Author: Nick de Reiger

There are certain games that instantly transport you back to a very specific moment in gaming history. The kind of titles that smell faintly of CRT televisions, chunky controllers, and...
There are games that chase nostalgia, and then there are games that embrace it like an old friend, stare it straight in the eyes, and dare it to evolve. Final...
There is something inherently soothing about organising things. Lining up cans. Adjusting prices. Making a mess of numbers behaves. Games have known this for years, quietly turning labour into leisure...
There is a particular kind of promise that hangs in the air whenever a game introduces itself as a Metroidvania. It’s a promise built from memory: torch-lit corridors, locked doors...
When Pokémon Legends: Z-A first transported us to the dazzling streets and neon-lit boulevards of Lumiose City, combining urban chic with a chaotic Mega-Evolution crisis, it felt like Game Freak...
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Few gaming franchises carry the same mystique, legacy, and quiet prestige as Metroid. For nearly forty years, the series has shaped a genre while refusing to follow trends. Its tone...
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If you’ve ever wondered what it would feel like to be launched face-first out of a cannon, directly into a Saturday-morning cartoon, and told to “save the world, champ!” before...
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Ever wanted to step into a detective novel? One of those smoky, dimly lit noir tales where the glow of a battered streetlamp feels like it’s judging you, and every...
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There’s a specific type of Nintendo magic that only shows up once every few generations, one of those rare moments when the company knowingly dusts off a fan-favourite classic, smiles,...
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