Without the usual mega-contenders of Marvel and DC hogging all the spotlight, 2020 has offered few titles to the superhero genre, but those few have all felt unique. Project Power offers a break from the superhero movie formula, following more closely to the crime drama genre and incorporating superpowers in a unique and compelling story.   Read the full article here…

The original Final Fantasy VII started out as a bold claim by Square Soft that they could develop a video game that could be seen in the same light as a blockbuster movie not coming to a cinema near you. Their gamble paid off and Final Fantasy VII was a mega-hit, which not only became part of the pop culture zeitgeist but revitalised the dying JRPG genre in the process.  Read the full article here…

I had wanted to hope that the movie industry in 2020 would improve and be remembered for many more works than just Sonic the Hedgehog and maybe a few indie films. Then, however, I watched Peter Berg’s film adaptation of Wonderland, “Spenser Confidential”, and I only have one adjective for it, unremarkable.  Read the full article here…

Shorter Games: A Perspective Introduction Recently, a former Sony executive shared the idea of creating shorter AAA titles instead of spending their resources developing one long one. Game size has been a hotly debated topic in the industry for a while now. So, the question is, would it be more reasonable to produce smaller games? Read the full article…

Wolf Hunting season is now open! Introduction Greyhound is a 2020 war film adapted from the 1955 novel The Good Shepard by C.S Forester. This film was directed by newcomer Aaron Schneider. If you have not heard of this film, it is because it was released solely on Apply TV+ with very little media coverage, Read the full article…

Do I Want More? Introduction It was a cold winter’s night, where I sat on my balcony and gazed into the Maltese starless sky, only to realise that I needed something more. I combed through the steam and PSN libraries only to find Superhot: Mind Control Delete (PS4 version), a standalone expansion of the original Read the full article…

Nineteen-Eighty-Chore Introduction Wonder Woman 1984 is not only a direct sequel to 2017’s Wonder Woman, but also the ninth entry in the DC Extended Universe. The DCEU is a fascinating specimen; if I were to compare it to a person, it would be to a youth trying to find himself as he stumbles through adolescence Read the full article…

Bewitched Introduction During the mid-2000s, several great anime series made their way onto the western scene, leading to a Japanese renaissance among the millennials. Tite Kubo was the artist and writer of the weekly anime, Bleach, on the Shonen Jump. After its anime debut in 2004, Bleach rose to popularity so quickly, it stood as one of the top three anime, Read the full article…

I Hear a Game Calling My Name Introduction There are few games out there that made me go from openly mocking them to singing their praises, and for that, SIE Bend Studio, you have earned my respect. If Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us is supposed to be Sony’s post-apocalyptic cinematic golden boy, then Days Read the full article…

Time to Slay Some Gawblins! Introduction While 2018 was an incredible year overall in the anime industry, a show about slaughtering goblins took to the internet by storm with its captivating and controversial pilot episode. That anime was Goblin Slayer, based on the light novel series written by Kumo Kagyu. Goblin Slayer: Goblin’s Crown is a Read the full article…