Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin has an iconic scene early on where protagonist Jack Garland declares “Bullshit” at a character’s insistence that Chaos is merely a myth and not an actual entity. He then casually whips out his phone and plays a butt-rap tune while exiting the conversation entirely. It’s an incredible scene for … Continue reading Finding Sincerity in CHAOS
At this point, it’s become an on-brand move for me to lightly pepper in a Castlevania article on this website in between other games. Of course, by “lightly pepper” I mean “call upon Mother Nature to pelt the world with golf ball-sized hail”. Even when I don’t write about Castlevania, I’m either referencing it or … Continue reading An Unhinged Look at the GBA Castlevania Games
Over the past decade, RPGs have become something of a blind spot for me. What was once one of my favorite genres has fallen by the wayside due to a combination of time, short attention span, and a ghoulishly large backlog that I will die before cleaning out. I still try to make time for … Continue reading Super Mario RPG: My First RPG
When I think back to my first console, it was technically the NES. I have vague memories of watching my mom play through Super Mario Bros 3 and that one video game adaptation of the board game Othello, developed by HAL Laboratory before their name became synonymous with Kirby and Super Smash Bros. I was … Continue reading Super Mario World – My First Game
Chicory: A Colorful Tale hit me in a way I wasn’t really expecting. On the surface, it’s a cozy, top-down Zelda-esque adventure where painting is your primary mechanic. There’s no combat outside of a few boss fights (which are optional via the game’s excellent accessibility options), and the puzzles you encounter throughout are relatively breezy. … Continue reading Chicory: A Colorful Tale – A Heartwarming Masterpiece
When I graduated from high school in 2008, I hadn’t quite nailed down any long term goals. I attended a community college for a couple of years in an effort to save a little money before transferring to a bigger university. I figured by the time I knocked the general classes out I’d have some … Continue reading No More Heroes: The Daily Grind™
If I hadn’t made my love of the Castlevania series known in my previous write-up of Rondo of Blood, let me reiterate once and for all right here: Castlevania is my favorite video game series. There may be other franchises out there that have a more consistent standard of quality, but those franchises aren’t Castlevania. … Continue reading Super Castlevania IV: The Beginning of a Lifelong Obsession
You know, it’s a damn shame that Castlevania: Rondo of Blood remained a Japan exclusive for as long as it did. I know the PC Engine wasn’t a smashing success here in the West (known here as the TurboGrafx), but I’m honestly surprised it didn’t receive some kind of PlayStation port in the same vein … Continue reading Castlevania: Rondo of Blood – The Essential Classicvania
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