The zoology of Dragon Quest IX

I have a confession to make: I have an undying love for the palette-swapped monsters in Dragon Quest IX. The monsters are cute, for starters, devoid of the baroque stylings of their Final Fantasy brethren, and they’ve made a consistent

Review: Dragon Quest IX

I’ve been sitting on this review for a while now. Not because I have many strong feelings about Dragon Quest, IX in particular, but because it’s a game that is so flabbergastingly difficult to discuss. It’s the Level 5 problem:

Upcoming Games: July

Hey, it’s July! The long, abhorrent summer doldrums are…well, just about as long and abhorrent as ever. You know how it goes. Anyway, there are some games coming out this month. You might have heard of a couple of them,