I first encountered Legacy of Kain in the most appropriately gothic way possible—during a thunderstorm that had knocked out the power in most of my neighborhood. It was 1999, I was seventeen, and my ancient backup generator was just powerful enough to run my PlayStation and a small TV in the basement. With nothing else to do and nowhere to go in the storm, I popped in a game I’d borrowed from my friend Matt…
My first brush with Daventry came courtesy of my dad, who wasn’t exactly what you’d call a “gamer.” He was…
I can still feel the controller slipping in my sweaty palms. It’s 1996, I’m in my friend Dave’s basement, and…
Here’s a confession that’ll probably get my gaming credentials revoked: I sometimes get more excited about obscure games from the…
Well, I didn’t see that one coming. Actually, that’s a lie—I absolutely did, and so did pretty much everyone else…
Episode 3 of Amazon’s Fallout, titled Echoes of the Past, resumes the horrific odyssey of Sarah Foster and her group…
There’s something wrong with me. I know this because normal people don’t willingly subject themselves to the same torture for…
The Last of Us TV Show: Family and Sacrifice – Joel’s Emotional Reunion with Tommy I still remember the first…
“He’s cracked! He’s cracked! Push now!” I’m shouting into my headset way too loudly for 11:30 PM on a Tuesday,…
There’s something deeply personal about watching a game with tremendous potential slowly wither away. I’ve played my share of abandoned…
