As fun as it was finding all the little out of the way passages (and sometimes bosses) in Hollow Knight, I still think Elden Ring reigns supreme when it comes to secrets and discoveries. Again, these aren’t secrets in the same way that Stop ‘n’ Swop and normal Easter eggs are, but rather locations and…
Tag: Elden Ring
Hard Bosses vs Bad Bosses
With notoriously hard games such as Elden Ring or other soulsbornes, there are plenty of bosses that are infamous for being unfair or just straight-up bad. Defenders like to say that it’s just a matter of skill, and that those who are complaining just need to “git gud,” but I do think there’s actually a…
Black Myth: Wukong Has Been a Real Surprise
While I wasn’t exactly doubting that Black Myth: Wukong would be a decent game, I was unprepared for how much fun the game has turned out to be. Seriously, with so many games failing to live up to what’s shown in the trailers, it’s genuinely shocking to come across one that surpasses them. This is…
Do I Really Want to Play This?”
Late last week, after putting somewhere are around 40 hours into it, I finished the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC for Elden Ring. It truly was an exceptional addition complete with all frustration / elation that comes with fighting and (eventually) defeating its often ridiculously strong bosses. But, now it’s over and I’m once again…
I Don’t Think I’ll Ever Be ‘Good’ at Soulslikes…And I’m fine With That
Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been sinking practically all of my gaming time into the Shadow of the Erdtree DLC for Elden Ring. It was pretty tough getting back into the flow of game’s combat, but it did eventually come back and I’ve since gone on to almost finish the DLC in its…
Hat’s Ten Favorite Games From the Past Ten Years or So
I probably don’t need to tell any of you that 10 years is a long time, so picking just 10 games out from a literal decade of awesome stuff took some real thought. There are of course the games you instantly remember, but ot all of those were great experiences, you know? Sometines you can…
Hatmonster’s Most Anticapted Games for 2024 and Beyond
You know, there was once a time when you could make a list like this for just the coming year. There were enough games confirmed for it that you could confidently talk about what you were looking forward to playing within the next few months or so. Now though? Now release dates tend to be…
Revisited: Exploration, Death and Vengeance in Elden Ring
Hey all, I hope you’re taking some time to rest here in the limbo between Christmas and New Year’s. I’m actually going to be away on a small trip myself by the time this goes up, so I figured it’d be a good chance to revisit one of my favorite posts from a couple of…
Elden Ring is My GotY Too!
A little bit ago, the annual Game Awards show did it’s thing with the world premieres and the celebrity cameos and such. I usually don’t care all that much for the show as it seems to be more about spectacle than the actual games. This time though, they did one thing that I actually agreed…
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…
VIRTUAL BASTION 