Review – SuperEpic: The Entertainment War

SuperEpic: The Entertainment War is absurd. I feel that getting this out of the way is important as the game doesn’t hide behind absurdity in any way. It uses it to exaggerate issues within the games industry to tell a cutting commentary on the state of games as a service, microtransactions and the lack of concern for quality; only the profit margins matter. Of course this doesn’t affect the whole industry, but SuperEpic proposes the idea of these harrowing practises taking over to form an Orwellian dystopia with a brainwashed society that only works, plays and spends, doomed to repeat this cycle forever.

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By |2020-08-07T17:38:47+00:00December 16th, 2019|Nintendo Switch, Review|0 Comments

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Direct Summary (08/08/18)

Wow, that Nintendo Direct was exhausting, but in the you just exercised feel good for yourself kind of way. Sakurai talked about enough to keep people excited, but left enough secrets to keep us wanting more, he even left a very big reveal for the end which fans have been wanting for a while.

If you have been living under a rock the past week, or if, like Sam, you only had a five minute break at college, don’t you worry, I have written a rather spiffing summary for your convenience. If you aren’t the reading type, then I’ve conveniently embedded the recording below just for you. Even though it will not get me an extra click, I still think it is a very generous trade-off for reader satisfaction!

…but you do get subtitles MWAHAHAHAHA!

Now, for you linguists out there,  our written summary of the event can be found right after the break!

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By |2018-08-08T18:43:42+00:00August 8th, 2018|Features, Nintendo, Nintendo Direct, Nintendo Switch|0 Comments

Weekend NintyBeats — Super Iconic Entertainment Castle

The music of Nintendo games make them truly remarkable and memorable. To show our love of the music, every Friday we share a selection of tracks from various Nintendo titles, new and old.

Three of the catchiest pieces in video game history feature in this week’s NintyBeats, from Nintendo’s “Entertainment System” days.

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By |2016-01-15T23:49:09+00:00January 15th, 2016|Features, Weekend NintyBeats|0 Comments
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