A Player's Heart

The Dark Souls formula is tried and true. It’s been adapted into science fiction settings, placed into 2D, and…

It seems like everything is getting a fighting game adaptation these days. Dragon Ball Z, RWBY, Power Rangers, League…

No game in Nippon Ichi Software’s long-running series of ridiculously deep tactical role-playing games will ever…

I wrote about Mansions of Madness last week, because it’s a great game and I loved every second of it. This week,…

Usually, video game romances are about hot and heavy beginnings or fiery ends. Even visual novels often focus on the…

Knights and Bikes follows two young girls growing up in the ’80s, but it’s not about a specific generation’s…

When I think back to my childhood and teenage years, when my literary tastes were being forged in the crucible of…

It’s ridiculous. Every time I log in to work my way through Final Fantasy XIV’s latest expansion, I find more things…

After Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake, the titular character went into retirement—both in the series’ fiction and real…

I think I’m bad at role-playing games. I’m far too impatient, too lusty, too easily distracted. I usually leave a…