Okay, so last week at this time I had only just gotten my feet wet with Elden Ring. I still wasn’t sure what I was doing, but I was more or less enjoying it. I was starting to see the appeal even as I struggled my way up to the first major location of the…
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I Play Video Games Wrong
When I played The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, I eventually did everything I could to avoid the Lynels, Centaur-like creatures that dotted Hyrule. I say “eventually” because I didn’t avoid them at first. At first, I was ready and willing to take on these difficult beasts with my dinky wooden sword, because…
Exploration, Death and Vengeance in Elden Ring
Last week, I talked a bit about having mostly missed out on the Soulsborne games and how I was thinking about rectifying that with Elden Ring. Well, I decided to go forward with it and picked up Elden Ring over the weekend. So far, it’s been an interesting experience, much more so than I was…
Yu-Gi-Oh Master Duel and the Limitations of Free-to-Play
A couple weeks ago, I went-off on free-to-play games, saying that I think that the model is irredeemable at this point. I even went so far as to say that there are no good free to play games. While I do stand by the first statement, I feel as though I need to take back…
Getting into Trading Card Games as a Video Gamer
For the longest time, I’ve mostly written off trading card games as something not worth engaging in. I mean, I collected Pokemon cards as a kid, but I think that was only because it was the “it” thing to do at the time. All the guys at my elementary school spent their recess and lunch…
I’m Now Absolutely Convinced That ‘Free To Play’ Will Always Be Awful!
There was a time when I thought that free to play could be okay. I mean, I thought that it would exist mostly as another option alongside traditional paid games. I also thought that free to play games would also still be designed to be games first. Well, we’ve been dealing with this model in…
GTA III, I Tried…I Really Tried
Some months back, I was eager to connect with my chaotic side through the likes of Grand Theft Auto III: The Definitive Edition. For a while, Claude (the main character) and I were inseparable peas in a pod, summarily solving all the problems of gang warfare in a nascent Liberty City. We did good, or…
Exploring a More Beautiful Skyrim
Since it looks like the Elder Scrolls VI still won’t be out anytime soon, I’ve found myself drifting back to previous entries in the series in order to get my Elder Scrolls fix. I started with Morrowind early last year, and later tried (and failed) to get back into Oblivion. Now that I have an…
Cary’s Most Anticipated Games of 2022
Bidding a final farewell to the year that was, it’s that time of the new year to look forward and consider the game we look forward to playing, or simply materializing, in 2022. This year claims the release of many significant titles, from new IPs to sequels to the new class of remakes and reboots;…
Hatm0nster’s Most Anticipated Games for 2022
As someone who works on a game-themed blog, it should be easy to remember what all I’m looking forward to this year. Yet, every year I find myself struggling to think up a proper list. I think part of it is the sheer number of games coming out at any given time; you can quickly…
VIRTUAL BASTION 