Video Games

The fan favorite of the ‘Silent Hill’ franchise, ‘Silent Hill 2’ raises the bar for contemplative video game narratives.

‘Silent Hill 3’ makes the bold decision to return to the original game’s style. How will it continue to improve upon the formula?

This expanded port of ‘Skies of Arcadia’ brings one of the finest traditional turn-based RPGs to a wider audience. A swashbuckling adventure that reimagines JRPG tropes with so much charisma and charm that it all feels fresh again.

Often cited as the best ‘Sonic’ game ever made, is ‘Sonic CD’ as great as some people claim? Only with the vocal theme, surely.

A black sheep of the Sonic franchise, ‘Sonic R’ is endearing because of its many (often ill-advised) idiosyncrasies.

Nippon Ichi Software concludes an incredible streak of games on the PS2 with ‘Soul Nomad.’ Will they apply everything they’ve learned and release their best game yet?

With ‘Star Ocean: First Departure,’ the SNES JRPG classic is remade for the PSP. Can its legacy survive a modernized environment?

Not even Louie can save ‘Super Bomberman 3’ from being a disappointing dud when compared to its two 16-bit predecessors.

‘Super Castlevania IV’ is infamous for its addition of eight-directional whip aiming. Will this make the game or break it?

The developers of the ‘Final Fantasy’ franchise give Mario his first RPG. As an adult playing for the first time, will the reputation of ‘Super Mario RPG’ hold up?

The fan translation of ‘Super Robot Wars: OGs’ by Kingcom is a monumental release and precious gift—but I do miss Atlus’s script.

The Video Game Awards have been better. They’ve certainly been worse. But I don’t know if they’ve ever been this boring. 2025’s awards fade out in the vague shape of an ominous blood moon. The entire world just isn’t good…

‘The Dig’ was conceived with names like Steven Spielberg and Orson Scott Card to be LucasArts’s magnum opus. The final offering was a modest, commercial failure. What happened?

The epitome of a game that’s more than the sum of its parts, ‘The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time’ is an ambitious adventure that continues to captivate.

The March 2026 issue of ‘Old School Gamer Magazine’ (OSGM) is the publication’s 50th issue, and to celebrate, we have a deluxe edition featuring "The Most Important and Influential ‘Old-School’ Games of All Time!"

What can ‘The Stanley Parable’ teach us about the narrative constraints of video games? That is, if it has anything at all to teach.

This year, the 12 days of Christmas numerically coincide with 2024’s 12th annual Keighleys, sometimes referred to as "The Video Game Awards."

Issue 52 of Old School Gamer Magazine allowed me the honor of interviewing industry legend George Gomez.

‘Um Jammer Lammy’ is a spinoff of ‘PaRappa the Rapper,’ delivering similar rhythm gaming with mild twists. But something in the formula just isn’t tuned as well this time.

‘Wario’s Woods’ is an underrated SNES action puzzler featuring unique gameplay that Nintendo refuses to rerelease.

Bearing the name of one of Nintendo’s most iconic characters, surely ‘Yoshi’s Safari’ is the highest quality of all Super Scope games… Right?

My first ‘Ys’ game, ‘The Oath in Felghana’ uses light RPG mechanics to disguise what is ultimately a high-paced, fluid, arcade-like action game.

Digital Eclipse and Konami deliver this compilation of retro games spanning three generations of Game Boy handhelds. What do these vintage ‘Yu-Gi-Oh!’ video games offer modern card game fans and returning players?