We spend a lot of time consuming information about Japanese games from fellow English speakers located outside Japan. Amber Vještica, Editor-in-Chief at Automaton Media West,…
Despite what some people might assume, Japanese adventure games and visual novels are a big blind spot for me. And while I've enjoyed the games,…
As weird as my gaming tastes are today, I think I'm still ultimately a Nintendo fan at heart. Reflecting on my recent Nintendo video made…
I have a long history of using machine translation to help me read Japanese news stories, talk to fan bases online, and sometimes even play…
I used to want to be a game journalist, but I gave it up once I left college. Recently, I was contacted by Luis Aguasvivas,…
Games designed for kids can be enjoyable even for adults, though they often require looking at them with a different mindset than traditional games. In…
Sometimes, Japanese games have a certain allure to them that I have trouble quantifying. I've really started to question why I and others hold a…
Phantasy Star Online played a massive role in popularizing online console games at the turn of the century. However, I often struggle to convey its…
Licensed games, especially those aimed at kids, are easy to dismiss and ignore as a traditional game player. However, Princess Poki helped me see the…
Respectful game criticism can be tough, especially when being critical. Alex Fraioli recently had to walk that line when creating a video criticizing the narratives…