This week Save State columnist Vincent Mahoney tries to get the term labyrinthine platformer to catch on whenever he is not overly mesmerized by all the amazing colorful effects in 9 Years of Shadows.
Bleak Faith: Forsaken takes a lot of inspiration from Dark Souls, but changes it up in key ways relating to hit boxes and dodging, as well as adding new monsters like robots, steampunk abominations, knights, giants and crazy centipede creatures to the usual enemy mix.
Our Save State columnist Vincent Mahoney is feeling a little bit under the weather this week, but it’s nothing that some chicken soup and Super Alloy Ranger can’t cure.
After a year hiatus, GiN’s Neal Sayatovich and Vincent Mahoney are back in the GiN Lounge this week with their unique perspectives on gaming news, and they talk about the latest Fire Emblem title, Fire Emblem Engage.
This week, Save State columnist Vincent Mahoney steps into the zombie apocalypse with State of Decay 2 on Steam. This edition of the title also includes all three add-on packs so there’s lots of zombie apocalyptic fun to be had while roaming around in State of Decay 2’s zombie sandbox world.
Save State columnist Vincent Mahoney enjoys classic RPGs, and he goes back and plays them regularly. But what is even better? When they get remade, like with Tales of Symphonia Remastered that he takes a look at this week.
Fire Emblem Engage brings new life to the 30-year-old Fire Emblem series while also managing to include mechanics from the GBA and SNES era titles, some features introduced in the 3DS games, and even elements from Three Houses. It’s the best of all worlds in Fire Emblem Engage.
Save State columnist Vincent Mahoney enjoyed checking out the Wandering Sword demo, a Chinese martial-arts RPG with great pixelated graphics and impressively unique gameplay.
While anxiously waiting for Fire Emblem Engage’s release, Save State columnist Vincent Mahoney went on a quest to obtain Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War, a title that was only ever released in Japan. He somehow found one and enjoyed its deep customization in a series that was way ahead of its time.
Dwarven Skykeep combines a lot of different genres including real time strategy into a unique title filled with both excitement and cheeky fun. Prepare for tactical deck creation, RTS combat, puzzle solving and a lot of smart base building over a variety of challenging stages.
