Fans of Ni No Kuni series should be happy to hear that Ni No Kuni 2 DLC is coming soon. The Tale of aTimeless Tome has main protagonist Evan and his crew chasing after a tuxedo-adorned rabbit. Publisher Bandai Namco gave more details in a release: “The Tale of a Timeless Tome begins with Evan and […]
Humans love to hate things; the internet has proven that time and time again. Whether it be a political candidate, a corporate entity, or a YouTube Rewind, we have a plethora of villains stored up in our psyche, real or perceived. But sometimes, particularly in fiction, a villain can be a balancing factor; a hurdle […]
Turning back the clock to a couple decades ago, nobody could have predicted that Square Enix and Disney were going to team up to create something as odd and fitting as Kingdom Hearts. When thinking of the concept, ideas of Cloud teaming up with Mickey Mouse may have entered your head. However, the franchise would […]
Many have probably experienced, at times, bad customer service from GameStop outlets in the past. Well, this may just be the luck of the draw, but so far my latest trips have been nothing short of a good time. The staff was super helpful and kind, and in the end there was never a push […]
After over a decade of waiting for a new mainline Kingdom Hearts game to release, Square Enix and Tetsuya Nomura have finally graced us with Kingdom Hearts III. Was the final product worth the 13 year wait though? Since we are now a week away from release, Aidan Simonds is going to join me as […]
Jump Force is coming out this month. While part of me possesses some hesitation about the game, the other part of me is excited beyond belief to play something where the mechanics just look okay. After all, the concept of the game is bringing some of my favorite anime characters together in one fighting game […]
There’s no denying that Octopath Traveler had a stunning art style, whether you enjoyed the combat or not. Combining graphics of the 16-bit SNES era with modern lighting and fog effects, Octopath Traveler blew us away visually when it released last summer. It would be nice if more games took on this gorgeous art direction, right? […]
What are JRPGs? JRPGs are pretty much responsible for the creation of the RPG genre, and have heavily influenced games ever since they became a thing. A JRPG is a Japanese Role-Playing Game. This basically just means that the game was developed by a Japanese team, and they usually have certain styles and tropes associated […]
Video games are a violent medium. We shoot, stab, slice, nuke, punch, bulldoze, swing, and skewer our way through baddies… and all for what? For the cathartic, sadistic pleasure of pretending to kill something without consequences? Well… yeah! It’s because of the same adrenaline rush we get from watching an action movie or reading a […]
Hello everyone! After some delay, may we present to you Episode 4 of the Retro Rumble podcast, and the second part of our Final Fantasy discussion! Join Culture of Gaming’s own Mike, David and Aidan as they discuss the PlayStation era of the legendary RPG series, Final Fantasy. Don’t forget you can watch our next […]
