With the first three Ace Attorney games squared away, Listmas gives me the perfect excuse to talk about one of my favorite aspects of these games – their amazing soundtracks! With regards to games such as these where no voice acting is present, soundtracks become paramount in creating both atmosphere and character. Certainly, written dialogue…
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Listmas 2017: 5 Games That Kicked My Butt
With Christmas arriving in just a few more weeks, it seems like a time to be positive. To be filled with holiday cheer and good will towards men and women and little children alike. Even so, I’ve never been the most optimistic person out there, so inevitably my thoughts turn to things like…the games that…
Listmas 2017: Yup, Even More Snowy Levels!
Listmas being what it is, I’ve always tried to do at least one list a year that’s somewhat in keeping with the season. As a resident of the Midwest, this is a season that’s usually defined by snow and lots of it. Once mid-November hits, it’s a subject that’s always on our minds in some…
Listmas 2017: Five “New” Discoveries I’ve Made While Replaying Dragon Age: Inquisition
In early 2015, I ran through Dragon Age: Inquisition — quite literally, I mean, at about fifty hours of play. I sped around Thedas, did away with all the enemies, and saved the day. That was that, and I moved on. I didn’t give the game much thought again until recently when I replayed Dragon…
Listmas 2017: The Duck’s 2017 Gaming List
Merry Listmas, dear readers! With the end of the year growing ever nearer, I thought it would be fun to look back on all the games I had played in 2017. It’s been a great year for gaming, not to mention an extremely productive one. I mean, wowie! Fifteen games? How did I manage that!
Listmas 2017: Three Game Series I Started in the Middle
Being a gamer means missing important games from time to time. There are simply too many games released in a given year to keep up with them all, even if you only like a couple of genres. Not that that’s my excuse for getting into games late, though. It just keeps managing to happen for…
Games I’m Thankful for in 2017
Thanksgiving may be over now, but that doesn’t mean we need to stop thinking about the things we’re thankful for. With Listmas right around the corner now, I couldn’t help but think of a few games from earlier this year that I’m absolutely thankful for. This started out with so much promise and was…
Listmas 2017 is Right Around the Corner!
Well, Thanksgiving has come and gone once again, and that means everyone’s favorite blogging holiday is right around the corner. That’s right, Listmas is back! For those who haven’t celebrated Listmas before, it’s something that’s become a tradition here at the Virtual Bastion. In celebration of the holiday season, we dedicate the month of December…
Top 5: Favorite Open-World Games
As much as I enjoyed my first trek through Mass Effect: Andromeda, the game left me a bit soured with regard to open-world games. Surely the feeling is only temporary, but as I search for something to take its place that’s not Borderlands 2 (so fun!), I find myself avoiding anything that resembles an open-world…
Four New Zelda: BotW Features the Duck Can’t Live Without
Just because my time with The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has come to a close, that doesn’t mean I have stopped thinking about it. This game was an amazing experience, and it introduced a plethora of improvements that have elevated the Zelda franchise to new heights. Below is a list of the…
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