The Crooked Man- A Franchise is Born

We start off Strange Men Month with the first game in the saga. 

7 Ancient Animals that Would Make Great Pokemon

You've read the title, so you know what this is. I'll introduce the animal first and then explain just what type of Pokemon it could be. Most, but not ALL of these entries, could be Fossil Pokemon. Let's begin!

Gaming in China: My Personal Experience

When moving to China, one of my biggest worries was not being able to game. However, within a month of staying here, I am pleased to announce those fears were very, very much unfounded. China has a robust gaming culture, and I have had the privilege to experience it just a tiny bit.

The Fall of Capcom

Capcom is one of those gaming companies we barely tolerate, much less respect. After the infuriating debacle that was Darkstalkers Resurrection, whatever respect I personally had for Capcom has flown out the window. With its continous abandonment of non-Street Fighter and Resident Evil franchises, Capcom has become nothing more than a shell of that gaming giant that was once known for being top quality gaming. This is the story of that special age.

Can any Pokemon Generation be considered the best?

Ask an old-school Pokemon fan which Genration was the best, and they'll say "the first." And of course they have every reason to think so, as the First Generation was the most culturally visible and relevant of ALL Pokemon generations, to the point they're the only Pokemon commonly known. But if we were to take a step back from the Nostalgia and the personal bias, could we honestly answer the question of which Generation was objectively the BEST?

My Love-Hate Relationship with MapleStory

There's no MMO I've quit and returned to more than MapleStory. Ah yes, that free-to-play game from South Korea has had its ups and downs, but in all honesty it's a game that's easy to love, easy to play, and easy to quit. I should know; I've quit that game twice a year for the last 7 years!

Battleborn vs SMITE

League of Legends. Overwatch. These two games are not popular, they are gaming culture JUGGERNAUTS. Millions of cosplays, fanarts, fanfics made of both games, it is almost guaranteed that neither game is going to die anytime soon. On the other side of the spectrum, you have the laughing stock that is Battleborn, a game that MAYBE could have been great but got quickly HUMILIATED by Overwatch, to the point that its peak number of players is barely a tenth the average number of Overwatch players. And between those two extremes is SMITE, a mildly successful but otherwise irrelevant MOBA. What's the difference?