Calling all Pokémon trainers, new and old! The next generation of the most popular IP in the world is here and is breaking new ground for the series. While every entry in the Pokémon franchise introduces at least a few new features or mechanics here and there, Pokémon Scarlet and Violet have made arguably the…
No one expected the first game to work, and yet somehow, the mixing of three unlikely unions — Ubisoft and Nintendo, Mario and Rabbids, and Mario and a turn-based tactics game — resulted in one of the best Mario spinoff games for the Switch. Even those who had no love for the Rabbids found the…
The strategy genre has been seeing a resurgence in video games in recent years. Games like Fire Emblem: Three Houses and the rebooted X-COM series, plus upcoming titles like The DioField Chronicles, have finally given long-time fans new, high-quality entries in this niche genre while also introducing a new audience to the punishing but extremely…
Fans of tactical RPGs are experiencing somewhat of a resurgence in the genre. Between upcoming games like Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope and the newer Fire Emblem games, the barrier to entry is as wide as it’s ever been. With DioField Chronicle, many were initially hoping Square Enix would have gone back to the game…
Get your splattershots ready because Splatoon 3 has arrived and is the next big multiplayer offering for the Nintendo Switch. This stylish and colorful shooter is one of Nintendo’s newest franchises and is quite different from their usual style of game. As opposed to most of their offerings, Splatoon 3 is primarily an online multiplayer third-person…
Shin Megami Tensei is a series that may have more spinoff games than any other. There’s the core series, of course, but even that has been overshadowed by the Persona games. Of the other series, such as the Devil Summoner and Devil Survivor series, one of the more unique games that only saw one entry…
As the sequel to Two Point Hospital, Two Point Campus swaps out the setting of running a medical facility with that of a college campus. These games place you in the role of an overseer, much like a Sim City-style game, where you are in charge of making sure your facility — in this case,…