In the near past, I had been working through my second playthrough of the amazing Final Fantasy VII, a PS1 classic that surely needs no introduction. While I adore this game and am happy to say it is one of the few games I went into with high expectations, and was not disappointed, I gotta…
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Fun with FF7’s Chocobo Breeding
When I play video games, I usually enjoy focusing on the main game first and foremost. Anything outside that, more often than not, feels like a waste of my time. And yet, when I give said diversions a chance, they often turn out to be much more fun than I would have expected. A recent…
Listmas 2018: Games I Want to Play Next Year
Last week, the Duck talked about games I didn’t get around to playing in 2018. In my final Listmas post, I shall be looking to the future and listing the games I plan to play in 2019! There are some pretty good ones coming up this year….
Listmas 2018: Games I Didn’t Get to Play This Year
With 2018 nearly at an end, we’re spending this week listing the games we wanted to play, but didn’t get around to. The Duck’s list is going to include games released in 2018, plus a few others.
Listmas 2018: Top Games with Stylized Graphics
With video game graphics getting more and more realistic, the games that really stand out to me above all others are actually those with interesting and unique art styles. There’s certainly something to be said for a game that looks like a work of art, and below, I’d like to list my top examples of…
Listmas 2018: Most Memorable Odyssey Moments
Listmas is back for another season of list-making mayhem! Santa’s got his list of good and naughty children. We here at Virtual Bastion have lists for more gaming topics than you can shake a Wiimote at. In recent months, I got the immense joy of playing Super Mario Odyssey. Though I had many memorable moments…
I’m Grateful For: Overlooked Conveniences
Good day, dear readers! Are you ready to be thankful! I can’t hear you!!! Ahem, it’s time to discuss a few more things the Duck is grateful for in celebration of Thanksgiving. Today will be a random collection of convenient gaming features the Duck appreciates that most people probably overlook.
I’m Grateful For: Certain Life Changes
In celebration of Thanksgiving, we here at Virtual Bastion have decided, in the spirit of gratitude, to discuss some of the things we’re thankful for in the world of gaming. As I thought over my life, I recalled several things about my early years as a gamer that I’m grateful for…or am grateful that have…
Super Mario Odyssey was…Wow
Though I’m about a year late, I am thrilled to have finally gotten the opportunity to play Super Mario Odyssey on Nintendo’s newest and most innovative console yet. Though I had a rather unhappy history with Mario’s first 3D outing on the N64, Super Mario 64, that doesn’t mean that I don’t prefer playing as…
It’s Official…I Have a Switch!
That’s right, I bought a Switch. For a time, I had no idea when I was ever going to buy Nintendo’s newest console. I mean, while Super Mario Odyssey looked amazing, I couldn’t really justify spending $300 when I would only buy one game. As was also the case with the Wii, I wasn’t truly…
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