Nintendo has recently announced a whole bunch of things that will be available for the 35th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. This includes making various Mario titles available on the Switch, a Mario Game & Watch, Mario-themed furniture coming to Animal Crossing: New Horizons in March of 2021, and even…Mario-inspired shoes? Okay. Ahem, you can…
Tag: Virtual Bastion
I played Heavy Rain, and that’s all I have to say about that (but not really)
In my What Remains of Edith Finch post, I hinted that there was at least one other game in my PS4 backlog that I wished to tackle. That game was Heavy Rain (2010), another I got via PS Plus a long time ago, and much like with Edith Finch, one that I had been putting…
It Only Took Me 26 Years to Get 101% in Donkey Kong Country
The title pretty much sums it up. I grew up with the original Donkey Kong Country trilogy on the SNES. I adore these games and have played them countless times over the years. And while I have managed to get 102% in the second game and 103% in the third game, motivated to do so…
YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #167
Up this week: Horizon Zero Dawn (PS4, 2017) – who is Aloy and why are her lands overrun by machines? We find out in our playthrough of this popular action-adventure game. Child of Light (Switch, 2018) – travel with us to a land called Lemuria where we must help a young girl named Aurora restore…
The Emotional Journey of Edith Finch
Before moving onto bigger, more extensive games, I recently decided to tackle a couple games from my backlog, one of which was What Remains of Edith Finch, which I picked up via PS Plus sometime ago. I had largely avoided it for no good reason. I knew it more an interactive experience and less of…
Stuck in Gaming’s Past: A Response Post
When I was reading Cary’s post entitled “I Am the Future of Gaming?”, I couldn’t help but see myself. For me, too, the future of gaming couldn’t be further from the truth. Forever stuck in the past, I will often find myself buying a new console just before its predecessor is announced. More often than…
YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #166
Up this week: Horizon Zero Dawn (PS4, 2017) – who is Aloy and why are her lands overrun by machines? We find out in our playthrough of this popular action-adventure game. Child of Light (Switch, 2018) – travel with us to a land called Lemuria where we must help a young girl named Aurora restore…
R.I.P. Xbox 360; Goodbye Old Friend
It is not lost on me that just a couple weeks ago I was all like Pish posh! What am I to the future of gaming? Now, as I stare at my permanently dead Xbox 360, I can’t help but wonder if the future isn’t taunting me in some manner. Truth be told, I knew…
I Think I’m Finally Bored of New Horizons
After months and months of diligently playing the newest entry to the Animal Crossing series, of carefully crafting the perfect island, decorating the perfect house, and collecting the perfect set of villagers, I think I’m finally bored. That’s not to say the game isn’t fantastic. Because I absolutely love it. But until the next major…
YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #165
Up this week: Horizon Zero Dawn (PS4, 2017) – who is Aloy and why are her lands overrun by machines? We find out in our playthrough of this popular action-adventure game. [NEW!] Child of Light (Switch, 2018) – travel with us to a land called Lemuria where we must help a young girl named Aurora…
VIRTUAL BASTION 