The holiday season is upon us! And The Nerd Stash is dedicated to helping you find awesome gifts for all your family and friends. Subsequently, as part of that mission, we’re bringing you details on the 2019 LucidSound product lineup. Because a good headset can make or break your gaming experience. And LucidSound has some […] Read more
Chrono Cross is an interesting game. It was the sequel to one of the most celebrated video games of all time. However, it failed in almost every way that Chrono Trigger succeeded. To clarify, it’s not a very good video game. I still love it. And if I had unlimited free time I’d probably give […] Read more
Title: Disgaea 4 Complete + Available on: PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch Developer: Nippon Ichi Software Publisher: Nippon Ichi Software Genre: Strategy Role-Playing Game Version Tested: PlayStation 4 Official Site: http://disgaea.us/d4-complete/ Release Date: October 29, 2019 Where to Buy: PlayStation Store, eShop I first encountered the Disgaea series way back in 2003. When I was […] Read more
I have been following Tamarin all year. I mean, it’s a third-person 3D action-adventure game from some of the people behind Banjo Kazooie and Donkey Kong 64. How could it not catch my attention? I love Nintendo 64 era 3D platformers. And whenever I see a spiritual successor or modern homage of them, I always […] Read more
Title: Dark Devotion Available on: Windows PC, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One Developer: Hibernian Workshop Publisher: The Arcade Crew Genre: Action-Adventure Roleplaying Game Version Tested: PlayStation 4 Official Site: https://www.thearcadecrew.com/games/dark-devotion/ Release Date: Oct 24, 2019 Where to Buy: Steam, PlayStation Store, eShop I have spent the last four hours staring at this empty […] Read more
Romance of The Three Kingdoms is finally returning to the west next year. And Koei Tecmo has revealed some new details about the 14th title in the franchise. The press release is pretty lengthy. Which seems appropriate given the game we’re talking about. For those unfamiliar with the Romance of The Three Kingdoms series, I’ll […] Read more
Cats are awesome. You might call them meownificent, in fact. Believe it or not, I went through several different cat puns before settling on that one. Anyway, when I see a cat-themed game I usually checked it out. Sometimes I am rewarded with something truly awesome like Gato Roboto. And other times I get Captain […] Read more
Composer Yasunori Mitsuda’s video game soundtracks are the stuff of legend at this point. So I won’t waste too much time telling you why you should be excited about the newest album from video game music label Materia Collective. I only have to tell you that it’s a tribute album for Chrono Trigger. That statement […] Read more
Title: Outbuddies Available on: Windows PC, (PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One at a later date) Developer: Julian Laufer Publisher: Headup Games Genre: Metroidvania Version Tested: Windows PC (Steam) Official Site: https://www.outbuddies.com/ Release Date: October 15th, 2019 Where to Buy: Steam Another day, another Metroidvania to review. Seriously, these days it feels like a […] Read more
The Lovecraft-inspired, nightmare-infused, action-strategy hybrid game Sea Salt finally releases today. You may be familiar with the game after it’s successfully Kickstarter campaign back in April of 2018. Created by indie duo Y/CJ/Y, Sea Salt has been on my radar for a while. It’s been in development since 2017. I love that Gothic pixel-art ascetic. […] Read more