2 days agoWhy Disney Speed Storm in Early Access is different from Disney Dreamlight Valley…Disney Dreamlight Valley. Disney Speed Storm. Two games, both developed by Gameloft, a company largely known for making mobile titles with predatory currencies and pay-to-win mechanics. I was extremely skeptical of Disney Dreamlight Valley when it was first announced. Gameloft isn’t a small studio, and Disney is one of the…Disney4 min readDisney4 min read
Mar 12Ducktales vs. DucktalesThe original Ducktales game by Capcom for the NES is considered one of the best-licensed games of all time. And with good reason, it looks…Ducktales4 min readDucktales4 min read
Mar 4Marvel’s Midnight Suns: The Enemy of my Enemy…Marvel’s Midnight Suns latest DLC has arrived and it delves more into the storyline that started out in the Deadpool DLC along with making a major enemy from the main game an ally with the Lethal Protector, Venom joining the Midnight Suns as powerful and dangerous deals are struck with…Marvel3 min readMarvel3 min read
Feb 21Disney Dreamlight Valley: Festival of DisappointmentDisney Dreamlight Valley keeps chugging along in 2023 with its first substantial update of the year, adding new villagers to complete quests with, a bit of main story content, and more. But much like the last big update, it’s a lot of stuff that doesn’t quite deliver on what we’ve…Disney4 min readDisney4 min read
Feb 19Into the Vault: Star Wars: DemolitionAh, vehicular combat games. You know no genre in video games ever truly dies but few have been on life support for the better part of multiple decades like the vehicular combat genre. Sony even tried to bring it back in the launch window of the PlayStation 5 with a…Star Wars4 min readStar Wars4 min read
Feb 15Please Square Enix, make a Disney Theatrhythm game…The long-running Final Fantasy series just recently passed its 35th anniversary, and one of the hallmarks of this groundbreaking RPG series is it’s always had some pretty memorable and fantastic music in pretty much all its entries. Square Enix is celebrating this by releasing the latest game in its Theatrhythm…Disney3 min readDisney3 min read
Feb 3Should Marvel games use MCU actors?There’s a whole lot of moving and shaking going on at the Distinguished Competition (DC) as the late great Stan Lee used to call it. Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn has more or less become their Kevin Feige and he’s got plans, big plans. Reboots, recasting, and a…Marvel4 min readMarvel4 min read
Jan 31Marvel’s Midnight Suns: Deadpool crashes the partyI think it’s safe to say Marvel’s Midnight Suns was one of the most pleasant surprises of 2022. It successfully managed turn-based tactics with Marvel superheroes all while being card-based no less. It also managed to make characters both extremely familiar and characters that are relative unknowns have really compelling…Marvel4 min readMarvel4 min read
Jan 25After Hours: Marvel vs. Capcom InfiniteWhy am I revisiting one of the most divisive entries that probably was the death knell for a beloved franchise? Well, we just recently passed the 25th anniversary of Marvel vs. Capcom’s arcade release, one of the most beloved fighting games, and indeed series of all time. While it would…Marvel5 min readMarvel5 min read
Jan 20I’m saying goodbye to Marvel’s Avengers…Launching a live-service game at the very height of a pandemic was certainly one of the biggest challenges any game developer can be tasked with. Even without that being a factor, Marvel’s Avengers already had a lot going against it. It didn’t appear to be what anyone wanted from a…Avengers3 min readAvengers3 min read
