
Nintendo’s dominion over the Japanese market is evident as ever, but one Japanese role-playing game stood out far above the rest: “Project Triangle Strategy,” a tactical RPG by Square Enix and obvious successor to the massively popular “Final Fantasy Tactics” from 1997. The tough-as-nails “Ninja Gaiden” trilogy is being remastered for the Nintendo Switch – a risky proposition when you juxtapose the frailty of the Switch “joycons” with the controller-throwing rage often induced by those games. “Neon White” looks like a thrilling mobility-based first-person shooter with a heaven vs. On the plus side, there were plenty of exciting third-party announcements. The best “Mario” fans got was the unveiling of a spinoff title, “Mario Golf Super Rush.” There were no details regarding the next “The Legend of Zelda” game, nor any additional information for “Metroid Prime 4,” which was teased all the way back in June 2017. 17, Nintendo hosted its first full-length “Nintendo Direct” in two years – streamed online, of course – and fans of first-party titles were left largely disappointed. "Welcome to Forever Classic Games, I'm Alex McCumbers.On Feb. The Forever Classic brand name has always been at the back of his mind, tying it to projects here and there, but this website will be able to collect all of those efforts into a single place as Forever Classic Games LLC. He grew up in rural West Virginia, surrounded by Appalachian music and culture.įorever Classic was the branding that was invented during a faithful summer where he became absolutely fascinated by the world of Let's Play videos and video essays on YouTube. His work has also been physically published in both volumes of the SNES Omnibus where he contributed essays on several games. Several guest pieces have been uploaded on other sites. Sites that have published his work include Giga Geek Magazine, Marooners' Rock, Twin Galaxies, and Popular Mechanics.

He got into games journalism to keep his writing skills and habits in check as he has always wanted to create a novel or write a game's narrative.

Twitter: has been steadily shaping his writing, networking, and production skills for over a decade.
