Ghost in the Shell Review — A Shell of What’s Beneath
Written for XPGain, recreated with permission. Among the more difficult things to realize in life is that change is slow, and accepting things that deviate from expectations isn’t always a […]
Category Archives: XPGain
Crypt of the Necrodancer Review – Beating and Unbeaten
Written for XPGain, recreated with permission. Thump, thump, thump. One of gaming’s biggest successes is when a game travels beyond the walls of code, mechanics, and engine, and manage to […]
The Classicist – Megaman X4
Written for XPGain, recreated with permission. Played on the PS Vita (Also available on PS3 and PSP) Action platformer is something of a dying breed, losing ground to the more […]
The Classicist: Streets of Rage 2 (Sega Genesis/Mega Drive)
Written for XPGain, recreated with permission. There is an inherent charm in the absurd, the abstract, the bizarre. The unusual is memorable, it implants itself into the mind and rearranges […]
Freedom Wars | XPGain
Written for XPGain, recreated with permission. The opening cut scene is frantic. A giant, lumbering, beautiful mech of some kind of luminescent, sinuous fiber is hulking over a group of […]
The Classicist – Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
Written for XPGain, recreated with permission. There is an inherent charm to nostalgia, one that grows fonder as time passes since its last indulgence. It can be hard not to […]
The Classicist – Parasite Eve
Written for XPGain, recreated with permission. Played on Vita. (Also available on PS3.) Narratives often start at an exploration of humanity, peering expectantly into the mind. Despite that gaming mostly […]
The Classicist – Gunstar Heroes
Written for XPGain, recreated with permission. Played on PC via Steam. (Also available on PS2, PS3, 360, Wii.) Humans have an inherent fascination with chaos. The thrill of an explosion, […]
The Classicist – Harvest Moon
Written for XPGain, recreated with permission. Played on Nintendo Wii. (Also available on the Nintendo WiiU.) To some degree, games cannot be divorced from their environments. While most games are […]
Phantom Breaker: Battle Grounds
Written for XPGain, recreated with permission. Played on PS Vita There is a certain charm that seems to come with nostalgia. A specter of memories that seems to linger in […]