One Yu-Gi-Oh card is the cornerstone of my strategy — and always will be
When I was a wee lad, I played a ton of Yu-Gi-Oh! I was enrolled in after-school daycare in the early 2000s; what else was I supposed to do? Whole…
Mass Effect’s biotic powers are a masterclass in skill synergy
When saving the galaxy from the reaper threat as Commander Shepard in the Mass Effect trilogy, there are a plethora of choices you’ll make. Some are quite meaningful, like who…
Dispatch is a Telltale game for management sim nerds
When you first settle in to play Dispatch, you might wonder if you've turned on an episode of Invincible, the Prime Video animated series based on Robert Kirkman's comic. And…
Why you need to watch The Shining before It: Welcome to Derry
With It: Welcome to Derry ready to debut on HBO and HBO Max, you may be wondering what to watch ahead of the prequel show. Yes, it’s worth revisiting series…
Skyrim’s shouts are therapy in RPG form
Rivers of digital ink have been spilled to praise, comment on, and (more rarely) denigrate The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, so I won’t spend too much time stating the obvious.…
Unicorn Wars redefines “not for children” animation in gruesome, memorable ways
Of all the adult-targeted animated films I’ve ever watched, nothing has stuck with me like the dread-soaked ending of Alberto Vázquez’s graphically gory, overwhelmingly transgressive 2022 movie Unicorn Wars. In…