There is something magical about a fairy tale, and it is clear that Starbreeze understands that. The world of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons could just as easily have been crafted by the Brothers Grimm: it’s lush,it’s full of life, it’s inhabited by strange (and sometimes terrible) creatures and it doesn’t pull any punches. READ MORE
The Tales series has developed a very dedicated, core following by sticking to what it knows. Not every franchise is Final Fantasy, reinventing itself with each new installment. Just as Dragon Quest, as much as it evolves, will be forever shaped by the mechanics of its NES days, Tales has embraced its roots in the late-’90s JRPG environment. READ MORE
When it the original game first released, Rise of the Triad was largely overlooked. It remains one of the most influential first-person shooters though, for the mechanics it pioneered: bigger and more complex environments, built-in mouse aiming and multiple protagonists. Many of these were made popular by the games that came after. READ MORE
Dextrocardia: a condition where the heart is located on the right side of the chest instead of the left. For most of us, that’s just a bit of trivia. For the one in 12,000 affected by the condition, it’s significantly more than that. Other conditions related to dextrocardia can be fatal if unchecked and unmanaged. In Rogue Legacy, though, all it means is that your HP and MP pools are swapped. READ MORE
The latest release from Vanillaware, Dragon’s Crown, is a bundle of contradictions. It’s brilliantly elegant, except for the moments when it’s mind-numbingly frustrating. It’s gorgeous and lush, except for the moments when it makes you intensely uncomfortable. It’s a multiplayer-focused design that may be best played solo, and it’s a much-needed evolution of the brawler genre that nevertheless clings tightly to long-outdated mechanics and methods.
