Excitebots

October 25th, 2022

Excitebots is an incredibly niche racing game released on the Nintendo Wii in 2009, being a sequel to Nintendo’s Excitebike. This review goes over why it excels from a gameplay perspective, and how it managed to sell so far below standards.

Fire Emblem: Thracia 776

 September 22nd, 2022

A review of the 5th Fire Emblem title, which acted as a finale for both the canon universe at the time and former series director Shouzou Kaga’s last game. Divisive for its intense learning curve and difficulty, it remains one of the most talked about entries in the franchise for good reason.

Pokemon’s Pokewalker

July 14th, 2022

A history of Pokemon’s attempts at making a pedometer, primarily focusing on what made the Pokewalker such a huge success and how the series has failed to reach its highs since.

Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War

January 28th, 2022

An essay going over the 4th mainline Fire Emblem game, discussing its significance in the franchise and how it could work in the modern age. While this piece covers a lot of the mechanics and story beats, it’s written for both newcomers and fans of the franchise.

Toree 3D

 December 1st, 2021

A quaint indie game with a 32-bit art style that hearkens back to the late ’90s. With cute visuals, a bopping electronic soundtrack, and a $1 price tag, it’s hard to go wrong with this simple platformer!

Eternals

November 30th, 2021

One of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s most divisive movies thanks to its bloated cast and plot that goes in every direction. While not completely bad, it’s still a messy film that unfortunately has a lot of good things tossed to the wayside.

Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light

July 31st, 2021

The earliest incarnation of the Fire Emblem video game franchise…and also one of the most infamous for its wonky balancing. It finally received an English localization in late 2020 on the Nintendo Switch.

Super Fighter M – All Star

January 17th, 2021

An absurd bootleg mobile app that somehow manages to be a decent enough game. Featuring bizarre fully-voiced cutscenes, models and animations stolen straight from other games, and a dedicated fanbase, it’s not a game to forget.