Even great games can overstay their welcome sometimes. All it takes is a pinch of frustration.
Category: Gamer’s Life
The Duck’s Many Trials and Triumphs of Silksong Act 2
Last time I wrote about my time with Silksong, I had gotten stuck in the Underworks and loaded an auto-save that took me back to the start of act 2. I just didn’t have it in me to do anything too difficult after being annihilated by the Phantom for a good solid 1.5 hours. Since…
The Highs and Lows of Silksong: Reaching Act 2
When last I discussed my early thoughts on Hollow Knight: Silksong, I left off not feeling too happy with the game. I had, in fact, just conquered the room where you’re ambushed by “birds” before encountering yet another boss fight that was required to progress. By now, I was getting downright fed up. It almost…
Saros is Everything I Hoped It Would Be!
Kicking all modern big budget gaming trends, Saros is everything I was hoping it would be!
TES IV: Oblivion — Guess Who’s Back…Back Again…
I will readily admit that I am an imperfect human being. I sometimes choose form over function, I tend to bite off more than I can chew, and I’m terribly prone to distraction. While these (and many other flaws) do manifest in real life, they are more than painfully obvious in my video game life,…
Why Did I Stop Playing This?
Earlier this week, I found myself performing a sort of ritual, one that I’m sure every gamer out there is very familiar with: scrounging through your backlog looking for the next game you wanna play. It’s almost like clockwork; finish one big game, pick around at your casual games for a bit, then go looking…
Legacy Games are Something Else
Recently, I found myself having a string of very similar conversations, and they focus around the same argument: “You really like X, so why won’t you play Y? It’s like X but newer with so many more features and better graphics.” I understand the point, but, see, the arguments are about games like Animal Crossing….
The Duck’s Initial Thoughts on Hollow Knight: Silksong
As usual, I’m a bit late to the party, but I’ve finally gotten around to playing the long-awaited Hollow Knight sequel, Silksong. This time, we’re playing as the nimble Hornet in the haunted kingdom of Pharloom. And instead of bugs being infected with a nasty disease, there are bugs being controlled by…some different sort of…
What Happened to the “Everyone” Game?
I was tempted to open this by saying that “touchstone” games had become a thing of the past. This, of course, isn’t true. In just the past couple of years, we’ve seen the releases like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Baldur’s Gate 3 and Helldivers 2 just to name a few. All of these were big…
Do You Really Have to Oxygenate the Water in Jolly Roger’s Lagoon?
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…
VIRTUAL BASTION 