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Sonic The Hedgehog Is The Best Video Game Movie
12It’s easy to be cynical about video game adaptations — they hardly having a glowing history. But while it’s too early to definitively say that video game adaptations are now good, recent releases like Sonic the Hedgehog prove that not only can game adaptations be good, they can be great. I put it to you…
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Nintendo Has Made Animal Crossing Visits As Annoying As Possible
When I was in college, I was one of the folks living off campus. That meant guests all the time, and it meant house parties. I’m an introvert, but even now, I’m glad to put together brunch or whatever with friends. Thanks to Animal Crossing, I have an entire island where goofy stuff can happen.…
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The Moment When Final Fantasy 7 Remake Truly Comes Alive
As you finally work your way back towards the Sector 7 slums, you’ll be interrupted. A Chocobo pulling a cart opens its way through the giant steel gates to Sector 7, containing a familiar face: Tifa. The meeting doesn’t just kick off a reimagining of the classic Corneo meeting from FF7, but one of the…
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The Animal Crossing You Probably Never Played
With Animal Crossing coming this year for Switch, maybe you’ve been reliving your memories of playing it for the first time. What was your first Animal Crossing? GameCube? Nintendo DS? If you lived in Japan 18 years ago, perhaps it was on the Nintendo 64.