Hey all! I hope you’re enjoying the summer and not cooking too much in the heat! I’ve been staying in and gaming as much as I can, but with family visiting I’ve got not choice but to go cook in the sun while we all have fun taking in the sights together here in Japan….
Tag: nostalgia
Return to Hollow Knight
While drifting around between a few games trying to decide what to do next after Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, I happened across a couple of Hollow Knight videos on YouTube. I haven’t really played the game since running through it a few years ago, so it’s been a little bit since I actually…
Resonance: First Steps
Unravel is a puzzle-platformer starring a little guy made of red yarn named Yarny who travels through (mostly) natural landscapes and revisits the memories of an old woman. It can sometimes be a rather emotional game, though not always for the reasons intended by the developers. As I progressed through the game, I actually struggled…
Evil West is Fun Throwback to the Xbox 360 Era
While I am not generally in favor of subscription services like Xbox Game Pass anymore, I’d be lying if I said that I haven’t gotten some good experiences out of them. The most recent of these is Evil West, which is one of the games included in PSN’s Games With Gold program this month (January…
Revisted: Fixing Donkey Kong 64
Hey all, I hope you enjoyed the holiday break (or perhaps are still enjoying it)! I know I sure did…or at least I’m assuming I did. In the interest of clearing the way for the new year (and because the first week of the new year is pretty dead news-wise), I’m writing this a couple…
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…
Nostalgia or Not?
As I’ve gotten older, I’ve found myself wondering just how much my judgement of games is impacted by nostalgia and my likes/dislikes now being long established. I can (and often do) greatly enjoy new games, but I must admit that I seem to have an appreciation for older design styles. This doesn’t mean I blanketly…
[Revisited] I’m Both Happy and Disappointed That I Waited So Long to Play A Hat in Time
It’s amazing how much staying powers some games can have. They can be functionally and graphically simpler than all of the big AAA releases out there, yet hang around in your head far after those “better” games are long-forgotten. It’s been two years since I posted this, and yet A Hat in Time is still…
Is it Finally Time to Go Back?
Recently, BioWare (or rather the EA studio calling itself BioWare) announced Mass Effect Legendary Edition. As of spring 2021, fans will be able to enjoy remastered versions of all three games on current-gen consoles. It’s something that many fans have been asking for for a long time, and I’m happy they’ll be able to enjoy…
Favorite Nintendo Music: Song of Storms
When I tried to decide on my favorite Nintendo song, I came up with a long list of examples spanning various decades and countless games. There are, in fact, dozens and dozens of songs from Nintendo that I really enjoy, leading me to realize that I might need to look at things from a different…
VIRTUAL BASTION 