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…

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…

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…

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…

Doing Everything a Spider-Man Game Can Introduction Before we do this review, there is something I need to get off my chest: I love Spider-Man. So, I may have some minor bias in writing this review. Spider-Man: Miles Morales is a 2020 video game developed by Insomniac and is a spinoff to the Spider-Man game Read the full article…

This review contains minor spoilers for The Last of Us Part 2. May your survival be long… Introduction The Last of Us was a legendary game from the previous decade which pushed the boundaries of the PS3’s hardware along with narrative storytelling in video games to produce Naughty Dog’s magnum opus. Now we stand at Read the full article…

No Honour, Only Glory Introduction Let me first begin by saying that Sucker Punch Productions created one of the most stunning games that I have ever laid my eyes upon. 2020’s Ghost of Tsushima is by far the most beautiful Assassin’s Creed game to ever grace my PS4. You are probably wondering why I am making this Read the full article…

Hold my Wumpas Introduction Naughty Dog’s Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back was the first video game that I have ever played on the PSone, and I fondly remember replaying it continuously for six months straight before getting its sequel…which I played for another six months. When Naughty Dog sold the rights to Crash Bandicoot, Read the full article…

Dark Souls is a 2010 action RPG developed by FromSoftware, best known at the time for their equally spectacular Armored Core franchise and their Ps3 exclusive, Demon’s Souls. The game was directed by the sadistic Hidetaka Miyazaki, a man who spends his lonely nights devising strange foot fetishes while drinking gamers’ tears as a source of energy.   Read the full article here…

A Fine Shot of Horror Wine Introduction So, ladies and gentlemen, I am going to leave out the comparisons and my personal feelings between this remake and its 1997 incarnation. However, I will make an article discussing the differences between the two. I am going to say it here and now that Resident Evil 3(2020) Read the full article…