Gaming discussion: classic, modern and possibly imaginary.
Among the stacks of video game genres available to us, one of the least realised in the west is the 'visual novel'. Visual novels are games that attempt to tell a story using audio and visual assistance. This comes in the form of music, audio cues, background images and most notably, portraits of the necessary … Continue reading 3 Visual Novels That Break The Mould.
We’ve reached that time in the year again. Now that E3 is done and dusted, everyone is taking the opportunity to reflect and look forward to the coming year of content. For myself, I’ve been fairly impressed with E3 this year and, while there were certainly expectations that were never met (Pikmin 4 and Bayonetta … Continue reading E3 2019: My Post-E3 Watch List.
Sonic Heroes may have been a slight decline for the series, but 2006 would mark the lowest point for both Sonic and his developers at Sonic Team. Development for the next-gen Sonic title was underway, but progress simply wasn’t fast enough. Sonic Team were no strangers to rushed development, but their project wasn’t even halfway … Continue reading (Part 2) The Sonic Dilemma: One Hedgehog, Many Faces.
Not since 2012 have we had a Sonic racing game, and some might argue that it was less 'Sonic' and more 'Sega' racing. Fast forward to 2019 and we have two brand new karting games only a month apart. The latter is the remake of Crash Team Racing, while the former is the recently released … Continue reading Team Sonic Racing [Review]: One Week In.
With all the recent publicity surrounding him, it’s a good time to look back at Sonic’s portfolio and appreciate what got us here, while gaining a better understanding of how we went from gaming legend to internet meme.
Ages on Saturn 