Nier (PS3) Review
Like many people, NieR: Automata was my first exposure to games directed by Yoko Taro, which led me to watching people play a bunch of his past stuff. On a trip to GameStop a few months ago, I saw that they had…
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A Rundown Heading Into E3
If you have been keeping up with everything I’ve been writing of late, you are a mad fool only movie villains can sympathize with, and you know, I’m excited for E3. With it all kicking off next Sunday, I am currently building…
Nier: Automata (PS4) Review
For years, game director Yoko Taro was a niche creator with interesting ideas. His most well-known works, Drakengard and Nier, are beloved for everything but their gameplay; which has led to them largely being rejected by mainstream gaming audiences but embraced by…
Kingdom Hearts 3 ReMind DLC Leaked
A few days ago, Square Enix released free DLC for Kingdom Hearts 3 that added the classic critical difficulty mode, and according to spectator YanilynGaming who was attending the Kingdom Hearts concert in Tokyo, Tetsuya Nomura has announced a paid DLC pack…
Kingdom Hearts 3 Critical Mode Now Available
In the aftermath of the release of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, there was a resurgence in the discussion on difficulty options. While I myself am an advocate for easier difficulties and accessibility options in games, I think it is only fair to…
Final Fantasy VII Remake Gets New Director
Since the early tech demo for the PS3 back in 2005, fans have been clamoring for a Final Fantasy VII Remake. Ten years later, we got that announcement. In 2015, we got the first trailer, with an announcement that CyberConnect2 were contributing to the…
Kingdom Hearts III (PS4) Review
It’s been fourteen years since we saw the last mainline entry in the Kingdom Hearts franchise, and in that span of time we’ve seen six spinoffs and four collections, all just getting fans more and more excited for the inevitable third and final…
Final Fantasy IX (Switch) Review
I have been a Final Fantasy fan for pretty much my entire life. I remember watching my mom (Phenixx Gaming’s Managing Editor in fact) playing Final Fantasy VII at a very young age. One of my favorite entries in the franchise though…