The 1980s produced some of the most beloved video games ever made, but they also gave players some of the toughest challenges in gaming history. There was no internet full of walkthroughs, no built-in hints, and few checkpoints to help players. If you got stuck, you either experimented until something worked, asked a friend at […]
The upcoming release of Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse is one that fans of the series are waiting for eagerly, as the game seems to be a high-polished return to side scrolling gameplay. With the game under development by the creators behind Dead Cells, who also made an incredible tribute to the series within their own game, […]
There are an infinite number of genres used to describe various games, with multiple subdivisions and categories for titles that release every year. However, while every game is unique, there are a few that can be considered the starting point of some genre definitions, at least by the standards we hold today. In fact, some […]
The upcoming Castlevania game, Belmont’s Curse, has inspired fans to revisit past titles in the series, including the highly praised Symphony of the Night. Widely considered the pinnacle of the franchise, to the point where it established tropes seen in all Metroidvanias to come after it, Symphony of the Night has been the core behind […]