Katelyn Lawlor

Persona 3 Reload was quite a success for Atlus. It broke series sales records when it launched in January, but the biggest question people had went unanswered. What happened to the epilogue? Why remake a game and not include all of the content? I had friends telling me directly they

Alright everyone, come on. We all think we know what this is. It has to be lame, meme garbage, right? Absolutely not. This has been one of the most fun platformers I’ve played all year. What’s here is a bit jank, sometimes cheap feeling. It’s definitely that

I was relatively positive in my PAX East and August Previews for Visions of Mana. Earlier this year I played two games that take themselves much more seriously: Final Fantasy 16 and Persona 3 Reload. Going to something simpler, perhaps even cozier, with Visions of Mana was nice. But as

A few months ago, gaming researcher and historian Liam Robertson alongside DidYouKnowGaming just released a documentary on Vicarious Visions, Activision, and the rumored 3D Donkey Kong game. A nearly hour long deep dive detailing not just the project itself but what led to it and the downfall of Vicarious Visions

Square Enix seemingly wants to bring the Mana series back in a big way. Not just with a collection, mobile game, or remake, but a bold new step forward while looking at what made Mana so appealing. Square Enix gave us a chance to preview Visions of Mana at a

When I got the invite to check out Mother Machine via Discord at a streamed preview and Q&A with the developers, I had no idea what to expect. The devs at Maschinen-Mensch are known for the Curious Expedition games which focused heavily on the character dialogue building up

What are your favorite tie-in games? Is it perhaps SpongeBob SquarePants Battle for Bikini Bottom with its multitude of references to the show, detailed character models, and decent platforming? Or perhaps it’s Dragon Ball FighterZ with its heavy emphasis on team-based combo mechanics and flashy abilities rivaled only by

I was lucky enough to get a chance to try the upcoming Visions of Mana from Square Enix via a media-only session. This is the first hands-on with the game outside of the developers. We were given two different areas to play through: one was a more open grassy area,