I’ve been replaying a lot of classic JRPGs lately. Getting lost inside a massive adventure is a good way to experience a bit ...

The long and bizarre story of the EarthBound series just got a little bit weirder. Previously unseen footage of the cancelled EarthBound 64 ...

“Cult Classics.” That’s a phrase that gets bandied about when talking about movies and video games. They are basically games that may not ...

Every video game tells a story. From Mario trying to rescue the princess to Nathan Drake uncovering ancient secrets, story and game have ...

It’s been a pretty solid couple of weeks for video game storytelling. Soma did it for me with its existential sci-fi, monsters notwithstanding. ...

As I’ve said before, I like when a game is elegantly written. I like when a game story manages to get its point ...

Last week, Chris and Kyle discussed which fanbase missed out the most with Scott Pilgrim vs. Earthbound. Since the debates you see are ...

Japanese roleplaying games have earned themselves the dubious distinction of sharing any number of stale tropes – the dreaded trifecta of big hair, ...

Running through the opening of

This might sound like me hyperbolically overstating things for comic effect again, but if you claim to have enjoyed playing Final Fantasy XIII, ...

It’s ironic that one of Japan’s leading videogame genres, the RPG, is an American invention. Even more interesting is that one of the ...