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The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales: The Retcon Review

The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales is Square Enix's attempt at applying its 2D-HD aesthetic to the Zelda-like action RPG genre in a...

Order of the Sinking Star Has Already Wormed its Way into My Brain

I was keenly aware of how beloved Jonathan Blow's games were, but nothing quite prepared me for what Order of the Sinking Star had...
Zhiqing Wan

Silent Hill f: The Retcon Review

For over two decades, the quaint little town in Toluca County has endured in the hearts and minds of the most hardcore psychological horror...
Ethan Anderson
Pokemon Legends: Z-A protagonist using a Key Stone for mega evolution.

Pokemon Legends: Z-A Has Me Excited About Pokemon for the First...

I’ve been a Pokemon fan since playing Sapphire as a kid in 2002, but lately, I haven’t been nearly as excited for a mainline...
Zhiqing Wan
A girl with orange hair standing under a blue sky. Cover image for Trails in the Sky 1st Chapter

I’m Finally Ready to Immerse Myself in Trails in the Sky...

The Trails series has always been a bit of a blind spot for me, a person who considers herself a JRPG sicko. Truthfully, I'd...
Zhiqing Wan
A woman and a man in bloody military garb in MGS V.

Maybe I Should’ve Killed Quiet in MGS V After All [Fieldnotes]

Fieldnotes is a weekly column where I drop into a new (or old) game and report back with raw notes, sharp takes, unfiltered, and sometimes...
Zhiqing Wan
A small figure in a red dress riding on a big bug in Silksong.

Certain Games Just Aren’t For You & That’s Okay

This week, after years of delays and silence and anticipation and Twitch chats filled with "Silksong when?", Team Cherry has finally released Hollow Knight:...
Zhiqing Wan
A man standing in front of an explosion with a thumbs up. Episode 3 of Peacemaker Season 2.

Peacemaker Season 2’s Alternate Timeline Story Is an Oldie But Always...

This article contains spoilers for episode 3 of Peacemaker Season 2.The concept of alternate timelines or jumping back and forth between time is one...