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Thanks to our good friends at Bethesda, we suddenly found ourselves with 4500 Crowns that we could spend as we wished in The Elder Scrolls Online Crown Store. The goal of making these purchases was to assess the value of the Crown store, see if an ESO Plus membership was worth it, and let you know what’s good and what isn’t. Let’s dive in! ESO Plus There are numerous benefits to being an ESO Plus member, although it is a…

Remaking Final Fantasy VII is like having a second stab at Harry Potter or taking a shot at Sgt Peppers. There’s something about it that just feels dirty.

With only a few weeks to go before the launch of Mario Maker 2, Nintendo Treehouse was out in full force at E3 2019 putting the game on display. With three, 30 minute sessions of new game play, there was tons of great content for fans to digest. Most notably, in my opinion, was the amount of customization available just in location and environment changes. The original Mario Maker provided a number of different Mario game backdrops for you to…

Legend of the Tetrarchs is a turn-based rpg from KEMCO for the Nintendo Switch. Its graphics will remind you of an SNES game and so will its gameplay. But is Legend of the Tetrachs worth playing? Here is my review of Legend of the Tetrarchs! Legend of the Tetrarchs is a very old school type of rpg. If you like rpgs with random battles and a turn based battle system, then you’ll want to check out this game. The battle…

Earlier this week, the good people over at Ravesnburger sent us one of their newest board games aimed at the entire family called Harry Potter Labyrinth. This version of Labyrinth is based on the 1986 original title of the same name – minus Harry Potter – which has seen numerous iterations and updates, including one I had previously played in 2012. Harry Potter Labyrinth is a 2-4 player game, with each game lasting about 20 minutes. The recommended age on…

What do you get when an indie studio creates a game with Legend of Zelda characters, places, items, and enemies? You may get a game like Cadence of Hyrule — Crypt of the NecroDancer Featuring The Legend of Zelda! On the surface, it looks like a Legend of Zelda game. But you don’t even have to dig deep to see that its actually a rhythm game set within the Legend of Zelda universe. It shouldn’t work. And yet… Cadence of…

While fans of the Elder Scrolls Online are getting a bit spoiled with all the great content coming out for their beloved massive multiplayer online title, they are getting a bit more picky as well. This has been highlighted over the past week or so as reviews for The Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr began to surface online. "It's a great looking expansion, but..." "We enjoyed our time with Elsweyr, but..." We've been spoiled, and with the spoiling comes a harder shell that might be hard for Bethesda to break through. What did we think of Elsweyr? Let's dive in!

During the length E3 2019 Nintendo Direct and the 30 minute demo presentation during Nintendo Treehouse Live, there was a lot of new information dumped onto fans about the upcoming release of The Legend of Zelda: Links Awakening. For many Nintendo Switch owners, this game may feel like a brand new experience, and for many others, getting to revist this classic game with a brand new overlay is truly exciting. And early impressions are incredibly positive.

During the Nintendo Treehouse Live portion of E3 2019, Nintendo showed up a number of their upcoming titles, including Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield. The live demo during Treehouse showed off even more information that was not included in the Pokémon Direct earlier this month, and we have the details for you!

XBOX E3 Briefing: Impressions Walking around the LA Convention Center, Day one of E3, the first thing people do is ask a question. “So what did you think?” On the afternoon of E32019 Day One, this was referring to the XBOX briefing. To Be honest, I was not that hyped for the briefing, besides experiencing the wonder of an XBOX Live production. **SPOILER** I was pleasantly surprised! Not only did XBOX bring an even more spectacular production they also delivered…