Games reviewed… eventually
If there was anything that defines the 2020s era of videogames, surely it’s the notion of crossover games. From Dead by Daylight bringing together a multitude of horror franchises together in one big asymmetrical hunter-hunted game to the ever-ubiquitous Fortnite shovelling IP after IP into its unendingly popular battle-royale-with-base-building format, the contemporary era of nerdom … Continue reading Super Smash Bros.
If you’ve been following along with this blog, you might well be aware that for a while now I’ve been dutifully plodding through one of the most venerable fighting game franchises out there, Tekken. We’re quite a ways through the franchise now, but a recent interaction with a dear friend of mine reminded me that … Continue reading Street Fighter
When it comes to a series as venerable and reliable as Tekken, I find myself surprised at the reaction to Tekken 4. Of the previous Tekken games I’ve reviewed - that is, Tekken, 2, 3, and Tag Tournament - all were games I’d played in to greater or lesser extents before, and I also spent … Continue reading Tekken 4
Over the years I’ve been doing this blog there have definitely been games I’ve always intended to review. This has mainly been for nostalgic reasons, which I’m sure makes sense; after all, like any nerd with a platform, I just want to share the things I love with the world but at great and overly … Continue reading Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3
Among fighting games on the original PlayStation, Tekken was an undisputed pillar. As we’ve discussed in earlier reviews, the technological leaps that the series showcased as it moved through its iterations were, for the time, immense, as was the way in which it brought 3D movement into the contemporary fighting game scene. This left it … Continue reading Tekken Tag Tournament
A short while ago I reviewed Budokai Tenkaichi, the first game in a series of fighters that eschewed the traditional side-on form of the genre in favour of a fully 3D, free-moving fighter which aimed to recreate the movement and flow of the battles in Dragon Ball Z, a martial arts manga and anime about … Continue reading Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
I’m not sure there’s a show that feels more emblematic of the ‘90s to me than Dragon Ball Z. I have vague memories of waking up early to catch it on whatever random channel it was on. I’m not sure why I did so; subsequent rewatches of the show have confirmed in my mind that … Continue reading Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi
By the time of Tekken 3’s release, I would guess that it was safe to say that the franchise’s legacy was already secured. After two big hits already, the eyes were no doubt on Namco to see how the now-experienced company could look to improve upon what was clearly a winning formula, not to mention … Continue reading Tekken 3
When I decided I wanted to review the Tekken games, there were a few entries in the franchise that I knew I wanted to get to and talk about. A couple of them are the games that were a major part of my adolescence - these were the big PS2 titles that I played over … Continue reading Tekken 2
In the grand pantheon of fighting games there are few names as storied as that of Tekken. It’s a series that I discovered quite young. I can just about remember long nights spent at my brother’s house playing Tekken 3 - well, I say playing, but more like button-mashing, as is tradition for any unskilled … Continue reading Tekken
The Almighty Backlog 