Trails of Cold Steel uses ultimate skills as character arcs
The Trails of Cold Steel series of role-playing games — released by Nihon Falcom across the 2010s — was an ambitious project, considering the number of characters and events involved.…
Before Twilight, there was The Little Vampire
When it comes to the modern vampire, Stephanie Meyer’s Twilight has a lot to answer for. While the first book landed in 2005, it was the 2008 movie that truly…
Disco Elysium’s Visual Calculus makes you feel like a real detective
For a game about solving a murder, Disco Elysium gives you few detective tools to work with, unless you count wild assumptions and poorly timed, inappropriate remarks. There's one notable…
Black Phone 2 writer: Everyone ‘is a Christian’ when they watch horror movies
Black Phone 2 isn't an overtly faith-based movie — at least, it isn't the kind of religious-themed film people are usually thinking about when they discuss Christian movies finding a…
Battlefield 6 season 1 release time in your time zone
Rogue Ops, the first phase of content for Battlefield 6Season 1, is launching on Tuesday, Oct. 28.
Actually, Enter the Matrix did bullet time best
There are few video game skills as memorable as Max Payne’s bullet time. The trick brought the thrill of 1999’s The Matrix to video games, letting players slow down time…