Save State: Pokemon Scarlet, Violet and the Switch 2 Redemption Arc No One Saw Coming
Pokemon Scarlet and Violet made Save State Columnist Vincent Mahoney motion sick back in 2022. Now? They might be the best games in the series. Thanks, Switch 2. Save State dives into the comeback that nobody expected.
Nintendo Switch 2: Everything You Loved Before, Massively Leveled Up
Beneath its somewhat familiar look, the Switch 2 packs a serious punch. It’s got a larger screen, vastly improved controllers and backwards compatibility with nearly every title from the original Switch, all of which run with increased framerates and performance.
Save State Enrolls in The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy
As possibly one of the most ambitious visual novels ever created, The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy packs in over 150 hours of gameplay, multiple endings and even strategic combat. This week Save State columnist Vincent Mahoney is enjoying its campus.
Launch Date Announced for Atmospheric Horror Adventure Out of Sight
Publisher Starbreeze Entertainment and developer The Gang have revealed that their atmospheric horror adventure Out of Sight is launching to Steam, Epic Game Store, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Nintendo Switch on May 22, 2025. In Out of Sight, players assume the role of Sophie, a young girl with blindness who relies on her […]
A Big New Entry for a Small Budget Controller
Designed especially for shooters, the Mojhon Aether controller comes with a lot of nice features for a budget controller, like huge and accessible triggers, responsive buttons and a cool LCD screen. It works for PCs, mobile devices and the Nintendo Switch.
Star Trek: Resurgence Boldly Goes Into the Visual Novel Frontier
Fans of the various Star Trek TV shows should be overjoyed with Star Trek: Resurgence, a Telltale Games-like visual novel that lets players explore the interpersonal conflicts and moral dilemmas that make Star Trek so popular.
Save State Gets Into the Rhythm of Final Fantasy With Theatrhythm
One of the more bizarre titles in the Final Fantasy realm, Theatrhythm Final Bar Line is a rhythm action title that includes 385 tracks from the Final Fantasy series and Save State columnist Vincent Mahoney writes about it this week.
New Edition of Monopoly Upgrades an Old School Classic
Everyone has probably played the classic Monopoly board game at some point. And now, the new edition of Monopoly for consoles and the PC takes that core gameplay and adds some stellar graphics and extra excitement.
Sid Meier’s Civilization VII Conquers the Gaming World
The Civilization series is one of the most renown in all of gaming, especially for strategy titles. The latest iteration, Civilization VII, adds in a lot of new features like brilliant graphics and some AI assistance to make management tasks a bit easier for new players.
Globetrotting Greatness With New Carmen Sandiego Adventure
It’s been many years since Carmen Sandiego stole precious artifacts and millennial hearts in one of the first hit computer game series. Now the legendary thief is back on the other side of the law, tracking down thieves around the globe for the ACME organization.