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.
Fresh Look columnist Michelle Sayatovich recently began playing Fire Emblem Engage. In this week’s column, she describes attempting to do an Ironman run, what she learned, and also shares helpful tips and strategies to use while playing 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.
Fresh Look columnist Michelle Sayatovich has a bit of a love-hate relationship with the titles of the Kingdom Hearts series, having played many of them on different gaming systems. Most gamers probably have similar feelings about their own favorite, or not-so-favorite, franchise or series. So read on to see if this sounds familiar.
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.
Check out some of the top eSports events that both fans and professional players will be looking forward to in the coming year.
This week Fresh Look Columnist Michelle Sayatovich is overjoyed because Apple Arcade subscribers are getting new mobile releases every Friday for the entire month of January 2023. And these new titles are just the recipe for combatting the winter blues. Check out her column about these newly released mobile games.
The three most popular genres right now for indie games are survival, roguelites and metroidvanias. But sometimes, developers find a mysterious way to mix all three genres and come up with something brilliant. In this week’s Save State column, Vincent Mahoney plays with a perfect example of that in Rogue Legacy 2.
This week, Michelle Sayatovich has returned from her hiatus and is back to writing her Fresh Look column. Michelle is starting the new year in her column by sharing all about the video games that she is looking forward to in early 2023.
This week, Save State features the action RPG franchise known as Ys series by Nihon Falcom. Vincent Mahoney takes a close look at a title in the series from 2006 called Ys Origin. It’s a prequel to the previous nine titles, all with action, puzzles, platforming elements and movement that is both agile and responsive.
