While gaming is usually about braving dangerous places in order to defeat the monsters living therein, sometimes gamers are treated to places that are just…nice. There’s no danger, nothing at stake and often just plain good feelings that kind of have one wishing that real live could be so chill. So, this week we’re all…
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Listmas 2022: The Duck’s Coziest Fireplaces
There are few things more relaxing than curling up under a warm blanket by the dancing glow of a fireplace, hot cocoa in hand, while snow piles up outside. And of course, my favorite thing to do while relaxing in such a fashion is to play video games. But if I could be transported to…
Spooptober: Jack O’ Lantern Likes Treats More than Tricks
After Animal Crossing’s explosion in popularity a couple years ago, I’m sure there are a lot of people looking forward to Jack O’ Lantern’s annual visit. He might not be too terribly terrifying upon first meeting him in Animal Crossing, but he does have a pumpkin for a head. In a game that almost exclusively…
Animal Crossing Monopoly: Cute, But Complicated
A few months ago, Mother Duck and I accumulated a small collection of classic board games, along with one variation on a classic, the Animal Crossing: New Horizons edition of Monopoly. (They aren’t exactly a proper replacement for games of the electronic variety, but we imagine they’ll come in quite handy during power outages, at…
Updated New Horizons Island and House Tour
About a year and a half ago, I wrote a short post over on my own blog about a tour I created for my house and 5-star island (which I named Quackville) in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. This partially Disneyland-themed island received some changes before the inevitable exhaustion from playing the same game (even if…
Listmas 2021: Best Christmas Gaming Memories
Hey all, Christmas was yesterday, so I suppose it falls to me to close out this year’s Listmas season. This year we had what I felt was a great selection of fun topics…which made picking my last one a bit tricky. What to talk about after food, party games and mascots? Well…how about Christmas gaming…
Listmas 2021: The Duck’s Top Relaxing Games
Around the holiday season, we all like to relax and spend time with family. Or, if you’re a gamer like us, then you probably want to relax and spend time with some video games, and if your family insists on joining you, then…well, that’s what multiplayer games are for! Today, the Duck shall be listing…
Listmas 2021: The Duck’s Favorite Gaming Mascots
This week’s Listmas theme covers mascot characters, those characters that are so darn iconic that they actually represent an entire company or franchise. Today’s post shall cover the Duck’s favorite examples of mascot characters in gaming, in no particular order.
Listmas 2021: Four Mascots Who Add a Bit More Cheer to Their Games
After talking about all the unfairly delicious-looking foods in games last week, it’s probably best to step away from things like treats and items for a bit. Instead, how about something both gamers and in-game characters can enjoy? Something like say, cute mascot characters? There’s a reason mascots are still around in both the real…
Listmas 2021: The Duck’s Gaming-Themed Meal
Well, this is most assuredly the tastiest week Virtual Bastion has had in a long time. It’s now the Duck’s turn to write about just a handful of the many video game foods I’d like to try. I’ve narrowed it down to several sections, Sides, Meals, and Desserts, with three entries each. Because without some…
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