The ways in which my namesake leveled up game reviews.
Category: Gaming
Professor Layton Cracks the Case of Video Game Anime (Crunchyroll)
Examining how Professor Layton successfully transitioned from video game to anime, now available on Crunchyroll!
Losing Undercity, leaving home
The melancholy of losing a home, both in the real and virtual worlds.
Persona 5 and cultural localization
Good localization does not equate to Westernization.
How Breath of the Wild crafts an adventurer
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's greatest feat is that it allows the player to grow as an adventurer on their own terms.
In response to “How To Make ‘Great’ Anime”
A reaction to The Pedantic Romantic's video on the matter. And I also ramble about some indie games.
How Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE uses the Wii U gamepad as a narrative tool
So I just finished playing the prologue chapter of Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE which is really the first two hours of the game. It may seem like I'm jumping the gun on discussing it but the way the game uses the Wii U gamepad to immerse the player likely has its most impact in the beginning.
