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Sonic Dream Team Announced for Apple Arcade

Sonic games seem to be coming out all the time nowadays, thanks to the prevalence of the film franchise and nostalgia. A new title starring the speedy hedgehog was announced yesterday, but it’s not going to be on your favorite console or…

Total War: PHARAOH (PC) Review

The Total War series is one that I have waded in and out of over its long history. My first Total War game was Rome back in 2005. I remember playing and being enthralled by the history that was being shaped on…

Sonic Frontiers is Getting a Big Update Tomorrow

Sonic Frontiers launched last November and within the same month had already put out a content roadmap for 2023. It consisted of three free updates that would be released over the year. The first update, titled “Sights, Sounds, & Speed”, is coming…

Like a Dragon: Ishin! (PS5) Review

It’s no secret that those of us here at Phenixx Gaming are fans of Ryu Ga Gotoku’s Yakuza (now renamed Like a Dragon) franchise. As some of us have talked about the franchise, I mentioned that I was interested in two differing…

Persona 4 Golden (Switch) Review

In 2012, I picked up Persona 4 Golden on my PlayStation Vita. I loved Persona 3 Portable and I had heard plenty of good things about Persona 4. I have fond memories of my time in Inaba, and when the announcement was…

Persona 3 Portable (Switch) Review

My first exposure to the Persona franchise was Persona 3 Portable way back in 2011. I was a junior in high school, and at the time the dark-fantasy JRPG was one of the most striking gaming experiences I’d ever had. I had…

Bayonetta 2 is still a Christmas Game

Every year I hear people talking about the movie Die Hard. Some people say it is a Christmas movie, some say that it isn’t. This debate got me thinking about one of my favorite gaming franchises of all time. I decided a…

Bayonetta (Switch) – Review

I have not made it a secret that I am a big fan of Bayonetta. I could wax poetic for days about the love I have for it, and over the years I have written a lot of content about Bayonetta-related things.…

Kiryu and Yagami Should be a Model for Good Male Protagonists

Male characters in video games tend to fall into a few categories these days. You have the macho type, the shy type, the reluctant protagonist type, and then you have the womanizer type. The Yakuza franchise, however, breaks convention in a lot…

Which Yakuza Games Are the Best to Start With?

With the mainline Yakuza series available on Xbox Game Pass (again) and the recent announcement that it’s coming to the PlayStation Plus service as well starting this month, it’s becoming a lot easier for new players to try out the games. This…