Blue Prince is a puzzle roguelike game that was released to critical acclaim on April 10th, 2025. This wasn’t a game on my radar, but for many critics it was this year’s first must-play game.

The Switch is the second-highest selling Nintendo console, but after the Switch 2 Direct, I’m not quite sure the Switch 2 will surpass it. These may not be burning hot takes, but I have plenty of thoughts. 

A series near and dear to my heart, Puella Magi Madoka Magica, got a brand new mobile game titled Madoka Magica Magia Exedra. It’s certainly a mouthful, but is it any good? 

I usually let myself pick up two new games a month, some months that’s an easy decision. Sometimes, that decision is a lot harder. 

In the first 3 days since launch over 8 million copies have been sold, so does it live up to such an achievement?

Every once in a while, you watch a show that just feels so inspired, so new, and yet so well executed. Pantheon is that show, and you should go watch it, like right now. 

Despite just passing the 10 year anniversary it seems like the original version of Bloodborne might be all we get.

A beloved game of my childhood, Phantom Brave, that I finally finished just last year, got a surprising sequel 20 years later.

The start of this year has been pretty slow, so I finally got around to last year’s Persona 3 Reload. I feel like this game has some weird thoughts about gender.

This year, more than others, feels like a bit of a question mark in terms of the games industry. Beyond April, we really don’t have many confirmed releases, and while not unusual, I feel like there’s more things up in the air. 

Once again, it’s time to rank my top 10 anime of the year. Unlike last year, I had a bit of a harder time, there seemed to be less surprises this year.

Much like last year, this was another pretty great year for games, far too many to play them all! Of the ones I did get to play, there were a few that really stood out.

After 3 years of waiting, the second and final season of Arcane came out, and it’s fantastic. It seems like everyone can agree this is one of the best video game adaptations out there.

Technology has always been a useful, if not often revolutionary tool. It allows us to connect with people all over the world, get information in real time, and sometimes endlessly refresh an ongoing election while draining all our energy. 

Atlus’ latest project, and newest IP since the first Persona game, Metaphor: ReFantazio, seems to be yet another masterpiece.

Palworld, when it launched in early access back in January 2024, reached over 2 million concurrent players on steam. This made it the second highest played game of all time on steam. As of February 22nd, it has sold over 15 million units. 

I’d heard a lot about the Tokyo Game Show over the years of following the games industry. I never imagined I would get to go myself!

As an avid podcast listener, social media user, and person who exists on the internet, I’ve become increasingly aware of parasocial relationships. Lately, I’ve begun to wonder if they’re really a good thing. 

The final season could have gone any number of ways, and in the end, I think they picked the worst one.

I’ve never been a huge reality TV fan, or dating reality TV fan. When I do decide to check one out though, I tend to get pretty invested, and that’s exactly what happened with Netflix’s The Boyfriend.