Presented Spoiler-free Platted That! is an ongoing series from Handsome Phantom giving gamers a review of unlocking the Platinum Trophy for PlayStation 4 titles. Assassin’s Creed: Origins brought the popular series back from the edge of oblivion. After the disastrous launch of Assassin’s Creed: Unity, and the lukewarm reception of Assassin’s Creed: Syndicate, Ubisoft took…
In the mid 90’s, all sorts of new trends were rising within American youth culture. Trading Card Games (TCGs) became extremely popular among youth and adults with Magic: The Gathering and the Pokemon TCG being the most popular. Recently, there’s been a resurgence of electronic CCGs (Collectible Card Games) that have been popping up on…
It’s rare for a game to be so simplistic that anyone can pick it up and feel confident in their skills, yet deep enough that genre veterans flock to it. Somehow that’s exactly the case with Sirlin Games’ new fighter – Fantasy Strike. With no complex motions or special moves there is no need to…
With Shadow of the Colossus being such a legendary series, I was very excited at the idea of it coming to my current console of choice.
Each year, Playstation Experience has kicked off with some kind of showcase event, with reveals big and small. In previous years, we’ve seen the debut of Uncharted 4 gameplay, and even the announcement of the Last of Us Part 2. Though the show was never at the level of E3, it was perfectly tailored for…
One of the big categories that it seems the awards may have picked wrong this year is Best Narrative.
Retro gaming has returned with a vengeance in recent years. The NES Classic and Super NES Classic have both proven that these games can stand toe-to-toe with recent releases. When the Super NES Classic released it was the number one selling console that month. With all of this love for games from that era, the…
Not too long ago, Handsome Phantom recounted some of their favorite gaming trilogies. The problem is, there’s so many that deserve recognition. Trilogies are a hard thing to pull off in any medium, even more so in gaming due to long development cycles. So we’re back with more of our favorites, and we’re starting with…
Presented Spoiler-free Platted That! is an ongoing series from Handsome Phantom giving gamers a review of unlocking the Platinum Trophy for PlayStation 4 titles. This week we’re looking at Horizon Zero Dawn, an exclusive title filled with dinosaurs, gingers, and a post-apocalyptic mystery for the ages. Horizon Zero Dawn just released The Frozen Wilds expansion,…
It has been over five years since we received a proper Animal Crossing release when New Leaf landed on the 3DS in 2012 and nearly a decade since it released on a home console. At long last the newly announced mobile iteration, Pocket Camp, finally released today worldwide a day ahead of schedule. However, will this be enough to satisfy the appetite of fans of the series as we wait for the next console release?
