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Though I hate to admit it now, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 was nowhere on my radar until my Virtual Bastion comrade, Hatm0nster, wrote about last spring. Hindsight being 20/20, I should have played then when its hype was beginning to amass. But at the time, I was on my own train with a bevy of…
As I continue my Kingdom Hearts marathon, my next stop was Birth by Sleep, a prequel that was originally released for the PSP, but which eventually came to consoles. Each of the three playable characters has their own story, during which you’ll be exploring different portions of the same worlds and experiencing different pieces of…
In the past, I’ve talked about Xbox Game Pass and how I don’t think it offers subscribers as much as it seems to. It’s not just Game Pass, though. It’s all of these monthly subscriptions: Game Pass, PlayStation Plus and Nintendo Switch Online. They all offer access to lots of games, but I wonder how…
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In my post about Keeper, I made mention of my 2026 resolution to play new games on Sundays. This intention actually goes back to last summer, when I resolved to start clearing out my backlog, at least a little. With a glut of too many games to play over the holidays, I returned to this…
I’ve played Banjo-Tooie countless times over the years. And so it’s hard to make one of my favorite games of all time feel fresh. Partly, this is because I tend to do the same thing every single time. For example, I always head left upon entering Terrydactyland and climb the vine behind the waterfall. This…
For a long time, I thought that good games, games with “heart” or “soul” were those that were made painstakingly from the ground up. They needed original gameplay, original music, original characters and artwork custom made to fit the developer’s vision. Whether it was an indie project or AAA giant didn’t matter, only that it…
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When Double Fine’s Keeper was first revealed during last summer’s Xbox Games Showcase, it made quite an impact. Or so it seemed around me. I wasn’t immediately taken with this game that’d become known as “the one where you play as a lighthouse.” While I appreciate the studio’s dare-to-be-different attitude, its games aren’t in my…
I’ll be honest, the third Donkey Kong Country isn’t exactly my favorite. It’s a bit too cutesy, a bit too gimmicky, and…Kiddy exists. With that said, this is still a pretty fun game if you don’t compare it to its predecessors. As I recently replayed it for the purposes of research, I accumulated a nice,…
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In my first impressions post for The Outer Worlds 2, I asked the all-important question: is the game more than just a pretty face? Now that I’ve completed the game after some 50(ish) hours of traipsing about its Arcadia system, I can safely say that it is. The end. Alright, maybe not. But here’s the…
Not to be confused with the equally obscure Croc series by Argonaut Software, I’ll be reviewing all three Croc’s World demos that I could find because they’re all pretty much the same and very, very short. Croc’s World 1, 2, and Run are very colorful platformers starring a crocodile. Powerups include a helmet for breaking…
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Much like last year, here at the start of another new year, my gaming plate is rather full. Most notably, I recently started up Elden Ring for the first time, and with it, I still have a very long way to go. Elden Ring was a holiday gift, as were copies of Super Mario Odyssey…
Last week, I wrote about how and why I didn’t play any games released in 2025. And yet, as we begin 2026, it appears the trend will likely stay the same. But I’ve still got plenty of games, or at the very least, general categories of games that I’d like to play during the upcoming…
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I played a handful of solid new games this year, from romping through the afflicted Living Lands in Avowed, to exploring myths and legends of the American South in South of Midnight, to traveling the stars and then some in The Outer Worlds 2. Before my personal Game of the Year pick came along, any…
Every January, we each pick our choice for Game of the Year and discuss what exactly made it stand out above the rest. But this is the very first year since the tradition began that I, well…I didn’t play any new games. Sure, I did play a lot of games. Just none that were released…
Like most folks who play video games, I maintain a perennial backlog of games that I want to play…someday. In recent years, a growing portion of my backlog is becoming populated with games that I started but never finished. Sometime me and the game at hand didn’t click; other times, I dropped these titles in…
As you can no doubt tell, I’m in a big Kingdom Hearts mood, which means I’m ending my Listmas posts with yet another KH list! Today, I’ll be ranking the boss battles from the first game, ranging from the absolute worst to the most fun. Pretty simple, right? Except, since there are so many bosses,…
One of the newest additions to my music roster is a playlist of favorite songs from games. It’s something that was a long time coming, too! I listen to gaming soundtracks regularly, but until recently, I had never put together a playlist of individual songs from them that stood out from the rest. It contains…
Keeping with the Kingdom Hearts theme, I have been playing the Final Mix versions of the first two numbered games in the series, which features new boss fights, including battles against the members of Organization XIII who had originally appeared (and perished) in Chain of Memories. This is great because I never enjoyed CoM’s card-based…
Last week, I wrote a world ranking about the very first Kingdom Hearts game, and now it’s time to cover its even more impressive sequel, the aptly named Kingdom Hearts 2. This game has some really good worlds…and some really dull ones. I’ll be ranking these based off of everything, the general theming, the story,…
One of my favorite game series of all time is Kingdom Hearts, a mashup of Disney and Final Fantasy that is surprisingly deep and works far better than you’d expect. With memorable characters and lore that rivals that of Five Nights at Freddy’s, the first two numbered games of the series in particular will always…
I don’t usually do much research when I download demos. They’re free, so there’s really nothing to lose but a little bit of time. With that said, I didn’t expect much from The Jumping Donut, and I didn’t get much, either. I guess I’d kind of describe this game as a puzzle-platformer. As the name…
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Paradise is the DLC for New Horizons for the Switch. The premise is simple. You get a job on a tropical island separate from your own, where you design vacation homes for various animal clients you meet on the island. After picking a location amongst various settings, including mountains, sandy beaches,…
Cozy Grove is, to put it simply, kind of like Animal Crossing, but with a greater emphasis on story. You play as a Spirit Scout and must help out the ghostly bears that inhabit the island by completing various fetch quests for them. Along the way, you’ll feed your sentient campfire Flamey with logs to…
The original Unravel was a sweet and unique platformer where you play as a little creature named Yarny (made from yarn, as the name suggests) who can solve puzzles and traverse photo-realistic environments (spanning natural Swedish landscapes to industrial locations) using yarn. You can swing from yarn, make bridges with yarn, and even make trampolines…
The last game you’d expect to be discussed during Spooktober is most assuredly the cute and relaxing life sim, Animal Crossing. After all, what could possibly be scary about decorating your house or meeting new animal friends? Well, ever since the franchise’s debut on the Nintendo GameCube, there has been one, no, make that two…
Outer Wilds is a fantastic game where you discover the mysteries of your galaxy, while a supernova occurs every 22 minutes. (And time travel is involved or else it would be a very short game indeed). Nothing else can truly compare, making this one of my favorite games of all time. There’s just one teensy,…
Whereas some horror games have you getting chased by terrifying monstrosities that scream and moan as they shuffle or outright bolt after you, the horror of Dredge is far more understated. In fact, the game could almost appear relaxing on the surface. You play as a new fisherman who just moved to the island of…
Hogwarts Legacy is a massive Harry Potter RPG that I played off and on for roughly a year, spanning 80+ hours. The world of Harry Potter is, undoubtedly, a spooky one indeed, with giant spiders (the acromantula is just the worst!), undead inferi, super sus dark magic, and lots of ghosts and poltergeists. To my…
Undertale was groundbreaking in its time. A game that broke the mold, where you had the potential to spare every enemy instead of fighting them. Filled with lovable characters that you may or may not have chosen to massacre depending on the route you were taking, this game also boasted a jarring mix of quirky…
Okay, so this isn’t exactly breaking news, but I wanted to talk about it a little bit anyway. In case you haven’t heard, Activision-Blizzard recently rebranded Overwatch 2. It’s new name? Overwatch. Yep, four years after forcing Overwatch 2 onto fans and taking down the original, the publisher has decided that that “2” in the…
Okay, so this isn’t important news, but I thought it was kind of funny, so here we are. Steam has been around for a very long time now, and it’s pretty much been the king of video game distribution on PC for most of that time. It’s not perfect, but it is, even to this…
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