A lot better than its ancestry

By Alexander O. Cuaycong and Anthony L. Cuaycong IT ISN’T HARD to think badly of Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet (SAO) just from saying the...

Do you remember when…?

By Anthony L. Cuaycong FROM THE OUTSET, The Longest Five Minutes presents anything and everything unlike most other Japanese role-playing games (JRPG) on the Nintendo...

An acquired taste

By Alexander O. Cuaycong and Anthony L. Cuaycong TEAM ICO’S Shadow of the Colossus on the PlayStation 2 was nothing short of a grand spectacle. Originally...

Know when to hold ’em, know when to fold ’em

By Alexander O. Cuaycong and Anthony L. Cuaycong THERE are a slew of popular free-to-play online card games currently out to tickle the fancy of...

Well worth its price

NIHON FALCOM is no stranger to Japanese role-playing games. Having been behind the successful Legend Of Heroes, Dragon Slayer, and Ys series, it was...

Lots of rhythm, a few blues

By Alexander O. Cuaycong and Anthony L. Cuaycong RIGHT OFF THE BAT, followers of DJMax Technika might see something familiar in Superbeat: Xonic. Little surprise,...

For a few hours of distraction

By Alexander O. Cuaycong BY WAY of background for the uninitiated: Project Shrine Maiden is a collection of manic-shooter video games published by Team Shanghai...

Comin’ around again

By Noel Vera Video Review A Ghost Story Written and directed by David Lowery I’M NOT a fan of David Lowery’s Pete’s Dragon -- in retrospect the picture...

A positive and respectful look at traditional Ifugao culture

By Jonathan Best Book Review Ifugao: People of the Earth Written and edited by Prof. Delfin Tolentino, Jr., Leah Enkiwe-Abayao, Analyn Salvador-Amores, and Marlon Martin Published by ArtPostAsia...

Last Recode: definitely worth its price tag

By Alexander O. Cuaycong IT’S difficult to pinpoint exactly how influential .hack (stylized in lower case and pronounced “dot hack”) has been as a series....

Options at a cost

By Alexander O. Cuaycong and Anthony L. Cuaycong SPORTS GAMES are an acquired taste, and even those who hold them in great affection tend to...

Long live the…

Video Review The Death of Louis XIV Directed by Albert Serra By Noel Vera ALBERT SERRA’S The Death of Louis XIV shares at first glance the same status...