Until recently I thought so Alan Wake 2 would be in second place here, while Tears of the Kingdom would remain my personal game of the year. However, I recently had a chance encounter with writer Cole Kronman (who wrote this great part At Xenogears and Tetsuya Takahashi’s games for us) helped me clarify my ...
Screenshot: Nintendo/Kotaku 2023 is almost over, folks. I would say, “We did it,” but who am I kidding? 2024 will begin, and the same crap that made 2023 a non-stop hellscape will continue forever. But there were a lot of cool games in 2023 and every December we get together to talk about our favorites. ...
Mech pilots have feelings too. Armored Core VI is a game about blowing up everything in sight with a smorgasbord of superpowered characters weapons. But it’s also a game about vain, self-righteous men who believe it’s their God-given right to take over a planet. While you only know them by codenames, characters like Snail and ...
This October, Konami finally gave us a long-overdue opportunity to access some of the best games of all time: the original Metal Gear Solid Trilogy. The only problem? They were Numerous modern functions are missing like higher frame rates and resolutions. Many players have also reported issues with input registration and lag. While it’s nice ...
Picture: Square Enix Every New thing I hear around Final Fantasy VII Rebirth makes the wait for the February 29, 2024 release even more difficult. And Square Enix has just opened the floodgates to another batch of new details, hints and anecdotes about the upcoming open-area RPG remake that have me excited even more fascinated. ...
Now that we’ve typed that last days of 2023the record harvest of new game releases for the year has fallen to a minimum. With long, relaxing days ahead of you, it’s a nice time to get busy with one of the biggest and strongest games on your backlog. And if you’re looking for beef, role-playing ...
Picture: David Hayter / Konami / Kotaku Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain was Hideo Kojima’s finale Metal Gear Solid game, and it was a strange one. Although it offers some of the best stealth action and shooting, the open world and “mission” structure didn’t necessarily appeal to fans of the more linear, tightly ...
Hideki Kamiya, the prolific action game director and co-founder of legendary developer PlatinumGames, surprised the industry when he left the studio on October 20th after almost 20 years there. He said the decision was made on his own initiative, but the question of why was still open. Now Kamiya spoke out and gave an understandable ...
Following the Game Awards, two expansions for fan-favorite games were released this week: God of War Ragnarok And Pokémon Scarlet And Violet. We also took a deep dive into Analogue’s latest and greatest new retro console and gave an overview of the state of the PS5 in its third year. What’s Beyond Pokémon: The Indigo ...
