Tag: Fighting

I’m Ready for the Yakuza Series to Take Over My Life

For the 14 years since the release of the original Yakuza on PS2, I've brushed off this series due to a woefully misconceived notion that it was just another Grand Theft Auto clone with shiny Japanese trappings. Thanks to one very lazy weekend, I finally got around to playing Yakuza Kiwami, a remake of the original Yakuza that was part of the PS Plus free games back in November. From the opening cinematic before I even pressed start on the main menu, I was immediately sucked in and disappointed in my ignorance having robbed me of over a decade with this wonderfully weird world.

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: The Good, the Bad, and the Nintendo

My history with the Smash franchise primarily consists of one fabulous month where I was living on my friend Kevin's coach while waiting to join up with all my stuff that was already in Charleston. Each night, along with our other roommate Dennis, we would gather around the TV and play endless amounts of the Wii U Super Smash Bros. and Mario Kart, while drinking seemingly neverending quantities of beer. Once my eyes and reflexes adapted to the non-stop barrage of chaos on the screen, I discovered one of the most memorable fighting game and shit-talking experiences around. Despite not winning all that often, I at least knew how to troll my friends with some quality Wario cheesing. Now that my life has taken on a decidedly less dorm-like feel to it, would the latest Smash land as powerfully?