Futureproofing your game, a case study of Pokémon Go

by Bobby Bozeman | Oct 27, 2019 | 13th Story, General, The Geekery

A little over three years ago, Pokémon Go became the first major break out mobile game. And the way it did it was by embracing the unique tools mobile has to offer. If you don’t know, Pokémon Go works by showing you the map of where you are with points of...

On Fire Emblem Three Houses and series progression or how Echoes: Shadows of Valentia is the unsung hero of FE

by Bobby Bozeman | Aug 11, 2019 | General

I love thinking about how gaming franchises evolve. And Fire Emblem is one of my favorite series both as just a game and thinking about how it has progressed and evolved. You may know this, because it’s mentioned in everything ever written about Fire Emblem, but...

G2G S4E30 – Fire Emblem Three Houses Initial Impressions – “No one believes in democracy here”

by Void and Beej | Jul 31, 2019 | General

In This Episode: Fire Emblem: Three Houses is a turn-based strategy RPG, but it’s also totally a game like Persona where it’s just as much about relationships on a one to one level as it is about the battlesFirst time I’ve played FE not on a handheld system ...

Dragon Quest VIII: Heroes and Villains

by Austin King | Jul 30, 2019 | Dragon Quest Austin, General

This week, we’ve finally reached Dragon Quest VIII! It’s the next-to-last main entry game I have left to play. I’ll admit, I’ve taken it much slower with this game for a number of reasons. (1) I’m almost to the end of playing all the...

Getting your grind on: The misunderstood side of RPGs

by Bobby Bozeman | Jun 16, 2019 | 13th Story, General, The Geekery

So I know this is supposed to be part two of my review of Tokyo Mirage Sessions. And in a way it is, I’ll be discussing parts of that game here, but I’ll also be discussing other games while focusing on the topic of grinding. The reason for that is this...