Something is enduring about pixel art that keeps drawing us back. A handful of coloured squares shouldn’t have much power, yet somehow they carry stories, emotions, whole worlds. Retro visuals were ...

The 36-year-old game is remade anew for today's visual tastes, though decisions not to update the gameplay lead to a mixed bag. David Lumb is a senior reporter covering mobile and gaming spaces. Over ...

Dragon Quest 1 is noticeably older than 3, even in its remade form. Dragon Quest 3 is recognized as one of the godfathers of the RPG genre, setting the framework that party-based RPGs have built upon ...

2D horror games deserve a spotlight just like big-budget ones, offering unique gameplay experiences. Carrion is a thrilling reverse horror game using hit-and-run tactics for satisfying encounters.

The Legend of Zelda has been going strong since 1987, with virtually every game in the series beloved for one reason or another. Each Nintendo console always has at least one Zelda game released for ...

Jenni Lada: What was it like to work on Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake after working on Octopath Traveler? How did your experience on it shape your approach to Dragon Quest? Masaaki Hayasaka: I ...

There’s something undeniably magical about 2D games. They don’t need hyper-realistic lighting engines or million-dollar motion capture to leave players awestruck. Instead, they paint their worlds with ...

Oliver Brandt is a Contributing Pop Culture Writer based in Tasmania, Australia. Their focus is reporting on video games, film, and TV. They have extensive knowledge of video game history and ...

The Super Mario series serves as the franchise's anchor video game series with its classic side-scrolling platform gameplay.

I find the word “cozy” to be dreadfully overused when assigning genres to video games these days, but it’s hard to find another adjective that so perfectly captures what I love about Dragon Quest.

JRPGs "A lot of RPGs have adopted more action gameplay elements," says Dragon Quest remake producer, making old-school turn-based JRPGs "actually rare nowadays" and "considered fresh again" Dragon ...

As video games have become more advanced, developers around the world have been able to create experiences that are more than just jaggy polygons and strong gameplay loops. Even though entertainment ...