Oliver Shellding
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We often look to earlier works to see how an artist has developed. The slide of Picasso’s work as he transitioned from the Blue Period into his Cubism phase showcases a dramatic shift in ideas and manifestations, even as he maintained a common thread of humanity. Sugar Ray’s Lemonade and...
Undying
The irony of Undying exists in its very title and premise. As a whole, the zombie genre has seen its birth, death and rebirth in an almost phoenix-like cycle as media continues to stagger forward. In my lifetime, I’ve bore witness to The Walking Dead, Left 4 Dead, and the...
Blade Chimera
There are movies from the 80s and 90s that are delightful because of how unrepentantly dumb they are. Take, for example, Predator 2. Dissecting the plot will leave you deeply confused, as it insinuates a single Danny Glover is equal to an entire squad of highly trained military officials, but...
When crafting a game, it’s important to be aware of one’s audience. You don’t want to make an easy, approachable Dark Souls game anymore than you want a gritty, realistic Paw Patrol adventure (though the latter would be a remarkable exercise). You not only need to consider the current fanbase,...
Somebody’s favorite game, of all time, is Glover. Yes, the 1998 Nintendo 64 title that got remade into a middling PC port a couple years back sits atop someone’s list for the GOAT platformer. There could be any number of reasons for this (TBI, parents are both gloves, etc.), but...
Very often, it bothers me when people recommend going into a game blind. The concept is clear: you want to make sure someone experiences a grand, epic revelation without spoilers or another person’s influence. But some people need to at least have a rudimentary idea of what to expect when...
Mario Party is my far and away favorite franchise, to the shock and dismay of my 15 year old self. As much as I adore JRPGs, I’ve had too many games that disappoinetd me. Yet even, the most banal Mario Party title has enthralled me in one way or another....
It stands to reason that you’ll get massive tie in games around the world. After all, Rugrats wasn’t as big in Japan as it was in America, but we still have a digital release of the latest adventure all the same. So, while Crayon Shin-Chan might only register for most...
JRPGs are a genre where I feel the middle ground might as well be the bottom. As much as I love them, you either find games that are exceptional and stick with you forever or ones that simply don’t. The reason that people keep circling back to Chrono Trigger, Dragon...
When I first received FAIRY TAIL: Beach Volleyball Havoc, I immediately began thinking of when I could play this without anyone I knew or cared about seeing me. I only knew two things about FAIRY TAIL, and both of them were Lucy, so a game based around swimwear was alarming....
What the Car?
Weird little puzzle games are the bread and butter of the mobile market. While more and more ambitious titles like Wuthering Waves ask players to commit their whole damn lives to a free RPG that sprawls endlessly, the vast majority of casual players will pick up their phones, do a...
Bakeru
The tanuki is Japan’s perfect hero vessel. You’ve got a mythical beast that’s also a real animal, but given plenty of mythical properties in lore and stories. Shapeshifting is so underrated, and giving that ability to an entire tribe of cunning bastards is the best bad decision I’ve seen since...
