BioWare recently released a video showing off Dragon Age: The Veilguard’s combat, specifically that of the warrior class. The system appears to be very engaging…with more than a few shades of Mass Effect thrown in. In that, in Veilguard, players can pause combat to issue commands to companions in much the same way as they…
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Black Myth: Wukong Has Been a Real Surprise
While I wasn’t exactly doubting that Black Myth: Wukong would be a decent game, I was unprepared for how much fun the game has turned out to be. Seriously, with so many games failing to live up to what’s shown in the trailers, it’s genuinely shocking to come across one that surpasses them. This is…
Paying to Play (when it’s “Free”)
The AV Club recently posted an article on reasons why folks might choose to toss money at “free-to-play” games. Having lightly dipped my toes and flung some of my own coin into in the free-to-play waters, it piqued my interest. The writer came up with three motives players might choose to pay money in otherwise…
Playing All the Fake Phone Games
At long last I’m back! It’s been a hectic couple of weeks with my family visiting, but I did find moments here and there to game. There weren’t many, which is why I’ve been trying something a little different lately: namely all of those fake phone games we all have to constantly sit through. And…
With Video Games, it’s Personal
I don’t spend a ton of time on YouTube, but when I have time to sit and watch, I focus on video game-related content. Sometimes I watch playthroughs, other time, news and updates catch my attention. For whatever reason lately, however, my feed has been filling up with laments about gaming and getting older. How…
Revisited: I Think I’m Done With New Paper Mario Games
As the summer heat carries on, so to does this extended family trip/visit. As I write this, I assume it’s been a good time so far, so I can only hope that your August is going well too. I wasn’t sure what I was gooing to look back at today, but then I happened to…
Fallout 76’s Original Main Story Deserves Credit
If the Internet has anything to say about it, the world won’t soon forget Fallout 76’s maligned 2018 release. Aside from a multitude of bugs and gameplay issues like poor enemy scaling and general broken-ness, the game’s world was empty. Oh, there were places to explore and lots of new sights to take in, but…
Revisited: Nostalgia or Not?
Hey all! I hope you’re enjoying the summer and not cooking too much in the heat! I’ve been staying in and gaming as much as I can, but with family visiting I’ve got not choice but to go cook in the sun while we all have fun taking in the sights together here in Japan….
Happy First Anniversary, Baldur’s Gate 3!
Last Saturday marked the first anniversary of the full release of Larian Studios’ wildly successful Baldur’s Gate 3 on PC. The game would make its way to console later in 2023, but after spending so long in early access, watching its massive PC release last August was something to behold. It made me all the…
Going from ‘Heck Yes!’ to ‘No Thanks’
With all the sales going on lately on PSN and Steam, I’ve been browsing around on them pretty frequently looking for something interesting to snap up. I was thinking of trying Conscript, but I wasn’t quite sure if I wanted to sanp it up at full price and so kept looking. That’s when I found…
VIRTUAL BASTION 