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  • Battleheart Legacy, a Great Action RPG with Some Minor Flaws

    by Brian Riggsbee
    Originally published 2014. Battleheart Legacy is a fun, action-RPG dungeon crawler, filled with campy humor, clean visuals, and interesting layers,...

  • Alundra

    by Brian Riggsbee
    When I was young I owned Landstalker for the Genesis, the predecessor to Alundra, a game known for it's interesting perspective and Zelda-like adve...

  • The Last of Us Part II: A Masterpiece

    by Brian Riggsbee
    Originally published 2020. It’s difficult to put into words the range of emotions that this experience ripped through me, and how it left me feelin...

  • The Last of Us: Factions - Tips Not Taught in the Loading Screen

    by Brian Riggsbee
    Originally published 2015 Mark while firing - If you are firing on an enemy, always simultaneously mark them, if not marked already. It's no extr...

  • Oceanhorn: A Zelda Clone That Falls Short

    by Brian Riggsbee
    Originally published 2013. From a distance, Oceanhorn: Monster of Uncharted Seas is a Zelda clone. Up close we see that our clone came out of the l...

  • Pre-order For Video Game Maps: NES & Famicom - Deluxe Edition Now Open

    by Brian Riggsbee
    The pre-order for Video Game Maps: NES & Famicom - Deluxe Edition has officially opened. Secure your copy today.

  • The Walking Dead: 400 Days

    by Brian Riggsbee
    Originally published 2013. 400 Days is the latest addition to Telltale Games' The Walking Dead series, where you play the role of five different su...

  • Silent Hill: Origins (PSP)

    by Brian Riggsbee
    Despite the survival horror genre being one of my favorites, and Resident Evil being a top series for me, I have limited experience with the Silent...

  • Video Game Maps: NES & Famicom Deluxe Edition Coming Soon

    by Brian Riggsbee
    In 2022 we released a chunky, manga sized book called Video Game Maps: NES & Famicom. After many reprints we discontinued it, but for good reas...

  • Snatcher

    by Brian Riggsbee
    Snatcher stars protagonist Gillian Seed, a junker with amnesia who hunts replicants — er, I mean snatchers — and whose horniness is only exceeded b...

  • The 10 Best iOS Games, Circa 2013

    by Brian Riggsbee
    Originally published 2013. #1 - Walking Dead: The Game | Telltale Inc Dynamic story with engaging puzzles and unforgettable and diverse characters....

  • Breath of Fire III

    by Brian Riggsbee
    While my experience with turn-based RPGs is vast, my history with the Breath of Fire series is short: in 1996 I borrowed Breath of Fire II from a f...