Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be charting the course of Uncharted. Cover art, unless otherwise noted, is from MobyGames. Please … Continue reading Franchise Festival #74: Uncharted

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be ticking and tocking amidst the history of Clock Tower. Cover art, unless otherwise noted, … Continue reading Franchise Festival #73: Clock Tower

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be exploring all three dimensions of Castlevania‘s latter-day home console entries (and one portable … Continue reading Franchise Festival #71: Castlevania (3D)

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be exploring the linear hallways and sprawling towers of Castlevania‘s 2D entries. Cover art, … Continue reading Franchise Festival #70: Castlevania (2D)

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be scrupulously unspooling the second half of the Ultima story, covering roughly 1992 to … Continue reading Franchise Festival #69: Ultima (Part Two)

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be meticulously typing out the first half of the Ultima story, covering roughly 1980 … Continue reading Franchise Festival #68: Ultima (Part One)

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be phonetically belching out the history of Wario Land. Cover art, unless otherwise noted, … Continue reading Franchise Festival #67: Wario Land

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be solving the mystery of Danganronpa‘s history. Cover art, unless otherwise noted, is from MobyGames. … Continue reading Franchise Festival #66: Danganronpa

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be examining the hard-won battles and diplomatic triumphs of Civilization. Cover art, unless otherwise … Continue reading Franchise Festival #65: Civilization

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be paging through the mouldering tomes which comprise The Legacy of Kain‘s historical corpus. … Continue reading Franchise Festival #64: The Legacy of Kain

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be taking cover from an onslaught of facts about Call of Duty. … Continue reading Franchise Festival #63: Call of Duty

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be building the history of BoxBoy box by box. Cover art, unless otherwise noted, … Continue reading Franchise Festival #62: BoxBoy

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be digging through the ruins and rumors of Mega Man Legends. Cover art, unless … Continue reading Franchise Festival #61: Mega Man Legends

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll be embiggening even the smallest details of The Simpsons‘ video game history. Cover art, unless … Continue reading Franchise Festival #59: The Simpsons

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we will be wistfully contemplating Mother / Earthbound. Cover art, unless otherwise noted, is from MobyGames. Please … Continue reading Franchise Festival #58: Mother / Earthbound

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we will be lining up the facts about Lemmings. Cover art, unless otherwise noted, is from MobyGames. … Continue reading Franchise Festival #57: Lemmings

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we will be rolling up the bits and pieces of Katamari‘s history. Cover art, unless otherwise noted, … Continue reading Franchise Festival #56: Katamari

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss the history of noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we will be ripping and tearing through the guts of Doom. Cover art, … Continue reading Franchise Festival #55: Doom

Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss the history of noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we will be telling the tale of Tales. Cover art, unless otherwise noted, … Continue reading Franchise Festival #54: Tales