Robin Tess“Punk Rock,” Auteurship, and Goichi SudaGoichi Suda of Grasshopper Manufacture leads teams to make games that really only Goichi Suda could possibly influence. I want to share…7 min read·Nov 1, 2021----
Robin TessLink’s Awakening is Still Pretty Good, FolksRather than relegating the game to memory, Nintendo saw fit to refresh our memory of one of the series’ more overlooked titles these days.7 min read·Sep 26, 2019----
Robin TessSpider-Man, an Arkham-like without derivationBatman: Arkham Asylum is one of the most influential games and series of these past two console generations. It’s not often we witness a…5 min read·Sep 10, 2018----
Robin TessYo Ho Yo Ho A Griefer’s Life For Me: A Story from the Sea of ThievesI’d finally done it. I found the red-plumed chicken and the white-feathered chicken, got them in coops, got them on my ship, and was making…4 min read·Mar 21, 2018--1--1
Robin TessI Just Want To Talk About Monster Hunter: WorldI’ve been a fan of action games since I was a little kid. Gunstar Heroes for the Sega Genesis was a game I rented perhaps too many times…9 min read·Feb 6, 2018----
Robin TessSonic Forces, or, How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love GarbageSonic Forces is not a particularly well-made game. At least, I think it isn’t. To be honest, if you were to gauge my reactions to this game…7 min read·Nov 15, 2017----
Robin TessHorizon: Zero Dawn — Factor For x, Where “x” is Love(Note: This article contains spoilers for pretty much the biggest plot beats and reveals of HZD. Seriously, you should probably beat the…5 min read·Oct 8, 2017----
Robin TessAgents of Mayhem: Not Enough Mayhem, FranklyHow this open world adventure comes off as a sleeper7 min read·Aug 21, 2017----
Robin TessFinal Fantasy XV — A game accidentally about the trauma of identity crisis in long-toothed…(Note: This article is pretty much going to spoil all of FFXV’s and some of Resident Evil 7’s story.)9 min read·Feb 9, 2017----
Robin TessNier, the overly depressed optimistNier does in one game what most game franchises have yet to pull off after all these years: moral complexity.4 min read·Jan 8, 2017----