I wasn’t playing many RPGs back in March of 1992; I don’t know many four-year-olds who were, to be fair. But when Dragon Quest III was released on the Game Boy Color in 2001, I dove in and soaked it…
PAX West 2024 – Dragon Quest 3 HD-2D Remake’s visuals leave me feeling a little disappointed
Ever since the first Octopath Traveler, I have truly believed in the wonders of Square Enix’s HD-2D aesthetic. The brilliant melding of Square’s expertise with pixel art and 3D models has enamored me and continues to do so. That’s why,…
PAX West 2024 – Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven looks to be the best jumping in point to the series
Back at the very start of the year, one of my goals was to dip my toe into Square’s long-running SaGa franchise finally, and to thank my vigor in completing this goal, Square has graced me with not only one…
Legend of Legacy HD Remastered Review
The Nintendo 3DS found itself home to a treasure trove of fantastic RPGs, even more so if you bring over the ones from the DS thanks to backward compatibility. Even within the genre, you could find old classics like Dragon…
The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie Review
At long last, The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie is available for Western audiences, serving as a brilliant conclusion to this arc of the series, with a tense and twisting story with drips and teasing what has yet to…
Shovel Knight Dig: Review Discussion
Review Discussions are interview-style discussions hoping to discuss specific aspects of the game in question that may or may not be included in the written review. In some cases, the discussion will be the only critical conversation we put out…
Trip to Nintendoland Ep.22: Tears for Fears of the Kingdom
Join us on a trip to Nintendoland! Your monthly source for Nintendo News and games chat from IrrationalPassions.com! In this episode, We finally got a new Nintendo Direct which shoveled a ton of announcements on us like Pikmin 4,…
Tinykin Review
Within the first ten minutes of Tinykin, I knew it would be a game I wanted to tell all my friends about and why they should play this excellent little platformer. From running through levels that make you feel like…
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge Review
After getting to try it a few short months ago at PAX, I could tell right away that Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge was something special. Little did I know then just how special this game would turn out…
A Trip to Nintendoland Ep.12 DK with Seth Rogen’s Laugh
Join us on a trip to Nintendoland! Your monthly source for Nintendo News and games chat from IrrationalPassions.com! In this episode, Mike & Alex are joined by Cameron Hawkins to talk about the wild September Nintendo Direct that had…
Mighty Goose Review – Hell hath no fury like an angry goose
Geese are angry creatures, sometimes scary creatures. Mighty Goose, from developer BlastMode, asks the question: if you gave a goose a power suit, some guns, and a tank, could they save the universe? Spoilers, yes, yes they could. As an…