Fugue is another in Agneieska Smocynska’s canon of outstanding horrors about women unraveling the mysteries of their own identity. It also cements her place as one of the most important Polish directors working today, as well as one of the best in horror in general.
The underwater-based game “Pronty” is fine, Wade Stokan says, but there are better Metroidvania games to choose from.
“Glorious Sunset” by UK post-hardcore band Hundred Reasons is too good to keep to yourself. Jeffery X Martin explains.
“Octopath Traveler II” outdoes the original “in every way,” says Wade Stokan. Find out more in this edition of In the Game!
“Doris Danger: Giant Monsters Amok” pulls inspiration from the Atomic Age of monster comics to create a spot-on homage. Read more in this installment of Heroes & Villains!
“‘Metroid Prime Remastered’ is perfect.” Find out why Wade Stokan doles out such high praise in this installment of In the Game.
Take a trip through the He-Man multiverse with “Masters of the Universe: Masterverse #1” from Dark Horse Comics!
There’s greatness hidden in “Persona 3 Portable,” but Wade Stokan can’t get past the imperfections on display the PS4 port. Read his review and get In the Game!
“Fire Emblem Engage” for the Nintendo Switch is an “absolute winner!” Read Wade Stokan’s review of the tactical RPG!
Waking Karma is a movie that, on paper at least, explores unspeakable cruelty and the agency of women in the face of a patriarchal cult. It perhaps lacks a certain artfulness and gravity, but it goes so low, so hard on its main eponymous lead character, that it has a haunting effect.
A beloved coming of age story and a touchstone in gay culture finds itself a new home and, perhaps, a new audience – as a stunning and engrossing graphic novel.
Wade Stokan gets In the Game with Square Enix’s remaster of “Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII” which is a great looking nostalgia trip!
