David Flynn

I have been playing Final Fantasy XIV on and off since 1.0 launched way back on September 30th, 2010. If you told me then, 11 years later to the day, I would have the honor of playing the latest expansion early for media coverage, I would have laughed in

The last metroid is dead. The bounty hunter, Samus Aran, exterminated the creatures on planet SR388. However, this had the unintended consequence of allowing the X Parasites to thrive, their only predator being the metroids. Ironically, when Samus is infected by an X the only way to save her life

In 1998, a certain Hot Wheels game was released for PC: Hot Wheels Stunt Track Driver. Being a game for kids, who most likely didn’t have access to computers with high specs, the game saw you racing through pre-rendered movies avoiding obstacles. I played this game to death as

There’s only one rule in this ancient, Roman city: The many shall suffer for the sins of the one. If someone commits a sin, all the inhabitants are turned into gold statues. But… What exactly defines a “sin”? Is lying a sin? What differentiates making a threat and acting

Today, XSEED Games unveiled the limited Earthmate Edition for Rune Factory 5. The Rune Factory 5 ‘Earthmate Edition’ has a suggested retail price of $79.99 and includes the following contents: ● Custom outer box featuring artwork from series illustrator Minako Iwasaki ● Rune Factory 5 Nintendo Switch™ game card in an

(Editor’s Note: Bear’s Restaurant has been completely re-translated after the publication of this review. The humor should land better now and the story overall should be more emotionally resonate with English speaking audiences. Please keep this in mind as you read.) What would you eat for your last

I’ve missed Castlevania. The Netflix anime was amazing and Bloodstained is a fantastic spiritual successor to the franchise, but there’s something about the mainline, 2D Search Action games that makes them feel special. I use the term Search Action here instead of Metroidvania because, well, we haven’t

NEO: The World Ends With You is a phenomenal game. In my review on Switch, I found that the technical limitations of the console actually made for a more interesting visual experience, but since NEO has made its way to PC through the Epic Games Store, we put it through