveller’s Tales Lego games attempts to cram all of those Star Wars you love into a single game and mostly succeeds even if it has to resort to cutting a few corners.

Review: Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Review: Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Kirby thrives on reinventing himself; back when Masahiro Sakurai first introduced us to the pink ball of destruction, he aimed to make a platformer that anyone could enjoy where the player could make their own challenge. Kirby and the Forgotten Land may have the outward appearance of another game reinventing the Kirby formula like Planet Robobot. Instead, they take the classic Kirby formula and attempt to move it into 3D.

Review: Triangle Strategy

Review: Triangle Strategy

In a year of slow starts, Triangle Strategy is one of the slowest games I’ve played in a long time. In the first two hours or so, you do almost nothing. You’re introduced to protagonist Serenoa Wolffort, his many subjects, and mystical bride-to-be. At a glance, the combat is clearly inspired by Final Fantasy Tactics, and one of the best JRPGs of all time is quite the pedigree to live up to.

Review: Horizon Forbidden West

Review: Horizon Forbidden West

Horizon Zero Dawn was the victim of poor timing. A great open-world game with lush environments and a memorable narrative that stuck to what felt like an old formula in contrast to The Legend of Zelda Breath of the Wild, which was released a mere month later. With Forbidden West sharing a launch window with the critically revered Eldin Ring, is it destined for the same fate?

It’s not quite that simple, but underneath some old worn-out open-world design and a lackluster intro, Horizon’s latest installment offers a lot for the patient player.