Over the weekend, I just happened to take a look at the list of games I’ve played over the last several months, and I made an interesting discovery. Aside from Silent Hill 2 and Metaphor: ReFantazio, there wasn’t a single “AAA” game on the list. I’m not even sure I would count Silent Hill 2…
Tag: AAA games
Looking Forward: What do we hope comes of the next ten years in gaming?
We’ve spent the last roughly two months talking about how gaming has evolved over the last decade and how we, as gamers, have changed, as well. A lot has happened in these past ten years, some good, some bad, but one thing is for certain. Gaming is going stronger than it ever has before, reaching…
My Interest in AAA Games, and New Consoles, Has Only Decreased
Back on June 9 of 2013, I wrote a long rant entitled, well, “A Rant Concerning My Growing Indifference to New Games, Plus Why Game Stores and New Consoles Can Irritate Me”. It was apparently listed as my ninth ever post on the blog, and I pretty much ranted about the exact things listed in…
Then and Now: The ‘Triple A’ Fun Factor
As our tenth anniversary continues, we decided it’d be a good chance to take a look back at the first few months of Virtual Bastion and compare some of our thoughts then with those we hold now. Have we changed over these past few years, or have our opinions solidified? To answer that question in…
A Wild Ride: The Past Decade in Gaming
It’s kind of hard to believe that ten-plus years have already passed since we started Virtual Bastion (then “United We Game”) back in 2013. Our little space on the net isn’t quite what it was in the beginning, but I like to think that we haven’t changed all *that* much over the course of the…
Baldur’s Gate Gate 3 Gives Me Hope For the Future of AAA Games
It’s kind of an odd feeling to be having concerning one singular game, yet here it is all the same. Baldur’s Gate 3 has me feeling that perhaps AAA gaming isn’t completely doomed after all. It’s not so much that I expect the game to somehow single-handedly lead the industry out of the darkness or…
Ubisoft Gives Players Another Reason to Hate Its Online ‘Service’
Apparently, Ubisoft account owners have started getting ominous emails stating that they need to, in effect, sign in or else. When questioned about these messages, Ubisoft revealed the users who don’t sign in regularly can actually risk losing their Ubisoft account and all their games with it. Yikes.
Good, Not Great
Image by Flickr user: commorancy (cc) There have been more than a few disappointments out this year haven’t there? Game after game released to tremendous hype only to fall short of our collected expectations. It happened with Lightning Returns, it happened with Alien: Isolation, and especially so with Destiny. They are all good games in their…
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