The Final Fantasy VII remake is a perfect example of Square Enix’s core design philosophy when it comes to combat systems -- which is to say, there isn’t much of one. Sure, the series has its roots in “traditional” R...

One of my most anticipated releases in 2019 is not a new game, but a DLC expansion to Hollow Knight. As a part of its Kickstarter stretch goals, the acclaimed bug-em-up Metroidvania’s developers planned to create a side adventure star...

In an economy lush with information and scarce in disposable income, I often grow attached to games by observing them rather than playing them. We have access to online videos, walkthroughs, wikis, blogs, fan fiction, and so many more sourc...

I've been playing the Dead or Alive 6 Deluxe Demo for the past few days and I've got to say, I'm quite surprised. The first beta didn't install any confidence in me and made me question what was going on with the once-proud fighter. It was ...

Nintendo's Direct presentations either go one of two ways: they are chock full of surprises no one saw coming or kind of meander along until they reach the finish line. Thankfully, this week's Direct was full of a lot of good info and it le...

From out of nowhere, Repsawn Entertainment released Apex Legends. Set in the Titanfall universe, this new take on battle royale has been doing exceptionally well for EA. After hitting a staggering 10 million players in just a few days...

Ever since launching its own storefront, Epic Games has been making a big push to corner some of the digital markets on PC. Clearly aiming some of Valve's pie, this push has seen Epic not only acquire some pretty big exclusive launches but...

As a new year dawns, gamers have a lot to look forward to. The end of this month, alone, is a huge time for fans of Resident Evil and Kingdom Hearts. Two of the most requested games of all time are real and will be in our hands in less than...

The Game Awards happened this week and Dan and I have a lot to say about them! Going on for nearly as long as the actual show (not really), Dan and I talk about the aspects we enjoyed from the show, the games we're anxious to play and the s...

So we finally have a complete launch roster for Nintendo's final major release of the year (arguably their biggest release of the year) Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Shantae didn't make the cut, the only character I was hoping for, but its fi...

Halloween is upon us. It's that time of year where kids roam the street looking for candy, Michael Myers stands in people's laundry lines, and tabloids print stories about LSD-laced sweets and razor-blade filled apples that probably never a...

[Header image: Sorceress (1982)]Video Game Movies. They rarely work out, right? Sometimes made as a quick straight-to-video cash-in, sometimes made with the best of intentions, either way they usually fail deliver an experience worthy of fa...

We all, at some point, played our very first video game. Maybe you remember it well, perhaps it's all a blur. You might've been six, or 16. In the '80s, the '90s or even just a few years back. We all started on this rocky road of time-sink ...

We live in the peak entertainment era. With unlimited access to movies, television shows, music, short comedy clips, music videos, video games, books, radio, trailers, poetry, art and more on a device small enough to fit into our pockets, t...

The next six months in video games is insane, no matter how you look at it. Even if you hate big budget games from major triple-A studios, there are still likely to be multiple titles that grab your interest. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Res...

The internet ruins a lot of thing. People, relationships, children’s’ entertainment shows, governments; all have fallen victim to the scourge that is the world wide web. But worse than all that, the internet has also ruined stor...

For most of my youth, the Andriessen household was a one-console home. We had an NES which we traded in for an SNES which we traded in for a PlayStation. Those first two consoles were hooked up to the living-room television, but when we got...

Cheat codes are a lost art in the modern era of gaming. Along with unlockable costumes and other cosmetics that used to be free, developers have monetized “cheating” with loot boxes, crates, and other microtransactions wher...

In a way, the entirety of 2018 has been building up to this very month. Hell, this past week has been one of the most exciting for gamers with two massive titles we've been watching develop for years finally released. Dragon Quest XI a...

For nearly as long as I’ve been playing Yakuza games, I’ve always read comments from fans saying, “These games are like Shenmue”. At first glance, that definitely sounds accurate. I even remember making such a claim ...

The Dragon Quest series is as popular as it is for a variety of reasons. Its dedication to tradition, impeccable artwork by Akira Toriyama, and an amazing soundtrack by Koichi Sugiyama combined for an experience that was unlike anything els...

I have a nephew who, in two weeks time, will be starting his freshman year in high school. The thought of that makes me feel fucking old but it also gets me thinking about my time in school. I loved school, going to class and hitting the bo...

Capcom is on something of a roll right now. Its Monster Hunter: World is the bestselling title ever for the company,  the Mega Man revivals are doing a particularly great job of igniting interest in the upcoming Mega Man 11, Street Fig...

Between my DS, my 3DS, Wii, Wii U, Switch, PlayStation 4, Vita, Steam, NES Classic, SNES Classic, and the three Xbox 360 Burger King games I just bought off eBay, I have a backlog of roughly 350 titles. I don’t want to know how many h...

Unlike some of my fellow writers on Destructoid, I’m not much of a toy collector. I have several Zelda collectibles, some Funko POP! figures, and a few LEGO sets I haven’t bothered to put together, but that’s the extent of...