David Flynn
David is the kind of person to wear his heart on his sleeve. He can find positives in anything, like this is a person who loved Star Fox Zero to death. You’ll see him playing all kinds of games.



Raising a kid is hard enough, but doing so when you’re far from home must be even tougher. Venba is a game that seeks to explore this idea, following the titular character, her husband Paavalan, and their son Kavin throughout several points in her life. Venba uses traditional Tamil
by David Flynn
Today at Final Fantasy XIV’s Las Vegas Fan Festival, SquareEnix announced that their premiere MMORPG will be making its way to Xbox Consoles. After much anticipation, it’s finally confirmed – critically acclaimed MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV Online is officially coming to Xbox Series X|S. First announced at the
by David Flynn
I love tech, all the bits and bobs working together to do incredible things. Anything to do with a screen is essentially an illusion, with several still images displayed rapidly to trick your brain into seeing actual motion, just like animation or flip books. However, I don’t claim to
by David Flynn
I’ve always described Lisa: The Painful and its DLC epilogue, Lisa: The Joyful, as amazing games I would never recommend to anyone ever. They’re fascinating explorations of the cycle of abuse and great instances of choices in the narrative directly affecting gameplay, but it takes a certain kind
by David Flynn
Ys VIII was my introduction into the series, and quickly became one of my favorite games. Everything about it, from the music to the combat to the story and characters, was top notch. I went on to play IX, but it just doesn’t quite hit the same spot that
by David Flynn
There’s a particular type of racing game I really enjoy. There is something interesting about full on simulators like Gran Turismo 7 (before they added microtransactions), but I’m drawn towards more arcade-like experiences. Classics like Ridge Racer Type R, basically every Mario Kart, Sega Rally, and more modern
by David Flynn
Nintendo makes some of the best family friendly party games out there. The Mario Party series is a great example, essentially a board game with a variety of minigames attached. While you could also put Smash Bros. or Mario Kart on that list, these “minigame collections” are what I think
by David Flynn
I’ve been thinking about Paper Mario for… a long time. Originally this article was going to be a massive series of retrospectives on each game in the series, from Mario RPG leading up to Origami King, and a look at what could have been in Bug Fables. Obviously, that
by David Flynn