Recently, I played an incredible Robin online by the name OneCritMan. Over the course of getting bodied across multiple games, something clicked in me. I felt something awaken over my frustration at losing and where I stood in the competitive pecking order. …
Super Mario Bros. 3 is widely considered to be one of the greatest games of all time. Originally released in Japan in 1988 for the Famicom, it came to the NES in America in 1990 and created a worldwide boom. The third Super Mario Bros. …
Yoshi’s Crafted World came out on Nintendo Switch in 2019. The sequel to the Wii U and 3DS title, Yoshi’s Woolly World, this 2D platformer features the titular dinosaur in an adventure to save his world from Baby Bowser and Kamek. Following largely in the footsteps of its predecessors, Yoshi’s…
With MKLeo’s decisive win at the Smash World Tour 2021 Finals, the Smash online community has lit itself ablaze with discussion regarding one particular fighter: Pyra/Mythra. …
With Capcom’s string of successes developing and publishing the recent Resident Evil titles, there’s been talk going around of a remake of Resident Evil 4.
Beginning with 2017’s successful return-to-form, Resident Evil 7, Capcom has been on a warpath of reviving the series and reaching new standards for their prime…
The end of 2021 saw me winning several tournaments in my local scene. Feeling much better about my play overall, I endeavor to return to larger-scale tournaments this year. However, it’s looking less likely that I will be able to compete as much as I want to.
First off, I’m…
I have recently been thinking about top tiers in Smash. Both Ultimate and past Smash games bring me back to why Meta-Knight and Bayo/Cloud weren’t banned in Brawl and Smash 4, respectively. As someone who left the Brawl scene in 2010, all I know is that people tolerated and made…
I have recently been thinking about how Smash has evolved over the course of two decades. I think about how Smash Ultimate is not only arguably the best Smash Bros. title ever made but what value it has over its predecessors. …
Growing up, I always wondered why some games weren’t as successful as I had in mind. Perhaps the most notable example comes from the Metroid series. Following an 8-year gap after Super Metroid’s release, Nintendo published Metroid Prime for GameCube and Metroid Fusion for Game Boy Advance. …
In competitive Smash, your playstyle will vary based on who you use as well as your opponent’s character. While everyone has a general idea of how to play, they might change it up when faced with an unfamiliar or losing matchup. …
