Touche E3 2015, FF7 Remake Announced

Mephisto Mori/ June 16, 2015/ Video Games/ 1 comments

Okay, E3 2015, I’m ready to talk again. But this isn’t my usual blog post or article, I really need to spill some emotional ink. I’ve got a couple other writings in the works but those must be delayed to talk about something very important. You’ve noticed by now that the news of a certain remake has eclipsed everything else on social media. Positive or negative,

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Bloodstained More than 850% Funded, 34 Hours Left to Go

Mephisto Mori/ June 11, 2015/ Video Games/ 0 comments

I don’t know if you know this about me but Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is one of my favorite games of all time. We’re talking I could assign a numerical “Top Ten” value to it. If you’ve lurked on this site for a while, you’ve heard me namedrop it a few times. It’s usually in a conversation featuring Metal Gear

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Hyrule Warriors for 3DS: Pic Related

Mephisto Mori/ June 10, 2015/ Video Games/ 0 comments

I usually refrain from Zelda bashing on my site. There’s two main reasons for that: 1. Low hanging fruit. 2. I actually enjoy a majority percentage of them. For reasons I might bash Zelda games, see my general ramblings on milking IPs through perpetual re-releases and safe sequels. And then see Hyrule Warriors. While the prospect of playing Ganon in a

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Not Looking Forward to E3

Mephisto Mori/ June 10, 2015/ Video Games/ 2 comments

Do not misunderstand me, if a semi-well-known to obscure e-zine or website offered me a Press Pass and tickets to E3, I’d leap at the opportunity faster than a kid with ADHD abusing Speed jumps on a trampoline. There are a number of games I’m looking forward to and I enjoy the prospect of new information about them. Hellblade in particular had my interests piqued

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Splatoon: First Impression

Mephisto Mori/ June 7, 2015/ Video Games/ 0 comments

Splatoon is the best example of what Nintendo can be. I’m critical of Nintendo these days. Pretend their handhelds are in a nice little protective bubble of awesome that is untouched by my criticism. Nintendo continues to mine an archaic business model and stagnant IPs with forced first party development. Add their horrible monetization policies for YouTube that they doubled down

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