Metroidvania

  • One Man’s Quest to Review Every 16-Bit Game

    One Man’s Quest to Review Every 16-Bit Game

    I’ve played, reviewed, and documented my thoughts about every single game that was released in North America during the 16-bit era. Crazy, right? That’s 716 Super Nintendo, 704 Sega Genesis, and 95 TurboGrafx-16 games, for a grand total of 1,515 fourth-generation titles. Obviously, this begs two questions: Why would you do such a thing? My…

  • 16 Underrated NES Games

    16 Underrated NES Games

    The Nintendo Entertainment System is one of the most successful and most enduring video game consoles ever invented. Following the North American console crash, the NES emerged not only as the dominating force in home gaming, but as a pop culture icon so ubiquitous as to be almost unmatched in its ubiquitatious ubiquitosity! Mario, Metroid,…

  • Final Fantasy vs Dragon Warrior pt 1: A deep dive into JRPGs for the NES

    Final Fantasy vs Dragon Warrior pt 1: A deep dive into JRPGs for the NES

    …in the Japanese version…a woman offers to sell puff-puff – a Japanese onomatopoeia for a girl rubbing her breasts in someone’s face, or juggling her own breasts. In the North American version, the woman sells tomatoes.

  • The 15 Best Sega Dreamcast RPGs

    The 15 Best Sega Dreamcast RPGs

    Sega’s systems have had plenty of great RPGs, but like Rodney Dangerfield, they get no respect.  Sega Dreamcast was a very intriguing system that never lived up to its full potential. Despite having internet connectivity and good graphics, the Dreamcast lacked the sales to keep up with the competition.  Remember, the system suffered from the…

  • Why Final Fantasy VIII is NOT One of the Top PS1 RPGs

    Why Final Fantasy VIII is NOT One of the Top PS1 RPGs

    FFVIII isn’t on the top of most PS1 RPG lists, but it probably should be. Here’s why. It’s easy to label Final Fantasy VIII as divisive when comparing it to other PS1 RPGs. Some people believe that it belongs on the short-list for the best RPG on the system, while others think it doesn’t even…

  • Dogurai for PS4 – Game Boy aesthetics in a tough platformer

    Dogurai for PS4 – Game Boy aesthetics in a tough platformer

    If Mega Man and Ninja Gaiden had a pet together… it would be Dogurai on PS4, Steam, and Switch Looking for a retro-style platforming game that is reminiscent of old Gameboy boy games? Dogurai is here to slice through the competition. The game has eight stages with countless enemies to hack and slash you way…

  • Why A Final Fantasy VI Remake Should Have Happened First

    Why A Final Fantasy VI Remake Should Have Happened First

    …or why a Final Fantasy 3 remake should have, if you prefer North American numbers. The Final Fantasy VII Remake has been released, and it’s safe to say that the critical reception has been good. Still, I can’t help but think what could have been if they had chosen instead to create a Final Fantasy…

  • Grow a Cannabis Empire in Blaze Revolutions

    Grow a Cannabis Empire in Blaze Revolutions

    Grow your empire. Then smoke it? Here’s our Blaze Revolutions review. I don’t know how you spent your 4/20 this 2020, but I spent it growing my marijuana empire in the new stealth/tycoon hybrid Blaze Revolution on Steam. Does that sound like a real thing? A stealth/tycoon hybrid? I’ve never heard of such a thing,…

  • Recover Memories and Redeem Dementia in Ether One (PS4)

    Recover Memories and Redeem Dementia in Ether One (PS4)

    Tackle the topic of dementia head-on in an emotional walking simulator/collect-em-up on PS4 and Steam.

  • 52 Best Super Nintendo Games that are Still Cheap

    52 Best Super Nintendo Games that are Still Cheap

    We ransacked the entire catalog of SNES games to find the best play value to grow your retro collection. (April 2020)

  • What is the Appeal of Animal Crossing: New Horizons?

    What is the Appeal of Animal Crossing: New Horizons?

    Not everybody understands Animal Crossing, but one of our agents went undercover to see what the big deal is. If you’ve been on the internet at all lately, you’ve no doubt seen the influx of posts about Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the latest entry in the long-running Nintendo franchise that has been winning the hearts…

  • 7 Moments from Final Fantasy 7 I Need to See in the Remake

    7 Moments from Final Fantasy 7 I Need to See in the Remake

    Ladies and gentlemen, the Final Fantasy VII hype train is hitting top speed for me. Reports are coming out that there are places where the it has already become available. That’s over a week before the official release date. I don’t know if it’s this quarantine or the fact that the remake is coming so…

  • Breath of the Wild 2: These are our Demands

    Breath of the Wild 2: These are our Demands

    With the upcoming Breath of the Wild sequel at least another year away, (probably?) it’s as good a time as any to make our list of demands for Nintendo.

  • Super Lucky’s Tale For Nintendo Switch Review

    Super Lucky’s Tale For Nintendo Switch Review

    Looking for a 3D platforming game experience for the Nintendo Switch in the same vein as old 3D platformers from the N64-era? Here comes New Super Lucky’s Tale, also known as Super Lucky’s Tale for Xbox/PC, to fill that void. There are lot of comparisons that can be made between this game and games like…

  • Terrible PS1 Games in Otherwise Great Series

    Terrible PS1 Games in Otherwise Great Series

    There’s nothing worse than waiting for the next installment in your favorite game series only to be disappointed by a subpar entry. Yet, there were some truly terrible PS1 games in otherwise great series. Whether it was a lack of innovation or failing to capitalize on the best aspects of their previous games, some series…

  • Skul: The Hero Slayer Review

    Skul: The Hero Slayer Review

    Skul is not what it looks like. What appears to be a pixel-based roguelike Metroidvania is actually a Souls-like beat-em-up. And it works!