YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #243

Up this week: Super Mario 64 – you know it, you love it…and so do we! Come along as we revisit this Nintendo classic, Super Mario 64. Miitopia – what adventures await us in the world of Miitopia? After playing its demo, we return to the game to find out! Nostalgic Notions – our periodic feature…

Saluting our Favorite Silly Scoundrels!

As has become tradition, each April here at Virtual Bastion, we like to feature posts that celebrate the spirit of April Fool’s Day. In the past, we’ve covered everything from our favorite ridiculous characters, to April Fool’s-themed gaming pranks, to silly games and gaming moments. The theme we’ve chosen this year “Silly Scoundrels,” and oh,…

Mario Party Superstars Finally Gets an Update!

After about five months, Mario Party Superstars finally got a small update from Nintendo. There aren’t a ton of changes here, but there are enough to make playing the game just that much more enjoyable. More than anything else, this is an indicator that Nintendo has not, in fact, forgotten the game, and that’s a…

Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Demo Review

Recently, I reviewed the demo for Kirby Star Allies.  As charming as it was, it didn’t offer enough unique content to make it stand out from countless other Kirby games.  Fortunately, Kirby and the Forgotten Land is a completely different story.

Kirby Star Allies: Demo Review

Although I generally enjoy the Kirby series, I don’t buy most of the games because they feel so similar.  Fortunately, Kirby Star Allies gave me the opportunity to try the game out for free so I could decide whether or not it was worth my money.  Based on my time with the demo, I’d probably…

Playing to Get it Done

In a major departure from my usual gaming habits, I’ve been putting major hours into Elden Ring over the past couple of weeks. Seriously, I went from playing maybe 10 hours per week at most to nearly 30+! As it stands, my character is level 165 with just over 136 hours logged on it, and…

YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #242

Up this week: Kirby and the Forgotten Land (demo) – we dive into the demo of the newest Kirby game, and this time, he’s in 3D! Kirby Star Allies (demo) – in trying out this demo, we answer the burning question: “is Kirby better with friends?” (Spoilers: Yes!) Miitopia – what adventures await us in the…

Choosing My Own Adventure in Fallout 76

When I last wrote about Fallout 76 in November, I had given an “eh, so what?” to its newest mode, Fallout Worlds. Since then, I’ve only been back to Worlds (Private Worlds) once, cajoling my husband to formulate our own world and give it a go. That go lasted a single session, and we’ve not…

Final Fantasy – Stranger of Paradise is Here

Whether we wanted it or not, the latest Final Fantasy spin-off game: “Final Fantasy: Stranger of Paradise” is here. Should they want to, fans can now take up the hunt and hopefully kill Chaos for good. Heck, Jack (our main character) might not even wait for the player to get it done. As we all…

Songbird Symphony: Demo Review

My newest demo review covers an adorable little game called Songbird Symphony, in which an orphan chick named Birb sets out to find where he came from. This game is a platformer with musical elements, and what it lacks in difficulty, it makes up for in charm!