Brandon R Chinn

Games of Not This Year

The Games of Not This Year - 2025 Edition

The best games our team played in 2025 that didn't come out in 2025

Opinion

Reality Isn't So Kind: How Final Fantasy VIII's Child Soldiers Defy Destiny

Final Fantasy VIII critiques warfare by placing responsibility at the feet of the innocent

Review

Silly Polly Beast - Unique Survival Horror

Face the beast to become free

Opinion

Final Fantasy Tactics, and Repeating History

Nearly thirty years later, Final Fantasy Tactics feels more necessary than ever

Feature

Death Stranding 2: Should We Have Connected?

I will hold you and protect you

Opinion

For Those Who Come After

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 tests the boundaries of sentience by asking if we have control over our lives at all

Opinion

Reflections on Trauma, Time, and Memory Through 1000xResist

How 1000xResist explores the philosophical ramifications of past, present, and pain

Opinion

Final Fantasy XIII Demands That We Fight For What Matters

Final Fantasy XIII's revolution is a literacy test for desperate times

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What are you playing?

IREM Collection Volume 2 Review

A solid anthology of run 'n' gun classics that are a blast with or without the nostalgia

Opinion

Metaphor: ReFantazio and the Power of Fantasy

Metaphor: ReFantazio asks us to reconsider the importance of fantasy when challenging the injustices of our real world

Opinion

Death Stranding and the Unfailing Perseverance of Optimism

Finding hope in every footstep

Opinion

Final Fantasy VI: How To Keep Going

When facing the end of everything, what is the point?

Retrospective

Vagrant Story: Looking Back at a Classic

Nearly twenty-five years later, Vagrant Story feels ahead of its time

Review

Melobot: A Last Song

Save the world through song in a bite-sized package

SUPERJUMP Weekly

The Poetry of Music

Showcasing video game music

Review

Crow Country: An Examination and Review

A new indie survival horror masterpiece

Opinion

The Rebuild of Final Fantasy VII: You Can (Not) Defy Fate

The future of Final Fantasy VII is anchored to its past

Opinion

Memento Mori

Or, how Persona 3 questions the meaning of life by facing the answer head-on

Opinion

How They Wish To Be Left Alone

Jarburg, and how Elden Ring offers tranquility among violence and death

Guide

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: Tips for Beginners

Making the most of your journey

Review

The Forest Cathedral Review

Explore what happens when strangeness works against you with The Forest Cathedral from Whitethorn Games

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Now Playing at SUPERJUMP, Issue 14

Clive, Fortnite, and rainbows, oh my!

Opinion

A New Appraisal of Final Fantasy VII

Final Fantasy VII isn't done showing us why it's so great

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Post-holiday play