During A Mental Health Crisis, It Wasn't Cosy Games That Helped
During a period of depression deep in the pandemic, racing games became my safe haven and empowered me to persevere.
In 2023, Mario Got Weird Again
In the Switch era, Nintendo has loosened the reigns on their carefully groomed company mascot, calling back to an era when Mario was totally unpredictable.
Metroid Dread Has Plenty Of Other M's DNA, And That's No Bad Thing
For 15 years, Metroid Dread was just a rumor. Now, it’s real, it’s been out for over a month, and it’s fantastic. Samus Aran’s latest adventure is packed with just about everything a Metroid fan could ask for, from wild boss fights to a massive labyrinthine map.
As the fifth and apparently final entry in the 2D 'arc' of the series, Dread is infatuated with the franchise’s history, taking plenty of inspiration from its narrative predecessor, 2002’s Metroid Fusion. But while playing Dread, we couldn’t help but spot flashes of a different Metroid game—the Wii’s eternally divisive Metroid: Other M.
As the fifth and apparently final entry in the 2D 'arc' of the series, Dread is infatuated with the franchise’s history, taking plenty of inspiration from its narrative predecessor, 2002’s Metroid Fusion. But while playing Dread, we couldn’t help but spot flashes of a different Metroid game—the Wii’s eternally divisive Metroid: Other M.
8 Games That Missed Nintendo Hardware
Any longtime Nintendo fan knows that the company’s third-party publishing partners can be fair-weather friends. Plenty of the industry’s biggest franchises have been absent from Nintendo hardware for quite some time. In some cases, Nintendo’s own bold decisions over cartridges and standard definition gaming have cost them key entries in series that were once synonymous with their brand.