Gabriel Ricard

1 week ago | culturedvultures.com | Gabriel Ricard

Despite the fair criticisms you could level against the Nintendo Wii, especially when it came to its innovative, if not a little problematic, remote-style controller, it’s just not true that its games have all aged poorly. The Wii was an interesting experiment that some struggled to make good games for, but many developers found ways to create Wii titles that are just as much fun to play now.

Dec 5, 2024 | culturedvultures.com | Gabriel Ricard |Gabriel Ricard writes

There was a temptation with this last Make the Case that will be published with Cultured Vultures to go for a subject that would be appropriate for the end of this chapter. But what’s really going to summarize a column that ran without pause every month for almost 10 full years? Yeah, your guess is as good as mine. So, as I write this last column for Cultured Vultures, I decided to wrap things up here by simply acting as though nothing is changing.

Nov 20, 2024 | culturedvultures.com | Gabriel Ricard |Gabriel Ricard writes

While the genre was pretty well established before the console came out, you could argue that the SNES was when RPGs really began to establish creative standards that some modern RPGs just struggle to match. From heavy-handed Queen references to at least a handful of dragons to the greatest video game frog ever, I’m Jimmy for Cultured Vultures, and these are the best SNES RPGs ever, limiting things to just one entry per franchise. 10.

Nov 19, 2024 | culturedvultures.com | Gabriel Ricard |Gabriel Ricard writes

You may think the Genesis has nothing left to show you, but unless you’ve got a complete collection of Sega Genesis games in your basement, the odds are high that there’s a title you haven’t heard of. Let’s take a look at some unique Sega releases for their most famous console that have mostly fallen through the cracks over the years. 1.

Nov 15, 2024 | culturedvultures.com | Gabriel Ricard |Gabriel Ricard writes

There’s plenty of weirdness to be found within the Super Nintendo’s legendary library, but it’s another thing entirely to be weird and still a good game overall. While infamous games like Shaq-Fu are weird and not altogether very good by conventional standards, there’s also strange, obscure titles from both Japan and the west that are as bizarre as they are enjoyable. Let’s focus on those titles with this look at weird SNES games that are actually quite good.