What a quiet and uneventful January for the world… yup hardly anything note happened…
Anyway Branford Hubbard did round up every bit of video game news from last month, so that was nice.
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All tagged Metaphor ReFantazio
startmenu's Very Busy 2024 In Numbers
2024 had it all on startmenu from Metaphor to Mouthwashing, Indiana to Indika, from Final Fantasy VII to umm… Final Fantasy XIV.
Alex Green breaks down startmenu’s year in numbers.
Jess Reyes Discovers There’s a Life Outside of the Games Industry | Winter Spectacular 2024
In 2024 Jess Reyes realised that she didn’t need to define herself by her work, and started to think about a life outside of games journalism.
Mike Minotti Believes That 2024 Was The Year Of JRPGs | Winter Spectacular 2024
It’s been a banner year for JRPGs and Mike “Mitch Tolkoto” Minotti.
Let's round up some of his favourites so that he can bask in their glory!
The startmenu Awards 2024 | Winter Spectacular 2024
We’ve run the numbers (we haven’t) and checked the results (this is all vibes-based) and after our tireless scientific research startmenu has found its list of winners best, worst, somewhere in between games and game-adjacent things of 2024.
David McAdam Examines How Metaphor Begs You To Believe In Humanity Again | Winter Spectacular 2024
2024 was a year with no shortage of political anger and apathy but amidst all that Dave McAdam thinks one game wants us to believe others again.
Review-In-Progress | Metaphor: ReFantazio - A Roleplaying Epic Worth Experiencing
Metaphor ReFantazio combines the harsh combat of Shin Megami Tensei with the relationship-building and structure of Persona to create an RPG experience that feels wholly unique.
Check out Dave McAdam's review-in-progress.
Did Microsoft Win Summer Games Fest 2023? (Spoiler Alert: It’s Very Likely)
What a season. What a season. The Summer of video games is really in full swing, but has Microsoft already won the news season of 2023?
Tal thinks so.