Listmas 2021: Savory-Sounding Video Game Foods

Merry Listmas everybody! Yup, it’s that time again, and we’re kicking things off by discussing the most mouth-watering foods and drinks we’ve seen in video games! Even though we don’t usually see it in our games, food often plays an important role nonetheless, and some of it sounds pretty darn good! Here are some dishes…

YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #228

Up this week: Psychonauts 2 – Raz and the gang are back in this mind-bending sequel to the original Psychonauts, and we are ready for it! Psychonauts – in this classic game, Raz works to unravel a mystery using his psychic abilities and mad platforming skills. [FINAL] Conker’s Bad Fur Day – we travel through…

Merry #Listmas2021!

As the air turns colder, and notes of hot cocoa fill the air, it’s time to turn our attention to one of our favorite blogging traditions: Listmas! Here at Virtual Bastion, we are once again happy to continue our December tradition of listing the best lists. If you aren’t aware of it already, Listmas is…

Ocarina of Time has Finally Been Decompiled

To say that The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time is a highly beloved game is, at least, a massive understatement. It’s been more than 20 years since it originally released in 1998, and it’s STILL widely regarded as one of the greatest games ever made. As such, fans are still doing their utmost to…

Psychonauts 2 is a Much More Polished Sequel

In the recent past, the Duck wrote a rather…critical review about the original Psychonauts from In the recent past, the Duck wrote a rather…critical review about the original Psychonauts from 2005.  While I praised the game’s characters, story, and creativity, I was a lot harsher when it came to the game’s clunky platforming.  With that…

Ranking the Bosses of Metroid Dread

Metroid Dread has to feature one of the coolest portrayals of Samus Aran that fans have ever seen.  I’ve already written a review of the game, but finding myself unable to quit talking about it quite yet, I decided it would be fun to rank all of the game’s bosses that Samus so expertly vanquishes,…

First Impressions: Kingdoms of Amalur Re-Reckoning

Do you have any games that you genuinely want to play, but just never get around to for whatever reason? I know I sure do. Be it lack of time or even something as simple as just not being in the mood for a certain kind of game, sometimes I just can’t bring myself to…

First Impressions of Grand Theft Auto III: The Definitive Edition

As of writing, I’m about 15 missions into Grand Theft Auto III from the Xbox version of *inhales* Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition. *exhales.* Yes, it’s a mouthful of a title for this compilation, but it fits. Within this title are three remasters of Rockstar’s classic open-world adventures: GTA III, GTA:…

Rumor: New Compulsion Games, Obsidian Entertainment Projects Leaked

It’s been a bit since Microsoft acquired Compulsion Games and Obsidian Entertainment, and nary a word has been said about what either studio has been working on since then. That is, there hadn’t been until a couple days ago. IGN has dug up some info, and it seems both studios’ newest projects have been leaked,…

I Didn’t Dread Playing Metroid Dread

While I haven’t exactly played that many Metroid games, pretty much every console release since the original Metroid Prime on the GameCube has been a big deal for me.  This particular game sees Samus investigating planet ZDR, from which the Galactic Federation received evidence that the dangerous X parasite is still in existence.  While I…