Since we’re still taking time to look back this week, we thought it’d be fun to take a look at some of the headlines from the past! Our first blast from the past: the Ouya! I wonder: how many people these days even remember the Ouya? At one point it was going to be the…
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Pre-Orders Flood In for Sea of Thieves on PlayStation
After years of existing in relative obscurity, Sea of Thieves is back in the news as PlayStation fans flock to get their pre-orders in for the upcoming port. Both versions of th game currently sit within the top 5 of the most pre-ordered list for PlayStation, with the premium version of the game occupying the…
Yoko Taro Teases Possible Sequel to Nier: Automata
It seems that us Nier: Automata fans might just be getting a follow-up to one of our favorite games. There’s nothing official of course, but even just the hint of a sequel would be notable, and seems we’ve finally gotten one. We mustn’t get our hopes up, of course, but even so this is rather…
Game Grind: Fun or Frustrating?
I remember a time when I used to get excited upon hearing a game developer boast about how many hours their game would take to finish. Something like “we’ve crammed over 200 hours into this thing” used to sound awesome! And, rarely, it was. I remember being obsessed with the likes of Skyrim or Dragon…
Wait…That’s It?!
I don’t know about you all, but I feel like there’s are few things more frustrating in games than a wholly unsatisfying ending. Well, in games that are otherwise functional, I mean. Gameplay certainly and often does have its frustrations can be sure, but those frustrations can either be compounded or entirely mitigated by how…
Listmas 2023: Favorite Street Fighter 6 Unique Gifts
Giving gifts to curry favor and bond with companions in games, especially RPGs, isn’t anything new, and it’s a mechanic that I never seem to fully understand. I always end up giving the wrong gifts to the wrong people until, at some point, I cave to finding a guide so that I can get everything…
Revisited: Exploration, Death and Vengeance in Elden Ring
Hey all, I hope you’re taking some time to rest here in the limbo between Christmas and New Year’s. I’m actually going to be away on a small trip myself by the time this goes up, so I figured it’d be a good chance to revisit one of my favorite posts from a couple of…
Listmas 2023: Awesome Cover Art to Deck Out the Halls With
Growing up, one of the best parts of getting at new game was pouring over the cover art on the trip home. It was like a little window into the experience you were about to undertake and helped your imagination to run wild with the possibilities. That particular experience has more or less gone away…
Getting Back to It: Fable Anniversary 9 Years Later
Last week I talked about wanting to go backand give the first two Fable games another try, though in the case of Fable Anniversary/ Fable 1, it would be my very first experience with the game. After hearing from many Fable fans about how the original is still the very best, I started it up…
Super Mario RPG is Back, And That’s Kinda Crazy
Well, it’s finally happened. This past Friday something happened that, for a very long time, many of us old timer Nintendo fans thought never would. A full and true remake for Super Mario RPG was released! After over twenty years of Nintendo almost compeletly ignoring its existence, not only can we enjoy the adventure once…
VIRTUAL BASTION 