The Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) single-handedly authored the future of videogames with its US nationwide release in 1986. Its North American platform development between 1983 and 1985 saw decisions that determined the fate of console gaming for decades to come. […]
Over the last ten years, the Metroidvania sub-genre has become a staple of the indie gaming scene. As Konami shifted away from Symphony of the Night inspired Castlevania titles, a bevy of other developers began to fill the gulf. Although […]
Metroidvania titles aren’t exactly a novelty anymore. Games like Cave Story and Shadow Complex have helped usher in an age where this style of exploration focused platformer has become one of the de facto genres for indie developers. But despite […]
During PAX East I made time with publisher 505 Games to see one of the most highly anticipated upcoming Kickstarter projects, Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. Initially funded in 2015, the project was the most highly funded video game Kickstarter […]
Season 2 of Netflix’s adaptation of the Castlevania video game series has recently dropped, and it was something else. In a world where video game adaptations are often lackluster and fill fans with dread upon their announcement, Castlevania breaks the mould. […]
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night was a Kickstarter phenomenon, promising the type of side-scrolling Metroidvania experience that gamers expect from Symphony of the Night director Koji Igarashi. As somewhat of an afterthought, one of the incentives for backers was a […]
