Pokémon Platinum

The distortion world was such a lame fart. Can’t even put strange Pokemong in there? What am I supposed to feel?

Review · shiyamiro

64 in 64: Episode 55—Plats All, Folks! Part Seven

It's time for an angry tongue-lashing on this episode of 64 in 64, or at least there would be if the two games featured this time weren't actually great. Sometimes it's easy to forget doing a feature like this that the N64 had some bangers.

Article · mento

Metroid Dread

When it launched I wasn’t huge on this game and I still think it’s a little too railroaded in parts, but knowing there’s a sequel coming that builds on the concepts here had me give it a revisit. I love the swings they take with Samus’ characterization (the big raven beak reveal at the end is kinda whatever, but that aside) - having a sequel being a direct followup to the 15yo GBA game that explores the implications…

Review · squiddyte

Green Day: Rock Band

Green Day: Rock Band was the final band-centric rhythm game to come out in the hay days of the rhythm game genre, and it is a curious entry to say the least. Unlike the more monolithic bands such as Aerosmith, Metallica, Van Halen and especially The Beatles, Green Day was a popular, but fairly unconventional act that had carved out an alternative-punk niche for themselves. Their massive explosion in popularity after…

Review · linksocarina

2026 - Credits Rolled

List · fishaisle

Snatcher and the Birth of Hideo Kojima

Before Metal Gear Solid, Death Stranding, OD and PHYSINT, there was Snatcher. I look back at Kojima’s 1988 cyberpunk classic and how its obsession with cinema, identity, technology, and pushing the limits of video games laid the foundation for nearly four decades of his work.

Article · pauljeremiah