Hey all, April is right around the corner! In fact, April Fool’s Day is exactly one week away! Commemorating the arrival of spring has become something of a tradition around here, but we haven’t really done all that much with this trickiest of holidays (if you can call it that). This April happens to mark…
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Tricks, Treats, and Feats: Zelda Tricks from OoT to BotW
I always find a certain satisfaction in discovering new ways of doing something in my favorite video games, especially when my methods involve a trick the developer never intended us to employ. While I avoid anything that involves glitches or other exploits, that doesn’t mean that some of my tricks aren’t mighty useful nonetheless. You…
Tricks, Treats, and Feats: Old look vs. new style in The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
Earlier this year, I played The Secret of Monkey Island for the first time. Or, more specifically, I played its “Special Edition,” which featured revamped graphics, music, a voice track, and new hint system. And what a perfectly splendid time I had. While I’ll admit that I didn’t connect with the game on the same…
Tricks, Treats, and Feats: Gifting in Dragon Age: Origins
If you’ve played even just a few hours of a recent BioWare game, you know that one of the developer’s hallmarks is personal interaction. As a character in one of its games, players are given opportunities to interact with NPCs and teammates to varying degrees, from skin deep to much deeper. The ability to personally…
Tricks, Treats, and Feats: Getting Tricky with Banjo-Tooie
As far as gaming goes, trick or treating can take on a whole new meaning. Gaming’s a treat, especially when you’ve got a few tricks up your sleeve. The longer you’ve been playing a game, the more likely you’ll have some tricks that will help to make the game a bit easier, and there are…
Announcing…Tricks, Treats, and Feats!
The spookiest month of them all is almost here, and there’s no way Virtual Bastion’s going to let that pass without making a big deal out of it. Last October, we celebrated Zelda-ween, where we talked about all things spooky in The Legend of Zelda series. This year, we thought we’d tackle the fun side…
The PAX Survival Guide
So you’re going to PAX, eh? You thought ahead, snagged your passes, and are finally on your way to one of the biggest gaming of the year. Congratulations! Of course, getting there is just the beginning. Next you’ll face the real challenge: making sure that you get to do everything you want to do! Fear…
VIRTUAL BASTION 