Authors: Henry Glasheen
Review: Disgaea 5: Alliance of Vengeance
If you’re not familiar with the Disgaea series, just imagine a game where you can level up your whole team to level 9999 then reincarnate them back at Level 1 so that you can build them back up again—stronger, faster and more ridiculously overpowered than ever before. … read more
Pathologic Classic HD
This Russian title never got its chance to break out in Western markets, but stayed alive through its cult currency on the Internet as “one of those crazy-ass Eastern European games.” … read more
Just Cause 3: Ode to Explosions
About halfway through parachuting out of a speeding luxury car in midair—and mere moments before it collided with a row of giant gas canisters in a glorious orgy of explosive power—it occurred to me that I might be having a little too much fun in Just Cause 3. … read more
Surging Forth from the Underground: Truest Underground Metal Albums of...
Strap on your bullet belt and get ready to slap a new back patch onto your kutte, because if you like your music loud and heavy, you’re going to love our top underground metal picks of 2015. … read more
Review: Dragon Quest Heroes: The World Tree’s Woe and the...
Dragon Quest Heroes is best enjoyed in short bursts, but still offers just enough light story and character advancement to make the hour or so you spend on the game feel meaningful. … read more
In Search of the Lost Chord: Mark Shelton of Manilla...
Few metal bands command the kind of unquestioning respect and reverence that Manilla Road have so thoroughly earned through their almost 40-year career. … read more
Review: Stella Glow – Imageepoch’s Last Gasp
By all rights, Stella Glow should be the game to vindicate the now-defunct Imageepoch’s creative vision. Can it stand tall in the SRPG genre? … read more
Review: Avatar: The Last Airbender – The Complete Series
Avatar – The Complete Series, brings together one of the first attempts to collect all three seasons of this watershed show into a single box set. … read more
Ragnarok: Last God Standing – Sundering The Shackles of Fate
Nowadays, all we seem to see is the surface gleam of ancient heroes, rather than the deep flaws and peripeteia that darkens them. Ragnarok: Last God Standing, thankfully, is not that story. … read more
Hey, Listen! Amy Andersson Conducts The Legend of Zelda: Symphony...
Conducting a production as momentous as The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses takes an extraordinary conductor. Amy Andersson is all that and more. … read more