by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Aug 15, 2026 | 2010s, Reviews
The first major expansion for the “Dragon’s Dogma” series, “Dark Arisen” comes with plenty of new weapons and enemies. For those who haven’t played the series yet, Capcom provides the type of title here that like an “Elder Scrolls,” “Fallout” or “Diablo” fan can...
by William Schwartz | Aug 13, 2026 | 1990s, 2000s, 2010s, 2020s, Bookshelf, Console/Handheld, Reviews
Though clearly a fan of GoldenEye 007 herself, Alyse Knorr has a surprisingly functional depiction of the Bond Team at Rare in the late nineties. Her Boss Fight book, centered as it is around the working environment of the developers, provides a compelling...
by Marcus Albers | Aug 12, 2026 | 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Reviews
I’ve been a fan of games based on the Rogue formula for quite some time. It probably stems from my love for the dungeon crawls in RPGs like Phantasy Star and Eye of the Beholder. For the uninitiated, the basic formula for a Rogue game, or...
by William Schwartz | Aug 9, 2026 | 2020s, Console/Handheld, Gaming, Reviews
Technically speaking the box sold by Homebrew Factory just says Yap, but the original game by CeL does have the full subtitle, which is also a lot easier to search for. Bit of a weird name for a hero. I do like his character design though. He’s like...
by William Schwartz | Aug 5, 2026 | 2010s, 2020s, Bookshelf, Console/Handheld, Reviews
By Charlotte Reber’s own admission, Dragon Age II is a somewhat counterintuitive choice for a Boss Fight book. After all, Dragon Age: Origins is the main famous, well-regarded game of the series, a fantasy epic role-playing game in the Bioware house style...
by Patrick Hickey Jr. | Aug 3, 2026 | 2010s, Indie Built-Retro Inspired, Reviews
From the trademark score and sound effects to the simple and addictive gameplay, the RBI Baseball series was legendary on the Nintendo Entertainment System and even had some cool moments on the Super Nintendo and Genesis. In the end though the story remains the same....