Title: The Forbidden Arts Available on: Switch, Xbox One, PC Developer: Stingbot Games Publisher: Stingbot Games Genre: Adventure Version Tested: Switch Official Site: https://www.stingbotgames.com/forbiddenarts Release Date: August 7th, 2019 Where to Buy: Microsoft Store, Nintendo Eshop At first glance, Stingbot Games’ The Forbidden Arts seems like it takes inspiration from Fable or The Legend Of Zelda. Despite its […] Read more
Few games have built up the legendary status in terms of innovation and impact as The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. From its long 5-year development cycle (long for its time, at least) it perfected how 3D action-adventure games should navigate through environments and target enemies. The Z-lock on system is still used today, […] Read more
July 31st, 2019 was the Game Boy’s 30th birthday in North America. Nintendo has released many handhelds since then but the original classic console stands as the third highest-selling console or handheld of all time with 118 million units sold. For many gamers, it was the first time you could play on the go. This […] Read more
Nintendo’s 3DS has had a great run. It’s now over eight years since its release and it has sold over 70 million units worldwide. Even though the handheld had a bumpy release (which resulted in a price drop), it recovered well and has outlived the PS Vita by a number of years. The game library […] Read more
Title: Eagle Island Available on: Switch, Steam Developer: Pixelnicks Publisher: Screenwave Media Genre: Action/Platformer Version Tested: Switch Official Site: https://eagleislandgame.com/ Release Date: July 11th, 2019 Where to Buy: Nintendo eShop, Steam Back in the days of the Super Nintendo and Sega Megadrive/Genesis, games were a lot more difficult than most are today. As a kid, […] Read more
As someone who grew up with the console war of the late ’90s (Saturn vs Playstation vs N64), it’s strange to think that no Zelda game from that period is on the current Nintendo hardware. It’s even stranger when you consider that Final Fantasy 7, the Playstation’s answer to Zelda: Ocarina of Time, is on […] Read more
Since the Nintendo Switch released two years ago, one problem keeps being reported from players. That is, the analog sticks start to register inputs that the player hasn’t made. In other words, they ‘drift’ in one direction or another. The issue is so widespread that a US law firm has opened a class action investigation […] Read more
Of all the videogames I’ve ever played, there’s a few that I knew from the opening moments were going to be amazing. Chrono Trigger is definitely one of those games. It never released in the PAL region (Europe and Australia) on the SNES or Playstation but the DS version, released in 2008, finally let the […] Read more
The sequel to Zelda: Breath of the Wild was surprisingly revealed at the E3 2019 Nintendo Direct. This title has come sooner than expected and is a rare direct sequel to a Zelda game. While the trailer was awesome and possibly teases a return of Ganondorf, when this game will release is still somewhat of […] Read more
Title: Timespinner Available on: Windows PC, Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, Xbox One Developer: Lunar Ray Games Publisher: Chucklefish Games Genre:Â Metroidvania Version Tested: Switch Official Site: Lunar Ray Games Release Date: June 4th, 2019 The Metroidvania genre seems like it’s doing really well these past few years. From games like Bloodstained to smaller budget titles, […] Read more