So, there we have it. After what’s felt like years of speculation, the world found out last week that GTA VI is eighty dollars (plus tax), the digital-only base game without the extra (and highly questionable) bells and whistles. (Alright, so a physical edition may be forthcoming, according to Rockstar, but not until after release…
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A Dearth of Good Game Writing?
Crimson Desert was decently prominent among my most anticipated games of the year, but, at best, it was a wait and see” prospect. Now it’s out, along with a plethora of initial reviews, I am glad I didn’t jump on it in a fit of FOMO. Word is that Crimson Desert is, to turn a…
Play First, then Role Play
I think it’s time that I finally come clean over one of my most aggressive hang-ups when playing video games, specifically large-scale (open world or not), narrative RPGs (from Elder Scrolls to Fallout to Dragon Age, and everything in between). I frequently profess that my first go-round in any such game is less than stellar….
Cary’s 2024 GOTY – Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy
My 2024 Game of the Year pick may not be the biggest seller of the year, or one with technical pizzazz or eye-bleeding graphics, but it’s the one and only game that lived with me throughout nearly the past twelve months. I started the new Ace Attorney compilation, Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Trilogy, at release…
With Video Games, it’s Personal
I don’t spend a ton of time on YouTube, but when I have time to sit and watch, I focus on video game-related content. Sometimes I watch playthroughs, other time, news and updates catch my attention. For whatever reason lately, however, my feed has been filling up with laments about gaming and getting older. How…
Yep, Everyone’s Right – Palworld is Tons of Fun (For the Moment)
Count me among the uninitiated, because, if I had heard of Palworld prior to its monstrous pre-release last week, I had long since forgotten anything about it. And boy oh boy, was it ever hard to ignore. So much so that of course I had to go and grab it from the Game Pass library….
Top 5: I Regret Nothing! Except…
It’s usually around this time of year, with holiday sales clogging every media outlet I use, that I take stock of my gaming library, because the questions looms as to what “on sale” items I might want to add to it. In an effort to curb my wallet, I’m looking back at the gaming regrets…
Cyberpunk 2077: Ch…Ch…Ch…Changes
If you’ve delved into the gaming Internet within the past few of weeks, they you’ve probably caught wind of Cyberpunk 2077’s “redemption arc” with its 2.0 update and Phantom Liberty DLC release. I admit that I was paying close attention, not so much for the DLC, but for the 2.0 update – the “thing” that…
Starfield, the Adventure Begins
After racking up about 20 hours in Starfield during its release weekend, it’s as good a time as any to throw my hat into the first impressions ring, the TL;DR of which is Starfield has so far been an enjoyable but imperfect experience. It’s different but also familiar, as if Bethesda simply placed a new…
The hype is real…or is it?
If I’m being really, truly honest with myself, I can’t remember the last time I felt as hyped as I’m feeling now for two bigtime, upcoming releases: Starfield on the Xbox and Baldur’s Gate 3 on the PS5, both due on September 6th. Just how much space these two games are taking up in my…