You Got Served in Mario Tennis Aces There was a point where I was ready to give up playing Mario Tennis Aces. One strike was being bored to death with a text heavy tutorial. Then I was brought to frustration because of the mediocre story mode filled with tedious challenges. I even lost 7 straight […]
Author: Daryl Pebenito
Steamworld Dig 2 Review: Defining A Metroidvania Indie Game
A Nostalgic Recipe I didn’t really know what to expect when I purchased SteamWorld Dig 2. I hadn’t even played the original SteamWorld Dig or any of the SteamWorld series for that matter. What I did know is that it gets plenty of praise. A couple of weeks ago I was listening to the NVC […]
How Final Round’s Hype Train Derailed the Meta
Final Round Was Just the Beginning This last Saint Patrick’s Day weekend a major tournament called “Final Round” was held in Atlanta, Georgia. Final Round’s 21st event hosted a whole slew of games from Dead or Alive 5 to Marvel Vs. Capcom Infinite. The games in focus, however, were Street Fighter V and Dragonball Fighter […]
Why You Should Get Dragonball FighterZ If You Suck at Fighting Games
Fight Club It’s exhilarating being in the ring. There is a certain kind of adrenaline rush you get when it all comes down to one-on-one competition. Everything counts: the first hit, the counters, getting in their head. When you fail you only have yourself to blame. No team members who can become your scape goat. But […]
Celeste Review: Persistence at its Peak on Switch
A Wild Climb Up Mt. Celeste Have you ever lived a moment in your life where you had to overcome some sort of obstacle through dedication and perseverance? Perhaps an event where you had failed over and over again to the point of self-doubt yet only to stay persistent until you succeeded? Do you remember […]
Uncharted: The Lost Legacy Review – Uncharted 4.5 Mapquest Boogaloo
A Legacy Not Lost Uncharted: The Lost Legacy was marketed as a new kind of Uncharted game. The Lost Legacy was pitched to gamers as an Uncharted game focused on open world adventure and gameplay. With the rising success of many sandbox style games, Uncharted seemed to be very well suited to the open world […]
Netflix’s Death Note Movie Review – Everything is Just a Little Bit Off
Death NOT Warning: Spoilers to Follow Warner Brother’s adaptation of a Japanese manga, Death Note, follows more closely along to its source material than I expected. They keep all the awkward names and it’s littered with references left and right. At the same time, the 2017 adaptation comes off as inconsistent in various ways, such […]
Pokemon: Magikarp Jump Review + Tips – A Huuuuuuge Waste of Time, In a Fun Way
Total Magikrap. Back in May, Nintendo released a Pokemon across the mobile platform. That game is Magikarp Jump. Being a fan of all things Pokemon, I decided to give it a try out of boredom and curiosity. Basically Magikarp Jump is a virtual aquarium on your phone where you raise the worst iconic Pokemon to […]
Fantasy Strike: A Fighting Game Noobs and Pros Can Play Together
First, how about you check out a short gameplay snippet of Fantasy Strike? Catch these Hands, Feet and Fireballs! This past weekend I had the opportunity to attend EVO in Las Vegas. EVO Championship Series is the World’s biggest international tournament for fighting games. Players from all over the world came to compete […]
Interview With a Guy Who Liked Spiderman Homecoming (Spoiler Free)
3rd Time’s a Charm? Spider-Man Homecoming just came out the other day and has been getting massive praise. Let’s find out if Spider-man’s third translation to the big screen is a charm by asking a local enthusiast. I will be interviewing myself in this article where I give you just enough information for you to […]