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Making the "Right" Choice in Paperboy and Beyond
Freedom of choice in games has been around for awhile, but one of the pioneers was a game set in suburbia and followed a little boy on a bicycle.
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Chrono Trigger - Cause and Mass Effect
You can take the red pill. Or you can take the blue pill. Or, you know, you could always take the green pill.
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Secret of Mana: A Good Game With The Great Cut Out
You never forget your first. In this case, we are talking RPG, people.
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Zombies Ate My Neighbors - The Height of B-Movie Video Games
There are always B-movies that are so campy or bad that they are fondly remembered. And then there is that rare video game that follows the same formula, with the same results.
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Why Ghosts 'n Goblins Is One of the Most Difficult Games Ever
There are some games that go beyond difficult, the ones that make you want to give up games altogether. Ghosts 'n Goblins ranks high on that rage-quit list.
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Forget Nostalgia, Super Metroid Was Embarrassingly Easy
Nostalgia usually colors the way we remember things. In the case of Super Metroid, it is easy to forget just how easy the game really was.
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The Hall of Fame Nominees That Almost Never Existed
Earlier this year, the Strong National Museum of Play, located in Rochester NY, established the World Video Game Hall of Fame to honor and celebrate individual games across a variety of platforms.
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Why Symphony of the Night Is Not True Castlevania
While Castlevania: Symphony of the Night was an exceptional game, it and its successors did not really belong in the series. The last "true" Castlevania title was Super Castlevania IV.
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Was the Most Important Video Game Ever Made
Once upon a time, a game so awful was created that it simultaneously destroyed - and saved - the entirety of the video game industry.
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When the Sequel Is Worse Than the Original
The easiest way to increase the success of a product is to build upon a recognizable name that has already well. Sometimes that goes wrong.
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Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero Was The Worst Kombat Ever
Take my hand, as I lead you on a journey which highlights the issues I have with my own personal E.T., Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero.
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DOOMed to be Controversial Forever
Why DOOM is a masterpiece - and why it will never shed the violent reputation it's stuck with.
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How Zelda: Ocarina of Time Can Change Your View of Games
I will never forget the first time I played The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. The game did something to me, and my entire perception of video games changed that day.
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Woah Dave! Satisfies All My Retrogaming Desires
IâEURm upset to admit that I did not actually hear about Woah Dave! until I was at PAX this year, despite it being released in October.
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Armello is a Wonderfully Unique Take on Fuzzy, Murderous Politics
"It's like Game of Thrones, only everyone is a fluffy animal," League of Geeks founder and director Trent Kusters told me at PAX, and I think this was a mistake.
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Shipwreck Scratches My The Legend of Zelda Itch Just Right
Shipwreck is what you get when you throw A Link to the Past into a blender with LinkâEURs Awakening, then buy new copies because blenders make games unplayable.
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Rampage Knights Makes Side-Scrolling Beat 'Em Ups Feel Fresh
One part Binding of Isaac, another part Golden Axe, all parts fun.
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Cthulhu Saves the World - A R'lyeh Amazing RPG
Equal parts parody and tribute, the game stars Cthulhu, the ancient cosmic deity with the wings of a dragon, a beard of tentacles, and, apparently, the heart of a hero.
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DLC Quest Brilliantly Satirizes Where DLC Goes Too Far
I'm not entirely sure how this crazy diamond managed to shine right past me up until now, but all of that has since been remedied. And all I can muster up as an introduction is "oh my god."
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Broforce is the Bulging Left Bicep of Indie Gaming
The only thing that makes me happier than a satirical video game is a satirical video game that plays like it means business.
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Dragon's Wake Tells A Story Without A Single Word
While the story is told without a single word spoken, you come to realize that you have entered a world where your species is being hunted.
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Among the Sleep Captures Childlike Anxiety and Vulnerability
Of all the themes and genres that exist within the video game universe, I find myself most critical of horror titles.
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Pony Island is the Closest We've Come to a Real Life Polybius
Pony Island is psychological horror done so incredibly right.
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That Dragon, Cancer Changes How Games Talk About Death
That Dragon, Cancer, through its intimate and raw storytelling, invites you into Joel's short life, and his four year battle with cancer.
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Layers of Fear Masters Atmosfear, Falls Short on Substance
Like two paintings fighting for control of a single canvas, Layers of Fear presents like a battle between atmosphere and narrative, with the former winning out.
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Superhot is Equal Parts Style, Substance, and Soul
Each piece of Superhot comes together naturally to create a magnificent synergy that feels neither bloated nor forced.
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Hyper Light Drifter is an Enchanting Love Letter to Retro Gaming
Hyper Light Drifter speaks volumes without saying a single word.
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Push Me Pull You is an Amazing Family Game
The most surprising part about Push Me Pull You was my ability to play it with my kids - and everyone enjoyed it.
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