Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty is the next tough-as-nails game from Team Ninja: the guys behind the Nioh series and other notoriously difficult games. The studio is known for making difficult games, much like From Software. And, just like From Software, they’ve had to field questions about difficulty and why their games aren’t more “accessible” in…
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Soulsborne After Elden Ring
As frequenters of this blog may know, I wasn’t really a fan of the Soulsborne series until very recently. I’d tried a couple of the games before, but I just didn’t get hooked for whatever reason. After playing through Elden Ring though, that’s changed. Rather than looking at the series passively without much interest, I…
Going from Doubter to True Believer in Elden Ring
Okay, so last week at this time I had only just gotten my feet wet with Elden Ring. I still wasn’t sure what I was doing, but I was more or less enjoying it. I was starting to see the appeal even as I struggled my way up to the first major location of the…
Exploration, Death and Vengeance in Elden Ring
Last week, I talked a bit about having mostly missed out on the Soulsborne games and how I was thinking about rectifying that with Elden Ring. Well, I decided to go forward with it and picked up Elden Ring over the weekend. So far, it’s been an interesting experience, much more so than I was…
Being a ‘Souls-borne’ Bystander
Each year, countless games are released to the gaming masses. Most go unnoticed; some sell well. A handful even manage to achieve widespread popularity and near universal acclaim. Then there are the legends, the games that get so big that they leave a permanent mark on the industry. Super Mario Bros. made platformers a thing;…
Elden Ring Got a Big Gameplay Trailer
It’s looking more and more like 2022 is going to be a massive year for gaming, and the game kicking-off its flurry of major releases is FromSoftware’s Elden Ring. The latest title from the Souls-borne studio drops this Friday, and fans couldn’t be more hyped. Well, maybe those who’ve seen the latest trailer couldn’t be…
More Elden Ring Footage is Out There Now
Elden Ring is arguably one of the most anticipated games in development right now, so just about any new information about the game is sure to make waves in across the internet. Well, it seems that fans have indeed been making waves recently thanks to some new leaked gameplay footage. The clip is only 30…
Demon’s Souls Remake is Still Looking Really Cool!
Okay, so this isn’t really breaking news, but it’s still worth seeing for anyone who hasn’t gotten around to it yet. See, Sony and Bluepoint Games released about 4 minutes of gameplay for Demon’s Souls Remake, and I have to say that it’s really looking impressive. The improved framerate alone is enough to have me…
Dark Souls Remastered, Dying Light To Be Featured in Games with Gold?
It looks like the cat might have gotten out of the bag just a little bit early for next month’s selection of free games in Sony’s Games with Gold program on the PlayStation 4. As is the case with all free game bonus services, the value fluctuates from month to month, it all depends. Well,…
You Don’t Always Know
I like to think that I know what I like, especially when it comes to video games. I’ve been playing long enough at this point to have tried a bit of everything. I’ve also been playing long enough to have decided which types of games I’ll pay attention to. It’s a mindset that’s served me…
VIRTUAL BASTION 