I like it when a game leaves me to my own devices. Maybe there’s a little handholding at the beginning, but at some point, it lets go and allows me to do almost anything I want. However, when one knowingly or unknowingly drops into multiple sandbox games at once, does self-direction become too much of…
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Journey to the Savage Planet is the Comedy Metroid I Never Knew I Wanted
The video game hype cycle is kind of a crazy thing, isn’t it? Every single day, there are trailers, announcements, reveals and interviews being published about the deluge of upcoming games. There’s so much that I find it kind of incredible that anything manages to stand out, and it’s even crazier that anyone can keep…
[Revisited] – There Should Be a Legal Path to ROMs
I’m still out and about, so here’s one more Revisited post for you all, one I think is still relevant. With tons of games getting shutdown and digital becoming ever more prevalent, we really need a legal way to preserve games for the future. Otherwise, gaming very well might just lose its past.
[Revisited] – Please, Please Be Good, Atomic Heart!
I’m out traveling with family this week, so we’re taking a break to look back at a post I wrote last year about Atomic Heart. There was no way to tell how it’d turn out, so I thought it’d be fun to compare and contrast now that the game has arrived.
A Weekend in Valheim
In Valheim, players take on the roles of Vikings, slain in the course of presumably honor-laden battles, who are on their way to Valhalla. In order to enter, they must first prove themselves worthy by eliminating several of Odin’s enemies. Of course, doing so is no easy task, as players start with nothing and must…
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is an Absolute Blast…With Friends
As much as I love Elden Ring and games featuring difficult boss fights, I’ve never really been so into difficult fights that I’ve been willing to take on the stuff Team Ninja makes. That studio tends to take things a bit too far as far as I’m concerned. So, I wasn’t really planning on picking…
Atomic Heart is Flawed But Fun
I got pretty excited for Atomic Heart almost as soon as I heard about it back in 2017. I was already a big fan of games like Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Prey (2017) and BioShock, so a new game in a similar vein was a slam dunk for me. I didn’t think I’d have to…
I’m Torn On Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel
With all the posts I’ve made here over the years, I’m pretty sure I’ve made my distaste for free-to-play / live service games pretty clear. I think that a lot of the problems in the video game industry stem from the proliferation of these business models, and I’ve been feeling rather concerned about their growing…
Playing to Get Better
As much as I’ve enjoyed games over the course of my life, I don’t think I’ve ever considered myself a “hardcore” gamer. They’re fun, and sometimes it’s fun to do everything or try to get a little better at something like Halo multiplayer. It’s also nice to talk about games like this too. Is that…
Hi-Fi Rush Was a Nice Surprise
It’s not often that a game gets released on the same day it’s announced, and such games actually being good is even more rare. Still, as much as I think Bethesda is weak in certain areas of the gaming business, I’m really liking their trend of announcing their games close to the actual release dates….
VIRTUAL BASTION 