2024 and 2025 were excellent years for gaming, albeit slightly calmer when compared to the years before it. Have we already seen the best games of the 2020’s?

In 2026 I will be going back to a genre I am quite well versed in- metroidvanias! The first one I finished this year was Ori and the Will of the Wisps.

With the threat of more price hikes in the current generation of consoles, are gamers attitudes towards staying up to date with games going to shift?

What happened?

There seems to be a growing trend with sequels not really “hitting” with audiences. Even the beloved Hollow Knight Silksong drew tons of criticism from Team Cherry sycophants. What’s going on?

Mega Man Legends 2 keeps the core gameplay of its predecessor, but ditches some of the fundamental level design philosophies. Did it pay off? Or is there a good reason Capcom abandoned the series after this game?

Mega Man Legends not only took a decade old series into a new dimension, but an entirely different genre of game. Does it hold up?

Oof…

Bloober Team surprised us all with last years Silent Hill 2 Remake. Only one year later, and they’ve attempted to surprise us again with Cronos: The New Dawn. Did they succeed? Or was SH2 simply a fluke?

Geoff Keighley has been trying for over a decade to establish The Game Awards as an iconic pillar of the games industry. Sure, I guess it is iconic. But is it iconic in a good way?

Silent Hill arguably hasn’t had a great original entry since 2004’s Silent Hill 4. 2024’s Silent Hill 2 Remake reminded us of the series’ once masterful nature. Can Silent Hill f continue the trend?

A recap and some brief thoughts on Nintendo’s longest Direct ever.

What I played throughout August 2025!

With reports that Switch 2 dev kits are difficult to obtain, is Nintendo (much like Sony) abandoning the concept of generations?

With the 30th anniversary of this legendary franchise rapidly approaching, I thought it would be appropriate to go back to the beginning (kind of).

One of gaming greatest franchises has been collecting dust for the past 11 years. But why?

Back before the modern era of hybrid handhelds, the Nintendo DS was the absolute pinnacle of portable gaming.

Let’s be honest, many of us have house rules when we play board games. We often bend the rules to make a game more fun. So why can’t video games be the same way? “Accessibility” does not necessarily mean making a game stupidly easy. Doom: The Dark Ages is a champion of that mission statement.

Final Fantasy V can never seem to escape its more obscure reputation when compared to the rest of its series. But is it good? No- it’s incredible. With a fantastic customization system and uniquely humorous tone; please allow me to gush about this game for a few minutes.

Price increases. A lack of high quality exclusives. Bizarre decisions by corporations. Anti-consumer moves. Are video games really worth all of this?