Final Fantasy V (1992): The Job System Perfected Before The West Ever Got To Play It
Release Date: December 6, 1992 (Japan) | Developer: Square | Platform: Super Famicom/SNES (16-bit cartridge) | ROM Size: 8 Megabits (1 MB total ROM) |...
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Resident Evil Review: The Survival Horror Game That Defined A Genre
I went into Resident Evil completely oblivious to everything but the over-generalized subtitle “survival horror” game. I approached this game with no nostalgic attachment, allowing...
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Final Fantasy (1987): The Game That Proved RPGs Could Exist on Consumer Hardware
Release Date: December 18, 1987 (Japan) / July 12, 1990 (NA) | Developer: Square | Platform: Famicom / NES (8-bit cartridge) | ROM Size: 384...
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Xbox Game Pass vs PlayStation Plus: Why We’re All Paying For Services We Don’t Own, And Why It’s Getting Worse
The Subscription Model That Proved Worse Than What It Replaced I’m a forty-something construction foreman who only got into gaming at age 40. I have...
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The Best Classic Final Fantasy Games: Six Timeless Entries That Changed RPGs Forever
We knew taking on the task of deciding which classic Final Fantasy games were the best would end in more broken relationships. Carl practically had...
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Halo: Combat Evolved Review: The Game That Made Xbox Relevant
I teach history students that one product can change an entire industry. Halo: Combat Evolved was that product. Microsoft entered the console gaming market with...
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Shenmue Review: The Game That Changed Adventure Gaming Forever (And Then Got Cancelled)
I have been gaming since sometime around the earliest years of the 1980s. So I have seen plenty of great ideas crash and burn as...
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Perfect Dark Review: The FPS That Was Better Than GoldenEye But Nobody Noticed
I started playing video games in 1982 after opening an Atari 2600 on Christmas day. I’ve seen this industry shift from arcade cabinets to consoles...
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Top 10 Best 80s and 90s Consoles Ranked by Sales, Impact, and Innovation
The best 80s and 90s consoles fundamentally shaped modern gaming. The NES sold 61.9 million units and invented home console standards. The PlayStation moved 102.5...
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Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee Review: The Puzzle Platformer That Proved Originality Mattered
I’ve worked in IT management for quite some time now, and I know that there are times when one of the greatest pieces of systems...
