George Yang

George is a freelance writer specializing in video games and other entertainment.

IGN •

The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie Review

The Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reverie is one of the best games in this almost 20-year-old franchise and a great RPG. While its overall story is a bit of a retread, its amazing pacing, and in-depth battle system, make it a satisfying conclusion to the Crossbell and Cold Steel arcs. It also makes good use of its admittedly way-too-large cast of playable characters. That said, newcomers who are unfamiliar with the series will certainly be lost without having played the previous games. However, it's well worth doing so in order to experience one of the best RPG universes ever crafted.
Console Creatures •

God of War Ragnarök Review - Creature Cast

Joining us this week are Shahbaz, Daniel, and Anthony of The Movie Podcast! We also have George Yang of IGN, GameSpot, and CrunchyRoll joining us. We deep dive into one of the biggest releases of the year, God of War Ragnarök, spoiler free! How have Kratos and Atreus evolved since we last saw them? Does the gameplay still hold up? And how amazing is that score from Bear McCreary!? Let's talk about Santa Monica Studio's biggest game yet. These questions are answered and more!
IGN •

Star Ocean: The Divine Force Video Review

The Divine Force isn’t necessarily a standout in this long-running series, but it is a much more successful effort to bring Star Ocean into the modern age than its predecessor. The revamped battle mechanics do wonders for its previously limited combat system, offering more freedom and flexibility than ever before. The main cast of characters is also charming, even if the world they are exploring and the animations that accompany them are far less captivating. I wish its interface issues were less obnoxious, but even so, The Divine Force at least proves that Square Enix’s sci-fi JRPG certainly deserved another shot.
RPG Site •

Tetracast - Episode 219: All in on Tales

In this episode of the podcast, we start things off going all-in on Tales of Arise. We avoid major spoilers of course, but we chat at length on our impressions on the visuals, the battles system, the characters, and how the game is ushering in a new era for the Tales franchise. We then go into some initial impressions on the other end of the RPG spectrum with Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, and we also go a little bit outside of our typical RPG wheelhouse with some thoughts on Life is Strange: True Colors.