As Spooktober marches on and the horror continues to surround, I find my thoughts turning to Minecraft. For the most part, it’s a pretty chill and lighthearted game. You just mine your stuff and build up whatever projects you can dream up. Sure, the nights are dangerous and the caves can be spooky, but otherwise…
Category: opinion
I Wish I Had More Pepper Grinder
My intial plan for this weekend’s game time had been to fight for the glory of the empreror in Space Marine 2 with a buddy of mine, but they were unexpectedly busy, which left me to find another game to play. Fortunately, Pepper Grinder was on sale, so I snapped it up since I’d actuallly…
A (Skill) Tree Grows in Veilguard
A couple weeks ago, BioWare released a video highlighting the various means of progression in Dragon Age: The Veilguard. Into focus came skill progression, item progression, and companion progression, which sounds like…a lot. However, watching the video, the general tone of progression is in step with what BioWare’s done before, particularly in the Mass Effect…
Hard Bosses vs Bad Bosses
With notoriously hard games such as Elden Ring or other soulsbornes, there are plenty of bosses that are infamous for being unfair or just straight-up bad. Defenders like to say that it’s just a matter of skill, and that those who are complaining just need to “git gud,” but I do think there’s actually a…
Combat Un-Savvy
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…
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…
VIRTUAL BASTION 