The top-down arcade shooter has grown in popularity and mainstream appeal the past few years. Owing much of the renewed appeal to 2012’s Hotline Miami. A new contender has now entered the fray with the outlandish and gruesome Bloodroots. You…
Langrisser 1&2 Review – A Classic Series Steps Back Into the Spotlight
If you quickly glanced at the new Langrisser 1+2 remake on Switch, you may confuse it with another popular strategy RPG series developed by Nintendo. That would be doing this package of games a great disservice. Any fans of high…
Lightmatter Review
You awake to find yourself alone in an abandoned lab. Debris and evidence of a serious accident having just taken place. Overhead the crackling sound of speakers come on and a voice informs you that they will lead you to…
Scott White’s Top Non-RPG Games of 2019
2019 will be looked back fondly on, as the calm before the video game storm of 2020. A time before the Cyberpunk Gang joined forces with the Final Fantasy VII Remake Stans and destroyed the last bastions of the Legion…
SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays Review
With its first release back in January of 1988, the long-running strategy series of SD Gundam has finally made its triumphant official debut in the west with SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays on Steam. In the convening 30+ years,…
Shovel Knight: King of Cards Review
I doubt backers expected back in March of 2013 that the retro-inspired Shovel Knight game they were investing in would continue to expand and grow for so long. The fact that this game has done so, and is now concluding…
Professor RPG: Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 3 Basics Primer
Welcome students, Professor RPG here! Need help understanding the Equipment Fusion system in Tales of Zestiria? Perhaps you would like a more deep dive into the history of Ivalice? What in the world does the Intelligence stat do in that…
Interview with Chris Cao, Executive Producer of MTG Arena
Recently, Scott had the chance to sit down and interview the Executive Producer at Wizards of the Coast, Chris Cao, on the past, present and future of the F2P title, Magic The Gathering: Arena. He was also able to ask…
Digimon Cyber Sleuth Complete Edition is a Great Example of How Game Collections on Switch Should Be Done
The Nintendo Switch is no stranger to the video game collections market. With the likes of Final Fantasy X / X-2, Mega Man X Legacy Collection 1+2, Mega Man Legacy Collection 1+2, already on the system, I am thrilled to…
Video Game Book Club: Luigi’s Mansion – Episode 2 FINALE!
Every other week, members of Irrational Passions will play through a new game. From modern to retro, obscure to popular, games we’ve played and those we haven’t, we will be hitting checkpoints as we go, sharing our experiences. Play along…
Interview with Sean Chiplock – Voice Actor for Rean Schwarzer of Trails of Cold Steel series!
As the release of the highly anticipated western release of the third title, Scott got to sit down and talk to Sean Chiplock, the voice actor of Rean Schwarzer. The protagonist of Falcom’s Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel…
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 3 Review
*Update 6-26-20: Review has been updated with a section devoted Switch-specific details* Over the course of 2019, I have spent close to 200 hours with my friends and classmates of Class VII at Thors Military Academy. I’ve witnessed the barriers…