FGC #028 Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin
Castlevania games are traditionally divided into two camps: Before Koji Igarashi and After Koji Igarashi. The BI period featured games that were straightforward, level based affairs. Double murder the legions…
FGC #027 Sega Superstars Tennis
As I write this, every movie studio on Earth is attempting to copy the success of The Avengers by creating vast, interconnected movie franchises that all add up to huge…
FGC #026 Final Fantasy 8
A very common trope in stories, and particularly JRPGs, is the concept of “friendship saves the world”. How many times have you seen the hero struggling against his final nemesis,…
FGC #025 Dino City
As I mentioned in the last FGC post, it’s really easy to fall into the trap of being hyperbolic about games, whether it be glowing praise involving wanting to have…