TBT Review: Kirby & the Amazing Mirror


















Kirby journeys through the Mirror World in one of his most grand and charming adventures.

REVIEW: Monster Menu: The Scavenger’s Cookbook






Sometimes you have to eat the bugs!

REVIEW: Loop8: Summer of Gods






I thought this was going to be a fun and relaxing summer adventure for me to get lost in.

INTERVIEW: Yuya Kimura Talks Phantasy Star Online New Genesis ver.2

Friday, June 2nd, 2023

I email interviewed Yuya Kimura, series producer for Phantasy Star Online 2 New Genesis, about the upcoming ver.2 update and more!

Cooking Eorzea Week 33: Orobon Stew

Friday, May 26th, 2023

For this week's Cooking Eorzea, I make Orobon Stew...and it turns out to be my favorite dish, BY FAR, in this cooking series!

Cooking Eorzea Week 32: Oden

Friday, May 19th, 2023

I make the Othard region specialty, Oden, for this week's FINAL FANTASY XIV Online cooking column, Cooking Eorzea.

Cooking Eorzea Week 31: Oriental Breakfast

Friday, May 12th, 2023

For this week's Cooking Eorzea dish, I make the multi-part Oriental Breakfast, with the additional goal of having it all be ready at once!

Cooking Eorzea Week 30: Miso Soup with Tofu

Friday, May 5th, 2023

For this week's Cooking Eorzea, I make Miso Soup with Tofu from the Hingashi Region of Eorzea, and it turned out to be delicious!

GDC 2023 INTERVIEW: Pixel Ripped 1978 (Part Two)

Monday, May 1st, 2023

I continue interviewing Ana Ribeiro, Ricardo Justus, and David Lowey about Pixel Ripped, an upcoming VR game from ARVORE/Atari at GDC 2023.

GDC 2023 INTERVIEW: Pixel Ripped 1978 (Part One)

Friday, April 28th, 2023

I interview Ana Ribeiro, Ricardo Justus, and David Lowey about Pixel Ripped, the upcoming VR game from ARVORE and Atari at GDC 2023.

Cooking Eorzea Week 29: Chestnuts and Lentils

Friday, April 28th, 2023

In this week's Cooking Eorzea, I make Chestnuts and Lentils soup from FINAL FANTASY XIV Online and I talk about game preservation.

Cooking Eorzea Week 28: Exquisite Beef Stew

Friday, April 21st, 2023

I make Eulmore's Exquisite Beef Stew from FINAL FANTASY XIV Online for this week's Cooking Eorzea, and I face my fear of working with garlic

Cooking Eorzea Week 27: Cawl Cennin

Friday, April 14th, 2023

For this week's triumphant return of Cooking Eorzea, I am making Cawl Cennin with chicken stock, veggies, crumbled goat cheese, and more!

GDC 2023 INTERVIEW: ANONYMOUS;CODE

Friday, April 14th, 2023

I interviewed Yu Namba, the Spike Chunsoft localization producer for ANONYMOUS;CODE, at GDC 2023 about how he is localizing this game.

GDC 2023 Interview- Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE

Friday, April 7th, 2023

I interview Kazutaka Kodaka about his upcoming Nintendo Switch title, Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE, at GDC 2023!

GDC 2023 IMPRESSIONS: Fitness Circuit

Friday, April 7th, 2023

I try out Fitness Circuit at GDC 2023, and I find an exercise title that really made me sweat on the conference floor!

GDC 2023 IMPRESSIONS – Smalland: Survive the Wilds

Tuesday, March 28th, 2023

I tried an early access demo of Smallands: Survive the Wilds at GDC 2023, and I found a gorgeous world that you have to fight to survive in.

GDC 2023 Impressions: Pixel Ripped 1978

Tuesday, March 28th, 2023

I demoed the upcoming VR game Pixel Ripped 1978 on the PlayStation VR 2 at GDC 2023, and I found an amazing upcoming title.

REVIEW: CRYSTALLINE RESONANCE: FINAL FANTASY Piano Concert

Monday, March 13th, 2023

I attend the San Francisco performance of CRYSTALLINE RESONANCE: FINAL FANTASY Piano Concert, and I found an amazing piano concert.

2022 oprainfall Awards: Best Indie

Wednesday, February 15th, 2023

So many worthy titles are up to win the 2022 oprainfall Best Indie Award... but which one will prevail over the rest?

2022 oprainfall Awards: Best Multiplatform

Monday, February 13th, 2023

So many games duked it out for oprainfall's 2022 Best Multiplatform Award... but only one game can prevail. Who will it be?!

2022 oprainfall Awards: Best RPG

Monday, February 13th, 2023

Which game will win the Best RPG Award for 2022? There were a lot of worthy entries this year, but only three made our shortlist!

Limited Run Games Begins 3DO/PC Pre-orders for “D”

Friday, February 3rd, 2023

Limited Run Games has started pre-orders for the horror/puzzle classic title, D, originally released in 1995 for the 3DO console.



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