Theatrical comedies in general have taken a beating in the last few years. The Naked Gun is a blast from the past, a reminder that we are not better than
Merge Maestro's superficial simplicity hides a shocking amount of complexity. Strategies and synergies develop organically, and different token effects impact how you place and prioritize those tokens. Rainbow tokens are plused-up versions of existing tokens, but their effect may be an objectively w
It’s a strange thing to call a Kojima game “breezy,” let alone the follow up to Death Stranding. But there is a simple joy that permeates Death Stranding 2: On The Beach: winking fun that, while present in the man’s entire career, is now fully unleashed like an unruly dog. In Death Stranding 2, Koji
For a brief time Manga Video experimented with not just distributing anime but co-production as well. At one point Guinness mentions that a Wu-Tang Clan anime called The Imperial Warrior was far along but never materialized. He then goes on to several production stills from what he claims is a pitch
Have you ever treated yourself to something nice and realized you’re never going to be able to buy the worse alternative ever again? That’s what happened when I bought my pair of lightweight Futureworks. Not only were they comfortable, water resistant and well made, they also fit my body perfectly.
To play a Hideo Kojima game is to be assaulted by “design” at every moment. Often, this expresses itself in an unparalleled love and commitment to some of the sickest technical design you have ever seen. Intermittently, it feels superfluous and impractical, a bit like a Hypebeast-y affect. Both of t
The original Lies of P takes time to find its footing. Overture does not have that problem: those lessons have been learned already, and so when you play it you hit the ground running. This is true not just in how the narrative lays itself out, but also mechanically. Overture adds several new weapon
The basic elevator pitch for SiIvaGunner is simple: a YouTube channel that initially seems to upload regular video game music, but is in fact uploading elaborate edits of those songs. Currently, the most popular upload, at roughly nine million views, is titled “Athletic Theme (PAL Version) - Super M
Turns out my save file is tied to Microsoft’s service forever. What’s worse, Lies of P is no longer on Game Pass. So if I just wanted to get my save file using a trial of Game Pass, cancelling it, and transferring the save to Steam, I would need to buy the game first. Even beyond the ethics of suppo
Project Defiant seems similar to many of Sony’s hardware outings from the little we know about it. It claims to use the proprietary PlayStation Link format for low wireless latency. The product page says it has toolless swappable gates on the stick, meaning you can have your stick movement as either
It is fair to ask, “who is Nightreign for?,” and I’m shocked to report that it’s a game for me. I’m happy that Nightreign is a lumpy but interesting game, because FromSoftware was built on those. The FromSoft that existed before Miyazaki started hitting it out of the park was a lot of fun; that’s a
