Oliver Shellding
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Soulgame Studio, the creator of Minishoot’ Adventures seems to have a handle on something that is woefully missing from many retro-inspired titles, and that’s direction. Far too often, when encountering games that want to “capture the feeling of the NES era,” it’s done in aesthetic alone, sometimes coupled with the...
When it comes to Bio Inc. Redemption, a game of life and death, the player must, inherently, understand the consequences and weight that comes with trying to save the fragile state of being that is a person’s mortality. After all, even in this new age of better medicines, food quality...
Pleonasm is a fun word that I just discovered recently. It means making a redundant statement through unnecessary descriptions, such as “wet water” or “worthless NFT.” In this case, the word came up when using the phrase “silly Devolver title,” which I suppose is accurate. From My Friend Pedro to...
Mastering the true art of parody is what separates quality content from half-baked nonsense. There’s a significant reason why “Weird Al” Yankovic holds such a prestigious place in the halls of comedy and pastiche songs, but that one guy who sang “I Want It That Way” filled with homophobic innuendos...
At this point, it becomes anything but surprising that Japanese games that were once more niche have found a wider appeal in an international market. Now that localization only really applies to textual subtitles instead of redubbing an entire piece (and is preferred that way), companies want to make sure...
With Nintendo’s wide range of IPs – from Metroid and Mario, to Starfy and ARMS – it’s always an unexpected joy when something from days gone by suddenly gets a breath of fresh air. The year of 2024 is the return of the unsung heroine, Ashley Mizuki Robbins. In spite...
Pinball M
There really is nothing quite like how Zen Studios approaches different pinball IPs. As much as I love physical tables, they are rare if not completely impossible to find in Japan for reasons that escape my understanding. So it’s been a real refuge to have things like Pinball FX for...
As we close out one of the biggest years in gaming so far, it’s great to see the evolution of everything that we’ve been playing on all fronts. The rebirth of the 2D Mario franchise with Super Mario Bros. Wonder, the epitome of Western RPGs found in Sea of Stars,...
As of recent years, the release of a new Jackbox Party Pack seems to be an almost annual tradition, and I’m absolutely here for it. After the original You Don’t Know Jack titles took root in my brain, it’s become an anticipated event when the team at Jackbox cobbles together...
Born of Bread
There’s no denying the need from the populous to scratch the Paper Mario itch. For years, even the Nintendo developers have tried to recapture the feel without retracing their steps, but that is how we got Sticker Star, Color Splash and the almost but not quite right Origami King. The...
Worldless
It takes a lot to help breakup the approach that many developers take nowadays. Without pointing fingers, there are many titles that come from every size of studio with one idea in mind: copy an existing success. One glance at the Steam storefront or the eShop and you’ll find endless...
Recency bias is a double edged sword, and that’s none more apparent than with Nintendo’s newest release WarioWare: Move It. It was only a couple of years back that Nintendo Switch players got WarioWare: Get It Together to less than glorious fanfare. While I understand what Nintendo was attempting to...
