Tag: gaming

The Ancient Art of the Cheat Code

Well, here we are at the end of September already. These events always go once again facing the end wishing there was too fast somehow, and now I am more time to talk. Ther’s how it goes, though. So instead of mourning the end of Sneaky Secrets in September, let’s instead celebrate it by discussing…

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The Worst Kept Secret in Conker’s Bad Fur Day

In the pantheon of 3D platformers, Rare’s Conker’s Bad Fur Day is a bit of an outlier. It has the bones of an exploration game with the muscle of a puzzle-platformer and the brains of an action-platformer. But its most noticeable departure from tradition has to do with collecting. Unlike its most comparable titles (Banjo-Kazooie,…

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Costco Removes Xbox Products After Latest Price Increase

“Unprecedented” is a really good word to describe the current console generation. While there have certainly been many great games released since the debut of PS5 and Xbox Series consoles, they haven’t made the same kind of difference that past hardware has, which many have found disappointing to say the least. Even more so the…

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Elden Ring’s Wealth of Secrets

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…

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That Which is Hiding in the Hidden History of Santo Ileso

The 2022 Saints’ Row reboot may have gone over the gaming community like a lead balloon, but I had a decent time with it. There was plenty wrong with the game, but one thing that Deep Silver Volition (RIP) got right was the game’s setting, the wild and wonderful world of Santo Ileso, which was…

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Full Remake Announced For Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly

Those wondering if Koei Tecmo was still interested in developing the Fatal Frame series need ponder it no longer. Not only has the publisher announced a new entry into the series but that entry also happens to be a full remake for Fatal Frame’s most celebrated title. Yup, Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake is…

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The Many Secrets of Hollow Knight

Now that Hollow Knight: Silksong is out and has made me eat a very big sandwich stuffed with my own words, my thoughts have turned once more to its predecessor and the qualities that made it such a special experience. There’s no one thing that makes Hollow Knight great, but, since we’re in the midst…

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