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 […]
Final Fantasy
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Tokyo Game Show 2018. Another day ended and did not disappoint. With Square Enix at the forefront, we see talks of Dragon Quest X, Kingdom Hearts 3, Dragon Quest Builders 2, and Tokyo Dolls, hosted by Gems Company. Following alongside in a separate studio we see discussions involving Chocobo’s Mystery […]
Have you ever played games where even though we are supposed to feel threatened by the main antagonist, you just know that all threats given have nothing backing them up? It can evoke all sorts of emotions. You can either feel let down that your big bad is nothing to […]
Hey you, spooniest of bards! It’s time for this weeks episode of the Retro Rumble podcast. In today’s episode, Mike and David are joined by Aidan from the Culture of Gaming team to discuss NES and Super NES era Final Fantasy games and their personal history with this era of […]
A successful product warrants revisiting. As a businessman or businesswoman, what do you do when your toy, appliance, car, or smart phone nets you a boatload of profit? Leave it in the dust to die? Of course not! You capitalize on that success, creating sequels, tie-in products, merchandise and reboots […]
This week, we at Culture of Gaming are hard at work putting together the list of Top 25 Best Platformers. Such a massive site-wide undertaking leaves one immersed in video games and their worlds. Which got me thinking, “which game world would I actually like to live in, if given […]
Remember when everyone was concerned about the Switch not getting enough support? Yeah, that’s not a problem anymore—as of July, the eShop has more than a thousand games, including hundreds of indie games and dozens of triple-A third-party titles. But while the genres of these games vary anywhere from platformer […]