Book Review: Virtual Cities: An Atlas & Exploration of Video Game Cities
Get to the Cloud District often with Virtual Cities! I like to joke in my bio that I’ll never complete the Civil War questline in Skyrim and I’m okay with that, but there’s a really good reason behind it: I fell in love with Whiterun and I never want…
Dr. Stone Vol. 13 Review
Time for the ultimate application of science: Beautification! Don’t you just hate it when that happens: you’re thoroughly enjoying the latest installment of your favorite manga — a veritable page-turner gut-busting mischief and gripping developments — and before you know it…it’s over. In this case, Dr. Stone Volume 13’s…
Spy x Family Vol. 2 Review
Ready for more Anya love? In discussing the benefits of the worldwide Manga Plus app — where Shueisha manga’s localized in English the same day as Japan — Shonen Jump+ editor Yuta Momiyama recently cited Tatsuya Endo’s Spy x Family as a popular standout. As an American who has…
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Vol. 7 Review
Link and the Twilight Princess get back on their feet. The last volume of Akira Himekawa’s superb The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess adaption hit upon an awkward snag: namely, a vital step of the Hero’s Journey rushed by an inexplicable segue into pride’s downfall as opposed to natural,…
The Promised Neverland Vol. 16 Review
The promise is finally set. The gears began shifting over the past couple installments, but as of Volume 16, it doesn’t take an official announcement to deduce The Promised Neverland is approaching the endgame. With Norman initiating his genocidal assault as the series’ titular promise is finally bound between…
One Piece Vol. 94 Review
Sunacchi! With Eiichiro Oda’s pirate-swamped seas being as dense as they are — each individual island and culture weaving into a rich, conspiracy-laden tapestry stretching back some eight-hundred years — it’s hardly uncommon for plot agents slithering just underneath our notice to suddenly coalesce into the bigger picture, often…
Gary Swallow’s Top 10 Games Of 2015
One list to rule them all 2015 was the first time I felt validation for my current-gen console purchases. It offered up such a massively diverse selection of games…
The Little Acre Review (PS4)
The Little Acre reminds us that good things still come in small packages. If you’ve been following my work at Hey Poor Player over the years, you may know…
My Hero Academia Vol. 17 Review
Can Lemillion and Deku smash through faulty storytelling? As we dive into the climax of My Hero Academia‘s Overhaul arc — the most divisive saga of Kohei Horikoshi’s wildly…
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