The decline of the Silent Hill series into dormancy was something that was really hard to watch back on the tail end of the Xbox 360/PS3 era. At the time of its last game, Silent Hill: Downpour, it felt as if Konami had completely forgotten what the games were actu- ally about. Even if the…
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Expeditions and Other Excursions in Fallout 76
When I rejoined the ranks of Fallout 76 with a new year-long sub last July, I had two primary goals. The first was to become an expert shotgunner, and the second was to dive into some of the game’s newest expansions, including its expeditions to “The Pitt” and Atlantic City. As my new dweller, Karla,…
There’s Nothing Quite Like a Good Party Game
When it comes to multiplayer gaming these days, things have mostly moved online. It’s a natural development, I suppose. Online multiplayer was an instant game-changer once it got real support on the Xbox 360 and PS3, causing many a developer to consider local multiplayer as an obsolete feature in the current era. After all, what…
Avowed: A First Impressions Story
In a recent session with Avowed (I’m about sixteen hours in), there came a point in one of the main story quests that I thought I had made a huge mistake. Though I thought I had properly followed the game’s tips on leveling my both my character and her gear, I reached a region where,…
Finding the Fun Again in Skyrim
Ever since Skyrim released back in 2011 and the craze so many of us fell into during the following year or so, I’ve found myself trying to go back every so often to try and recap- ture some of that initial magic. This has, at least for me, proven largely impossible. When the sense of…
What Should Animal Crossing Do Next?
With Switch 2 finally revealed, I find my thoughts once again drifting towards one of the biggest games of the current Switch: Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Nintendo did a great many things right with that one, so many that the game was the perfect thing to get many gaming fans through the lockdown periods of…
[Revisited] Fallout 4’s DLC Changed My Opinion on Fallout 4
Over in the world of Starfield, I recently began playing its lone DLC, Shattered Space. And, y’know what? It’s not half bad. In fact, it might even be pretty good. I’m still to early in it to say for sure, but so far, I’m liking the setting, the characters, and the main mission at-hand. It’s…
Going Even Further Beyond: Seeking Mastery in Games
Since sometime in the fall of last year, I’ve been playing Balatro fairly regularly. When I first started it, I thought I’d only be sticking around until I’d gotten a few wins on the highest difficulty. Yet, here I am still playing months later. It turns out that just squeaking out a few wins isn’t…
I’m (Probably) Not Ready for Slay The Princess
This is kind of an odd moment for me, as I’ve never really been one to start talking about a game when I’m not even a full hour into it. However, I’m already feeling the need to talk about Slay the Princess, well at least briefly. I knew this was going to be a different…
Metaphor ReFantazio – Journey’s End
Well, it took about a month, but I’ve finally reached the end of Metaphor ReFantazio. While I didn’t like absolutely everything about it, I still have to say that this absolutely was a blast of an experience. I’ve already logged some detailed thoughts in previous posts, but, for a game like this, I feel a…
VIRTUAL BASTION 