For every high-octane battle series I enjoy reading like My Hero Academia and Chainsaw Man, I love me a slow burn. The psychological thriller is a favorite of mine, and I’ve sunk my teeth into 20th Century Boys thanks to the oversized re-release versions in bookstores. When I heard

The modern mystery game finds itself in a tricky situation. In many cases, mystery becomes an aesthetic; the detective hat is rarely worn by the player. Instead, the player observes as the protagonist handles the detective work. They need only hunt down highlighted clues then let the game take over.

It’s been just over 20 years since Baldur’s Gate II came out. Jon Irenicus, the game’s primary antagonist, served as one of the best bad guys in CRPG history, driving the player to hell (literally) and back to foil his grand bid to gain immortality. The game

I remember riding in a car headed to a gaming event talking to some fellow press members when one of them casually mentioned that he was playing Torchlight: Frontiers. I wasn’t aware that the game was even on the horizon and, given the number of hours I’ve sunk

With over 80 years of history to draw from, you know that Marvel’s Avengers wasn’t going to suffer from a lack of inspiration. The team at Titan Books has teamed up with Crystal Dynamics to tell the story behind the story with their new book, Marvel’s Avengers:

Mysterious things are afoot at Ikenfell, school for witches and wizards. The magical arts themselves are going haywire, alchemy formulae no longer work, people are manifesting new types of magic, and some students have gone missing. When her sister Safina doesn’t return home for summer, Maritte sets off to

Our last preview of Assassin’s Creed Valhalla focused mostly on the bit of story we got a glimpse of, so this time I want to talk about mechanics. Combat, exploration, quests, and even dialogue have all changed slightly since Odyssey with the series leaning even more into the RPG

I recently picked up the entire Myst franchise off GOG, as I’d been wanting to revisit Myst and Riven for a few years now. I vividly remember loving Myst and Riven, and even now, some 27 years later in 2020, these games still stand apart from everything mainstream. I