Paulo Kawanishi
@alucarti.bsky.social
✒️ Writer @ Polygon (bylines: Eurogamer/Game Informer/Into the Spine/Nintendo Life +) 🇧🇷 📚PhD in Applied Linguistics 📧pkawanishi@gmail.com
I remember being impressed by how beautiful this game was when I first played it and it still looks gorgeous
Ed Nightingale@ednights.bsky.social · 2w agoHad a hankering. Plugged in the old console. Popped in the disc. Everything works. Fancy that? Anyway I maintain this game is great. It still looks incredible. Lightning is badass. And it’s the best battle music of the series. (Let’s forget the story is nonsense though eh?)
I had a chance to interview Koji Fox for @rpgsite.net going over his early career moving to Japan and joining Square Enix, Final Fantasy XI localization, Shantotto's dialogue, working on FFXIV and FF16, Final Fantasy books, The Primals, singing, coffee, and much more: www.rpgsite.net/interview/21...
Less than 100 pages left to finish Words of Radiance and Shallan, Adolin, and Dalinar are still my favs. Kaladin is almost there, maybe whatever happens in the next 100 pages will put him at the top with the others
With Fortune's Weave, Intelligent Systems might've finally done what seemed impossibe -- made a Fire Emblem with good combat *and* good writing www.polygon.com/fire-emblem-...
After 14 years, Nintendo Might Finally Break the Fire Emblem Curse with Fortune's Weave
Good story *and* good combat? It's more likely than you think
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The first time I saw Echobreaker's trailer, I thought it was one kind of game. Then I had the chance to play it and I realized that it was completely different type of game, a good and surprising one.
Polygon@polygon.com · 2w agoRacing against time to reach the finish line is fun, but this well-known formula can actually force you to think about how to break rules.
I covered Final Fantasy XIV on Nintendo Switch 2 for @rpgsite.net going over my docked/handheld impressions, how it feels compared to other consoles/handhelds, what I'd like to see Square Enix fix, and also the login experience/subscription stuff: www.rpgsite.net/feature/2105...
Two Point Studios turned 10 at the end of July. I spoke with two of its founders and the producer (now COO) they credit with keeping the studio healthy about how the team defied all the odds and managed to thrive in a harsh landscape www.polygon.com/two-point-st...
10 Years Later, Gaming's Strategy Sim Kings Vindicated Sega and Proved Microsoft Wrong
It turns out sims sell after all
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The first time I saw Echobreaker's trailer, I thought it was one kind of game. Then I had the chance to play it and I realized that it was completely different type of game, a good and surprising one.
Polygon@polygon.com · 2w agoRacing against time to reach the finish line is fun, but this well-known formula can actually force you to think about how to break rules.
What a great write up. We spent a lot of time talking about the themes of deception and subversion as pillars for this game so it's great that they have snuck through!
Polygon@polygon.com · 2w agoRacing against time to reach the finish line is fun, but this well-known formula can actually force you to think about how to break rules.
Taking a kick to the face does put things into perspective
To review Big Walk, a terrific multiplayer game all about testing your communication skills, my walkmates and I wrote a co-authored diary chronicling our playthrough from three perspectives. Hopefully it gets across what makes this thing so special. Our review. www.polygon.com/big-walk-rev...
2026’s best multiplayer game, properly reviewed by multiple players
This is Big Walk – it's big... but no simple walk
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Rogue Trader is the reasons why I've been trying to play every 40k game I can since its release lol
Josh Broadwell@fionnthebrave.bsky.social · 3w agoBeen playing Rogue Trader on Switch 2 since Owlcat's big update earlier this month. Very very good game, and aside from long-ish load times and slightly crunchy resolution in handheld mode, it's pretty dang good on Switch now www.polygon.com/warhammer-40...
I DID NOT BUY THIS TICKET chega ao Nintendo Switch em 27 de Agosto
「tiagorrech」is developing I SHALL NAME THE DEAD ～死者に名を～@tiagorrech.bsky.social · 4w ago
Caught up with Overwatch's season 3 story and have a lot of respect for how the narrative team handled toxic parent-child relationships, an issue most popular media rarely tries to explore www.polygon.com/overwatch-se...
Overwatch's new story just went somewhere no Blizzard game has gone before
I bet Mizuki reads 'I'm Glad My Mom Died'
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This is probably one of the releases I'm most excited about, and I'm glad it looks great on PC and PS5. I agree with Mikhail that it's disappointing the SW2 version is not as good because I'd have loved to play Blue Reflecting on a portable.
Mikhail@va11halla.bsky.social · 3w agoMy newest for @rpgsite.net: Blue Reflection Quartet on everything. I also tested the original Switch and PS4 versions of Second Light to see how Quartet feels compared to them and revisited the awful PC port of Blue Reflection 1 etc.
This weekend, I had the chance to share a bit of my enthusiasm regarding PoE 2's potential to be quite a relaxing gaming experience, depending on the build you're using www.polygon.com/path-of-exil...
Path of Exile 2 is secretly a great cozy game
Cozy games are great, but the more traditional ones might not work for every. That's why this action RPG made by Grinding Gear Games could be the one.
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ICYMI: summaries of FFXIV's Keynote & Live Letter: • More about the Evercold expansion, VII Remake collab, & major system revisions: novacrystallis.com/2026/07/fina... • A deep dive into Beastmaster & Crucible of the Unbroken, releasing Sep. 8 in 7.56. novacrystallis.com/2026/07/fina...
For my newest on @rpgsite.net, I interviewed Japanese developer and publisher Sting. We discussed Sting's self-publishing efforts, the possibility of localizing Baroque Syndrome, the importance of Steam, Switch ports, working with Atlus, the industry, coffee, & more: www.rpgsite.net/interview/20...
Lalafel is the ultimate race to play bastion, nothing will hit you behind those shields
It looks AMAZING, i guess it is finally time to play a tank again after years of having abandoned my warrior
Nova Crystallis@novacrystallis.com · 4w agoThe 'Bastion' is a tank that is designed with both high-fantasy and mechanical design combined. Their role is 'main tank' and they will only have Evolved Mode for their actions. Their main arm is the 'Skyltborg' - twin shields.
I had low expectations for Anno 117's volcano DLC after seeing the reviews but it's... really good? Adds a lot of much-needed structure to the mid-game and the "panic hoard to survive armageddon" moments shake things up so well www.polygon.com/anno-117-vol...
Don't believe the haters about 2025's most divisive strategy game
Everything's on fire, but in a good way
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I reviewed Avatar Legends, a free-form, fast-paced fighting game that might be lacking outside online play, but makes up for it with incredibly spicy core systems. I'm really hoping the game draws in some fresh blood: fighting games can be for everyone, and this one is worth the effort.
Avatar: The Last Airbender officially has its first terrific video game
Avatar Legends is the best game the series has ever had
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Happy to be back in NPR's best games of the year (so far) list, this time with a shout out to the fabulous Hermit and Pig! www.npr.org/2026/07/21/n...
The best games of 2026 so far, picked by NPR's staff
Titans like Resident Evil Requiem and Crimson Desert dominated in the first half of the gaming year, with early-access sequels like Slay the Spire 2 and Subnautica 2 not far behind.
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In 2015, Splatoon asked “what would a Nintendo shooter look like?” In 2026, Splatoon Raiders updates the question to “what would a Nintendo looter shooter look like?” A surprisingly deep action RPG about the joy of mess making. Can’t stop playing this one. My review. www.polygon.com/splatoon-rai...
Nintendo spliced Diablo with Splatoon to make one of the Switch 2's best games so far
The Switch 2 exclusive is a full-blown looter shooter that goes way deeper than you'd expect
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