Have you ever caught yourself staring at your library of games and thinking: “Man, what am I going to play?” only to end up aimlessly scrolling through social media?

I had one of these moments a few days ago. It resulted in me shying away from my longer-than-average playthrough of the crafting-centric JRPG, Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness and the Secret Hideout. The game is roughly about 25 hours but I’ve been playing it for a few weeks now, which is absolutely not the par for the course — but that’s not the discussion we’re having here today.

Marriage is something I’ve yet to experience, but playing through Hazelight Studios’ It Takes Two provided a spirited (and insightful) glimpse into what to expect when I decide to tie myself down. A year ago, a plane ticket of mine to Canada was rendered useless when COVID-19 beset North America. Just as the fictional couple of Cody and May faced problems in It Takes Two, my relationship, too, was in conflict. …

Is it okay to cancel a video game before it reaches the hands of the consumer? Six Days in Fallujah, an upcoming tactical first-person shooter developed by Highwire Games and published by Victura, focuses on one of the United States’ most controversial and recent conflicts: the 2004 invasion of Iraq. Specifically, the game aims to tell the story of a U.S. Marine squadron during their experience in the Second Battle of Fallujah.

Genshin Impact’s development team, MiHoYo, has been dropping updates on the game non-stop in an effort to keep the popularity ball rolling. Since its release back in 2020, the game has grown exponentially, and it continues to soar throughout the first quarter of 2021.

Just this year, Genshin Impact has seen the release of an abundance of content. From the exceptional cryo archer Ganyu, the unsettled anemo user Xiao, and the trickster pyro user Hu Tao, Genshin continues to rake in revenue while providing players with new quests to complete, minigames to play, and loot to collect. With Genshin Impact’s…

While I can always appreciate mindless beat-em-up fun, the appeal of Musou-styled games has never outshone turn-based RPGs. Games like the original Persona 5 and Persona 5 Royal have always stood out to me for their strategic keystone, so the news of a Dynasty Warriors-Esq spin-off for the Persona 5 series was met with both excitement and concern. Atlus teaming up with Omega Force, the team behind Dynasty Warriors, seemingly ensured the combat of Persona 5 Strikers would match that of Dynasty Warriors. …

Earlier this month, I ruthlessly ripped apart the mainline series of Pokémon games. I’ve never been happier to say I’m currently eating my words. On February 26th, 2021, the official Pokémon YouTube channel uploaded “Pokémon Presents” for the 25th anniversary of the series, detailing new games releasing within 2021 and onward. As expected, Pokémon Diamond and Pearl are getting remakes, dubbed Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, but fans of the pocket monster-catching series needn’t have their patience swayed, for The Pokémon Company has finally taken a step outside of its comfort zone.

The latest Nintendo Direct had a ton of new announcements, but the game that caught my utmost attention was the 2022 release of an oddly titled JRPG, Project Triangle Strategy. The beautifully blended 2D-3D art style gives away that the game is being developed by the same team that did Octopath Traveler, a JRPG which I wrote high praise for earlier this year on SUPERJUMP, so Triangle Strategy is more than exciting for me.

Following the announcement, it was revealed that a “debut demo” for Triangle Strategy would be on the Nintendo Switch eShop after the Direct. …

Mario games of the Wii U generation were seemingly lost in time due to the Wii U’s lackluster performance, but rereleases for the Nintendo Switch have given a second-life to titles such as Mario Kart 8 and Super Mario Bros. U. The latest (and arguably, most anticipated) addition to the plethora of Mario rereleases is Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury.

Bowser’s Fury is a bundled add-on to Super Mario 3D World, thus being dubbed by Nintendo Super Mario 3D World + Bowser’s Fury. Nintendo’s redelivery of the game opens up the experience once more to newer Mario fans…