While I enjoy the characters and relationship systems of the Fire Emblem series, the turn-based strategy elements were always something I never really took a shine too. I did find some fun in the combat systems, but it was always the characters themselves that I kept coming back for.

When Shinji Mikami returned to Resident Evil with the fourth title in the main series, he didn't just develop the most popular entry in the franchise, he redefined the third person shooter. There isn't an over-the-shoulder action game out there since 2005 that wasn't in some way influenced by what he and his team had created.

While you may not know the studio by name, Supermassive Games was the team behind the successful, yet somewhat overlooked, Until Dawn; a choose-your-own-adventure game about a group of teenagers being hunted down one by one by a mysterious killer.

While I've been a fan of South Park since its initial release 20 years ago, I haven't watched much during the last few years. I've caught the odd episode here and there and recently watched the newest episode leading up to the release of The Fractured But Whole.

When Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor released in the fall of 2014, it introduced the Nemesis system, a gameplay hook that would create variations on existing foes and allow them to become your very own custom enemy.

Fans of Battle Chasers, like myself, have been waiting patiently since 2001 for the next adventures of Gully, Garrison, Knolan, Calibretto, and of course, the curvaceous redhead, Red Monika. Apart from the announcement of this very game, it didn't look like we were ever going to see what adventures awaited our heroes next.

Senran Kagura is the very face of fan service, in fact, it may be its strongest quality. From torn clothes during intense Ninja Arts, or through various beach activities, Senran Kagura is a series of cleavage shots and upskirt moments and there is no denying it.