By Karoline Castillo-Troncoso Will I be able to flee the darkness or will I be consumed by it? I’ve never been one who is inclined to play horror games. In fact, I tend to flee from such scenes. As young children, a common fear we may have shared at some point in time is the…
By Isaac Espinosa My favorite video game character comes from Honkai: Star Rail, and while she wasn’t in its 3.6 version update, I adore her all the same. Previous five-star characters The Herta and Anaxa returned, along with new characters Evernight and Dan Heng: Permansor Terrae. Any of these four would be incredibly valuable for…
By Ryan O’Callaghan I have been a longtime Final Fantasy fan. I got my feet wet with Final Fantasy VII, and fell in love with the franchise through Final Fantasy IX. My love for the franchise hit its apex with Final Fantasy X, as I have a huge soft spot for standard turn-based battles. As…
By Saniah Etienne With anxious anticipation, many fans have awaited the release of Hollow Knight Silksong. However, Silksong has been my first experience with the Hollow Knight series. Typically, I enjoy some research on a game before I first play it, but I wanted to challenge myself and embrace the authentic first-time experience. So I…
By Jatin Gundara Of every genre I expected to come from the gaming world this year, a roguelite about a space samurai fighting through hordes of the undead in the midst of a cosmic horror hellscape certainly wasn’t on my list. However, it makes sense to expect the unexpected when a publisher founded in the…
As we continue to honor our 15-year legacy, we flash back to 2011’s Game of the Year, and its presenter, Daniel Radosh from The Daily Show. Comedy from The Daily Show has been with us since Awards One, and it started with journalist-turned-comedy writer Radosh. Our first ever Awards show may have used PowerPoint slideshow,…
By Theresa Afful If you are searching for a cozy game that has a similar vibe to Stardew Valley, then you don’t have to look for long because a new remake of a classic game was just released. The Story of Season: Grand Bazaar, which I played on the Nintendo Switch, is a heartwarming life…
By Jatin Gundara Step by step. If you’ve been drawn to the process of creating electronic objects, you’ll find that Kaizen: A Factory Story is a properly challenging puzzle game. It’s created by the former members of Zachtronics LLC, and that small but potent indie’s Infiniminer is said to have inspired Minecraft. Zach Barth’s Kaizen…
By Jade Entien Let me begin by saying that I love horror games. I love their ambience, their characters, their stories, and the adrenaline rush they give me. I live for those horrifying moments. I’ve never played a walking simulator horror game (other than the demo of P.T.), but Luto (Spanish for mourning) gives the…
By Isaac Espinosa Street Fighter has been a household name since it hit the arcades in 1987. And even though it didn’t truly take off until Street Fighter 2 came out in 1991, the series has stood as a kind of cornerstone of the fighting game genre to this day, decades later. The most recent…