For the most part, I think games are supposed to be a relaxing thing. Once your day is done and its compliment of tasks are completed, enjoying a game should be a matter of stress-free fun. I think this is mostly the case for single player games, but, for me, multiplayer is a different story….
Category: Gamer’s Life
Looking Longingly at PC Gaming
There was a time when I thought consoles were (and would always be) the best way to play. They were so much easier and faster than PCs and I’ve always much preferred a gamepad to keyboard controls. Of course, the years have seen most, if not all, the advantages of console gaming slowly get whittled…
Getting Back To It: Fable II (and Beyond)
I talk about this a lot, but it really is incredible just how quicklytime seems to pass isn’t it? I mean it’s somehow already been 15 years since Fable II released for the Xbox 360! How did that happen? Something else that’s been bothering me lately is that I don’t think I’ve replayed the game…
The hype is real…or is it?
If I’m being really, truly honest with myself, I can’t remember the last time I felt as hyped as I’m feeling now for two bigtime, upcoming releases: Starfield on the Xbox and Baldur’s Gate 3 on the PS5, both due on September 6th. Just how much space these two games are taking up in my…
Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks in Street Fighter 6’s World Tour
If a time traveler were to have appeared in my living room circa 1993 as I was gleefully mashing my way through Street Fighter II Turbo and told me that, in 30 years, I’d get to create and customize my very own fighter and play in a world crafted around Street Fighter lore…I…I don’t know…
I’ll Always be a Mario Side-Scroller Fan
During the recent Nintendo Direct, a game was revealed that made my heart grow three sizes. That game was Super Mario Bros. Wonder. Due out in late October, it represents Nintendo’s latest take on Mario’s classic side-scrolling adventures. There will be pipes! There will be castles! There will be little Mario, big Mario, and Yoshi!…
The Duck’s Past Month with Tears of the Kingdom
Now that Tears of the Kingdom has been blessing our lives for roughly a month, I thought I’d return with another post to talk about my experiences with this truly massive game. In that time, I’ve made a whole lot of progress, and so I’ll only be able to discuss the highlights of my adventure,…
The Duck’s First Week with Tears of the Kingdom
Well, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was released just over a week ago. While I’m usually behind most people when it comes to playing new games, you’ll typically find me at the game store on the release date of any new entry into the Zelda franchise. I’ve now been playing this game…
Hunting Down Missing Strawberries in Celeste
A couple years ago, I wrote a review about my experiences with Celeste, a super difficult game about climbing a mountain. The game was amazing, don’t get me wrong, but it was also quite a trial. And while I did manage to complete the main game (chapters 1-7), there’s a whole lot that I didn’t…
Revisiting Neverwinter
In the latter half of 2018, I became obsessed with the MMO Neverwinter. Actually, it may be more accurate to say that I became obsessed with its characters, classes, and leveling; because once I max-leveled a character in each of its available classes, my general interest fizzled. Oh, I tried my hand at a few…
VIRTUAL BASTION 