Pokemon Legends Arceus tosses players out into a wild land to explore, collect items for crafting, and, of course, to catch Pokemon. This exploration-heavy game will thrill any Pokemon lovers looking for something exciting and new.
This week the guys talk about the 2022 Nintendo Direct and all of the huge game announcements that came with. From Splatoon to Triangle Strategy to Super Mario Strikers, there were a lot of games to talk about.
This week our intrepid Save State columnist goes on an quest to explore the numerous floors of a monster-filled mansion. It’s all part of the indie adventure called Dead Estate.
The GiN Lounge is back. After a bout with COVID and other problems, the Lounge is once again open for business. And the talk this week is all about business of a sort, the mirky area of NFTs that have started invading the game industry.
It’s a tale as old as time itself. Boy buys a game on whim during a super Steam sale. Boy falls in love. And this week, that love story is all about Astalon: Tears of the Earth.
Demoniaca Everlasting Night is a game that tries to marry together two different genres, Metroidvanias and beat-em-ups, to varying levels of success. When Demonica is working well, it’s almost epic. But when it falters, it falls down hard.
This week, Save State columnist Vincent Mahoney spent all of his time playing Pokémon Legends Arceus. And while a full review is in the works, he has some initial thoughts that he needs to share with the Pokemon community of fans.
Monster Hunter Rise is a fantastic entry to the series, with an excellent PC port that runs astoundingly well on older hardware. Rise running on Steam also looks amazing, and comes with every single DLC and content drop released so far.
CrossCode has a long history of awards that is especially impressive for an indie title. But that did not keep it from sitting on Vince’s backlist, until now. And he’s really glad he finally unwrapped this grand gift to gamers.
The first Save State of the new year is a bit of a dichotomy as Vincent takes advantage of the many end of year game sales. At first, things are dark and gloomy with Ender Lilies, and then they go white hot in Burnout Paradise.
