The Secret Lives of Teddy Bears in Fallout 76

Individual mileage varies greatly when it comes to Bethesda’s landmark series Fallout and The Elder Scrolls. Though I’d never claim to be a “veteran” of said ranks, I’ve grown quite fond of both universes. If I had to pick one over the other, though, I’d have to go with Fallout. And right now, the largest…

Atari’s Redemption Arc

It’s been a very long time since the name Atari has carried any real weight. Yes, a company called Atari was once the the king of the home console market in America, but that was a very long time ago, and the actual company that existed at the time has long since ceased to exist….

Sneaky Secrets Galore in The Talos Principle

Not too long ago, I was able to get The Talos Principle on sale for a couple bucks.  Cary had recommended it, and I quickly saw why the game got so much praise, with its focus on philosophy, thought-provoking questions, and challenging, but interesting puzzles.  At times, the game made me really question what it…

Stellar Blade Was Alright

I finally got around to playing and finishing Stellar Blade over the past couple of weeks, and while I enjoyed my experience, I find myself wondering what all the fuss was about. It was a perfectly solid game with a lot of good ideas while also having more than a few weaknesses that held it…

Sneaky Secrets in September!

As the summer slowly rounds out and fall rolls in, does the air feel…shifty? Perhaps a little mysterious? Could there be something hiding in the shadows? If we’re talking about games (and we are) then, yes! Here at Virtual Bastion, we’re heralding the change of seasons with a month of posts that focus on the…

Hollow Knight: Silksong is Real!

It’s been a long time since I’ve talked about this game, and I was actually starting to think that I might never talk about it again. The wait for Hollow Knight: Silksong has been a long one, with release dates coming and going and only the briefest updates going out evvery couple of years.

Trine 1: Sometimes, Fun Doesn’t Have to be Complicated

The Trine games are a series of fantasy 2D platformers with physics-based puzzles and 3 playable characters.  I’ve been writing a lot about the series lately, so this is feeling rather redundant at this point.  But to recap, you’ve got Amadeus the wizard who can conjure various shapes and levitate objects, Zoya the thief, who…

Revisited: Turning Over Mario Party 2’s Bank

Well, another August has just about passed, eh?  We’ll be back to regular posts next week, but for now I’ve got one more post to look back at with you. This one originally ended with my friends and I abandoning the goal, but I actually have an update for you on that. While we did…