by William Schwartz | Sep 20, 2025 | 2010s, 2020s, Console/Handheld, Reviews
While Untitled Goose Game itself has only a dubious association with the concept of a retro game (it came out in 2019), the Boss Fight book by James O’Connor posits the indie title as part of an unusual gaming tradition- by which I mean Australia. Yes,...
by William Schwartz | Sep 13, 2025 | 2020s, Reviews
The final episode of Pokémon Concierge isn’t really about a Pokémon per say, although Arcanine fans will no doubt enjoy the big fire dog’s moment in the spotlight. Like Sealeo, Arcanine is another case of artistic license being taken with the...
by William Schwartz | Sep 12, 2025 | 2020s, Reviews
There isn’t really anything new in the third episode relative to the second episode. The main point of interest remains Sealeo, although now, Pokémon Concierge is more concerned with Uncle Dan, the old, retired guy who now works at the resort solely...
by William Schwartz | Sep 10, 2025 | 2020s, Reviews
It’s sort of a cliche that everyone has a different favorite Pokémon. To be clear, some Pokémon are clearly a lot more popular than others, but why there’s a popularity gap between Pokémon often comes down to a fairly arbitrary matter of exposure....
by William Schwartz | Sep 4, 2025 | 2020s, Reviews
Earlier today, Netflix released the second season of the stop motion animated series Pokémon Concierge to little fanfare. At just four episodes, making a whopping total of eight twenty-minute vignettes of life as an island resort for Pokémon, it’s easy to...