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Being an anxious narrative that has been pushed several times in the past, many publishers are convinced that at some point in the future, games that only offer single-player mode will slowly but surely die. This narrative is built on data about the time spent by gamers, which indeed shows how the popularity of multiplayer games is unstoppable. The good news? That, at least at the time of writing, shows no signs of happening. Single-player games still persist and even now, Sony is still the focus for games with the Playstation label in the future. The commitment to single-player games…

Little Nightmares is currently arguably one of the best franchises in the gaming industry, especially for the indie level. The first series that launched in 2017 was a huge success. Having a play style similar to LIMBO and INSIDE from PlayDead, this game turns out to be unique. Little Nightmares takes us to a strange, terrifying world. In that world we became little humans who could be killed at any time by the monsters that were there. As a creature that is vulnerable to being killed, the only way to get past the challenges is by stealth. This game is…

  Continuing the story from the previous Marvel’s Spider-Man, one year later, Miles Morales, who was bitten by an experimental spider, is now starting to play his role as the new Spider-Man. Fortunately, not having to learn everything on his own, he is now scouted by Peter Parker, who has eaten salt acid to explore this sacrificial mission. At one point, Miles Morales now had to take on this responsibility alone. Accompanying Mary Jane who was out of town, Peter Parker left responsibility for the safety of the city in the hands of Miles Morales who he thought was ready.…

Video games have many protagonists who are iconic and / or already known by many people. But not many antagonist or villain characters can hold the same status. Of the few iconic villains, the one whose popularity has been able to pass the times and ages is Sephiroth. But when did Sephiroth actually first appear in the game world, and where did he appear after? Besides that, the most important thing, what made this antagonist or villain character so iconic and known by many people even today? From Final Fantasy Then Penetrating Various Worlds Sephiroth first appeared in Final Fantasy…

West and Japan, usually ends up being the most common separation when we talk about the origins of a video game. Apart from the various genres that may be born from it, gamers can usually easily distinguish which games are born from western developers (which are usually locked for developers from the Americas and Europe) and which are born from Japan. Coupled with culture and history which are often adapted into other creative media such as anime and films, there are so many “romanticizations” similar to fictional video game products that simply borrow one or two popular elements from it.…

If your ears feel unfamiliar with a game called Total War, then you are not a true war game fan. This game series that defines total and all-out war is a mandatory “subject” for hardcore strategy fans. Everything about this game is taken seriously, from regional regulation, government, rebellion, politics, technology, to battle in the field where the number of troops can approach thousands of people! Shogun 2 continues the tradition that this game series holds with some improvements that we think make the Total War series perfect.   Shogun and Bushido Shogun 2 narrows its perspective to a battle…

Since it was first announced at the E3 2015 event, For Honor has become a special concern for gamers who are thirsty for the latest genres and are not too mainstream. The genre of For Honor itself has a new concept and is arguably a combination of MMO, MOBA, and Dynasty Warriors-style fighting with the theme of ancient colossal wars. Before the release of For Honor on February 14, 2017, there were lots of controversies that provoked negative reactions, one of which was that at first Ubisoft promised to be played offline for its singleplayer part, finally Ubisoft changed its…

Espionage is one of the hottest topics on today’s gaming themes. The charm of playing the life of a spy and infiltrating the enemy base alone is still able to attract the attention of gamers. Well, now try to imagine one espionage game that has ever been played, then raise the difficulty level a dozen times and you will find Invisible Inc there! Invisible Inc is an espionage game that looks so simple at first. Unlike other spy games that usually place you as the agent of the culprit, this game asks you to control the agent’s movements on the…