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When Super Mario Bros. Wonder first landed back in 2023, it felt like a reset in the best way. After years of solid but safe side-scrolling entries during the Wii and 3DS era, this was Nintendo reminding everyone how inventive 2D Mario could be. I remember finishing it with a big grin on my face, impressed by how it mixed classic platforming … Read More

When I first heard about Pokémon Pokopia on the Nintendo Switch 2, I’ll admit I was a bit skeptical. Pokémon has had more spin-offs than I can count, and while some are great, plenty fade into the background pretty quickly. But after spending a good amount of time with Pokopia, I can confidently say this might be the best spin-off … Read More

There was a time when the Fatal Frame series felt like a quiet pillar of survival horror. It never had the blockbuster presence of something like Resident Evil, but it carved out its own identity with a slower, more intimate kind of fear. In recent years though, it’s slipped into the background. New entries stopped coming, and unless you were … Read More

There’s something a little unusual about revisiting a game that never really left. Tales of Berseria Remastered arrives as part of the Tales Anniversary Remastered Project, bringing a relatively recent entry in the series back into the spotlight with a fresh upgrade for modern hardware. It’s not the kind of remaster that feels long overdue, but for me, it landed … Read More

When most people think of the long-running Monster Hunter franchise, they picture intense action battles against towering beasts and the thrill of crafting powerful gear from the spoils of the hunt. But the spin-off series, Monster Hunter Stories, has always taken a very different approach. Rather than portraying monsters purely as prey, the Stories games explore a world where humans … Read More

I’ve been a fan of the Resident Evil series for as long as I can remember. Growing up in the original PlayStation era, it was one of those defining franchises that shaped how I saw video games. I still remember the tension of those early titles, the awkward tank controls, the fixed camera angles, and the constant fear of what … Read More

I’ve always liked the idea of the Ys series more than I actually played it. For years it sat on my backlog, one of those long-running RPG franchises I respected from afar but never fully committed to. That changed over the last few years when I finally started working through some of the modern entries. I played Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana, then Ys … Read More

When Neva first released in 2024, I remember thinking it looked beautiful. The watercolor art style caught my eye right away, and I’d heard plenty of praise about its emotional storytelling. But for whatever reason, I never got around to actually playing it. It slipped into that ever-growing backlog, but I did want to check it out at some point. … Read More

I’ve always had a soft spot for Mario’s sporting spin-offs. They’re the kind of games I dip into for “just a quick match” and then look up two hours later wondering where the time went. I sank an absurd number of hours into Mario Tennis Open on my 3DS, grinding through tournaments and perfecting trick shots on cramped train rides. … Read More

Over the past year and a half, Square Enix has made it abundantly clear that it’s not content to let the Dragon Quest legacy quietly age in the background. Instead, it’s been steadily bringing the series back into the spotlight. With the stunning HD-2D remakes of Dragon Quest I, Dragon Quest II, and Dragon Quest III, longtime fans have been … Read More