The Virtua Fighter 3 OST is one of the first I remember importing as a kid, and some of my favorite tracks were the “extra” themes found at the end that weren’t tied to any particular character or stage (AFAIK). besides having a bizarre title, ’Blandish Fist’ also has a funky bass/drum groove and a ...

I just watched the Console Wars documentary. I liked it. however, the fact that I also recently watched Netflix's 'High Score' series (a portion of it, anyway)—which features some of the same people telling the same stories—lessened its impact. I guess I don't really need to read the book now. one t...

I was hoping to be playing The Pathless now, but they're being stingy by only offering a physical version for the PS5 ...so far. I'll get the digital on PS4 if I absolutely have to, but I can be patient a little longer. anyone here played it? I recently got Spider-Man: Miles Morales , but I'm saving...

I've been watching home-based vinyl mixes for months now and decided to do a short one of my own: i3uO-U1BG1g I'm not sure how much of what's here will appeal to you all, but this one's got some broken beat/electronic stuff, Brazilian jazz and some 80s-tastic J-pop. kept it brief as my record collec...

reading the initial impressions of players new to Tetris Effect via Connected/GamePass on another forum has inspired me to fire it up again after a while. I've since learned that The Zone isn't only to be used as a desperation tactic—it's actually a powerful scoring tool. before, I would just save i...

how come no one told me about Sega's Astro City Mini arcade stick? I've been getting frustrated playing ESP Ra.De. on the PS4 using the pad, and was pretty sure I'd go for the Mayflash F500 for compatibility and the relatively low price, then I found out about this . arcade sticks are such a surpris...

I don't plan on getting either, but I do enjoy reading up on them both as release dates near. from where I'm standing, I think the reasons people may be less excited than in times past are: 1. less of an obvious graphical leap. I haven't seen anything that really screams next gen . it seems the majo...

At its core, Tetris has to be one of the most flow state-inducing games there is and the developers of Tetris Effect did an excellent job tapping into that potential and building a beautiful game around it. The marriage between the audio and visual elements is seriously impressive; it feels like eve...

The Pathless by Giant Squid and Solar Ash ( Kingdom ?) by Heart Machine are my two most anticipated games, indie or otherwise. very thankful they'll be released on current-gen consoles, as I have no intention of upgrading. the traversal and archery mechanics in The Pathless look so fluid and trance...

this newly announced MVSX Home Arcade has me really intrigued: http://www.snkmvsx.com/index.html . not terribly interested in the the KOF-heavy games list, but if it's built well and is relatively easy to add games to (it's got six buttons instead of SNK's usual four—it's begging to have Street Figh...

Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors came back to this after a hiatus and beat normal mode with Kunoichi. Yaksha unlocked! I've barely touched the other two main characters yet, however, so I'll get to "her" in good time. the final boss fight gave me serious flashbacks to Turtles In Time...

Killer Instinct - ‘Rumble’ (Robin Beanland, Graeme Norgate) The soundtrack to the original Killer Instinct is a cheesy, fun time, but Riptor's theme is great even divorced from nostalgia. The impactful drums and abrasive synth give a sense of weight and intensity, while the flute adds a touch of the...

I beat Celeste today, and I gotta say it lived up to its massive reputation. I really enjoyed the incredible craft that went into every screen — definitely a game where you can feel the love/passion of the people behind it. I'm ready for something else now, but I'll definitely return for all the str...

EDIT: I suppose just going online to download the update patch and then going straight back offline wouldn't make much difference to your experience though, if you're trying to keep notification free etc. yes, this is likely to be the route I take, but even it has potential pitfalls, as I mentioned...

my Switch hasn't connected to the internet since I purchased it and I've wanted to keep it that way for as long as possible. today, though, I slid in a copy of ESP RaDe and was hit with the "A system update is required to use this software" message. I figured this day would come eventually...

I recently started playing Celeste . even though I'm at the very beginning, I'm starting to understand why it's held in such high regard. I love the fact that it's a platfomer in the absolutely purest sense of the term and that it doesn't hold your hand at all. going from "how is this even poss...

but it is still fun to beat the stuffing out of goons. However, taking them out by stealth is still just as fun as before. I've never played the Arkham games, but I did play Spider-Man, which I've heard borrows a lot from them. The Stealth Takedowns in SM were so satisfying to pull off. I just neve...

I'm not really a big fan of the bullet hell subgenre, I've come to realise. I still love 'em, in general, even though I don't play how perhaps even the developers intended for them to be played. that's also why I tend to avoid in-depth shooter discussion online, as the hardcore are much more in lin...

excellent. thanks, guys. Not a fan of procedurally generated content, personally, although it has its fans. I'm not usually into roguelike elements, but those same features in a shooter intrigue me. I prefer playing by "feel" rather than more structured pattern memorization and the like, s...

anybody have any experience with Steredenn? I'm thinking of nabbing it for the Switch, but I'm concerned about the screen-shaking effect that it seems to use quite liberally. I'm worried it'll be too distracting, especially for a game that already has a reputation for high difficulty. what say you?