It was thanks to Cary’s recent post, Playing Games Past Their Prime, that I had a revelation concerning a few questions I had been asking as of late. It largely boils down to: why do some old games feel dated, while others from the same era do not? Furthermore, how is it that even new…
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A Cry for Help from a Weary Kingdom Hearts Fan
Now that I’ve gotten through Breath of the Wild and Yooka-Laylee, my top two games of the year, I’ve been working my way through Kingdom Hearts 2.8. The bulk of this game’s time has, and will continue to be, spent on the remake of Kingdom Hearts: Dream Drop Distance. The most exciting game in this…
Nintendo’s Coming to Universal Studios
There are a lot of franchises out there that have gotten the theme-park treatment, though rarely, if ever, are those franchises of the video game variety. Even so, I would often think of how well-suited Nintendo would be for its very own land in a theme park. And what do you know, it’s actually happening! …
Unforgettable: The Ending of Halo: Reach
Most stories follow a similar pattern. Certain rules are rarely broken. One such rule is that the good guys don’t usually die. It happens, but most of the time when our heroes are in danger, there is no real need for concern because we know the main characters typically have a way of surviving their…
Resonance: Hivory Towers
While Yooka-Laylee was not quite what we had all hoped it would be, there is one area where it absolutely delivered, and that was nostalgia. After having completed the game only about a month ago, and despite having a rather rocky time with it, I already kind of miss it. I think some of the…
Honing My RPG-Skills with Final Fantasy XII
You may recall this past year that I have been discussing with decent regularity my general incompetence when it comes to RPGs. For the longest time, I have been employing the “beat it senseless” method of defeating my foes. When that fails, I proceed to plan B, the “level up a whole bunch and try…
Knights, Bikes, Geese, and Childhood Imagination
A semi-recent trend I have been noticing is a great number of new games being made to emulate the look and feel of the SNES era. Probably because the SNES rocked. And so, I’ve picked out another that’s worth a look, Knights and Bikes, an EarthBound-inspired RPG. The first thing you will surely notice from…
Ghost of a Tale: A Redwall-Inspired RPG Adventure
In recent years, it has become increasingly difficult for me to find enough new games that really interest me. Many of my favorite series have since ended or update quite rarely. Plus, I have grown far pickier over how I spend my money. To continue my quest for new and interesting games, I have been…
Day 16: The Game with the Best Cut Scenes
The 30-day game topics…thingy continues with a seemingly straightforward one. The game with the best cut scenes. At first, I took several things into consideration as I made my decision. Games with the best graphics. The best voice acting. The best humor. And my initial pick was Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time. Following…
Perception Release Date Announced!
Perception is almost here! It’s been two years, but The Deep End Games is just about ready to deliver their debut entry into the survival/horror genre. After its Kickstarter was successfully funded in 2015, Perception has been teasing those aware of it with the promise of a unique horror experience, one that players definitely have…
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