If you asked me what Granblue Fantasy was before December of last year, I wouldn't be able to tell you anything. It was after the release of the stellar Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising that I…
January 31, 2024 | 10:00 EST
Bayonetta’s back in action, and in Bayonetta 3, she has never been cooler. Over the past 13 years, the games have been loved for their high-octane, hack-and-slash combat just as much as they’re…
November 1, 2022 | 01:30 EDT
There are few Japanese developers as fascinating as Platinum Games. "Fascinating" is the choice word for the disparate spread of their quality instead of their consistency. One moment they're…
April 19, 2022 | 10:00 EDT
The name PlatinumGames carries a lot of weight to it. I haven't played a title by the developer myself until Astral Chain, but I knew what I was getting into. They're known for bombastic, over-the-…
October 27, 2019 | 07:42 EDT
Sometimes, guessing a game may claw free from console exclusivity and arrive on PC is a testament to great foresight. Sometimes, it's just the culmination of small hints and a deep-seated hope. In my…
June 2, 2017 | 09:00 EDT
Seven years. Enough time to wear out a second-hand car and enough time to see one of the most iconic third-person character action games to arrive from the grasp of the consoles, making a pit stop…
April 20, 2017 | 11:00 EDT
I was born late in the original era of Turtles fandom. I had a VHS copy of The Secret of the Ooze, and reruns of the cartoons are some of the earliest entertainment I had as a child. Needless to say…
June 3, 2016 | 11:00 EDT
I remember seeing this cool little demo at E3 some years ago. It was a game where you set up security cameras and from the view of the cameras, you shoot down enemies that walk down the halls. Little…
May 6, 2016 | 09:00 EDT
Star Fox was considered to be hands down an outstanding series on the Super Nintendo and the Nintendo 64. It was in a genre all of its own, it was mostly a rail shooter but occasionally it would…
May 3, 2016 | 12:00 EDT
Coming off of Platinum's previous licensed collaboration with Activision, The Legend of Korra, there were many who were cautiously optimistic about Transformers: Devastation. Activision didn't do…
October 10, 2015 | 09:00 EDT
Throughout various gaming generations, there have only been a few titles worth buying an entire console for; the games that I would personally include on such a list I could probably count on two…
November 3, 2014 | 01:00 EST
When I heard the news of The Legend of Korra game, I was just as surprised as many were. I then became interested when I saw some gameplay/commentary, but then I heard it was being made by Platinum…
October 26, 2014 | 01:00 EDT
Only recently did I come around to see the Wii U as a worthy investment, with Bayonetta 2 coming out shortly. However, no one purchases a new console and doesn't go through the current library first…
September 17, 2014 | 01:00 EDT