Dextrocardia: a condition where the heart is located on the right side of the chest instead of the left. For most of us, that’s just a bit of trivia. For the one in 12,000 affected by the condition, it’s significantly more than that. Other conditions related to dextrocardia can be fatal if unchecked and unmanaged. In Rogue Legacy, though, all it means is that your HP and MP pools are swapped. READ MORE
I can picture it now. A couple of young game industry upstarts have finally paid their dues, and are now at the helm of making a brand new game. It’s going to be released on all the systems. They’re talking to each other excitedly about what kind of game they want to make. Ideas are thrown around, gameplay elements are discussed and details are hammered out. They rehearse their pitch; they’re prepared for the studio heads.
Reality sinks in, and it’s not nearly as fun. The young developer’s faces shrink with each passing moment. No, you can’t introduce this wildly revolutionary idea. No, that’s not going to work for us. No, we’re not going to take that risk and no, you’re not going to disagree with us because we’re the money and you’re not. READ MORE
You may find our reputation a little bit exaggerated. We are traders. We haven’t shied from war, but we do not seek it. We just train our workers and exploit our mines better than anyone else. That isn’t a crime, isn’t it? What we want is to see our empire flourish, to grow and prosper.
We are builders. But your kingdom was in our way. READ MORE
The latest release from Vanillaware, Dragon’s Crown, is a bundle of contradictions. It’s brilliantly elegant, except for the moments when it’s mind-numbingly frustrating. It’s gorgeous and lush, except for the moments when it makes you intensely uncomfortable. It’s a multiplayer-focused design that may be best played solo, and it’s a much-needed evolution of the brawler genre that nevertheless clings tightly to long-outdated mechanics and methods.
In From Pixels to Polygons, we examine classic game franchises that have survived the long transition from the 8- or 16-bit era to the current console generation.
Mega Man has been an outstanding franchise for Capcom. Since the Blue Bomber’s first appearance in 1987, he’s encountered his fair share of highs, lows and questionable decisions. Just last year, Mega Man celebrated his 25th anniversary. Today, we examine his past, present and 20XX future.
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