As many of us are in the midst of dealing with life-changing circumstances thanks to COVID-19, not the least of which may include furloughs and lay-offs, Sony, it seems, is doing its part to give back a little. Yesterday Sony released on its blog information about a new venture called Play At Home. And its…
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The Room: Puzzling at Its Finest
The Duck recently had the pleasure of playing a little puzzle game called The Room, which I heard about from fellow blogger The Shameful Narcissist. Originally released as an iOS game in 2012, I got to play the Switch version, which came about far more recently (2018…I’m always late for things). This game was a…
YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #147
Up this week: The Room (Switch, 2018) – time to take on some otherworldly puzzling in this interesting tale of a Victorian scientist that was originally released for iOS. Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch, 2020) – it’s time to call a new island home in this fifth and latest entry in the Animal Crossing series….
The Sims 4: Meet Peeps!
Back in March, before the world went sideways, I said that 2020 was going to be the year of me playing “something different,” and that “something” was going to be The Sims 4, the latest entry in this long-standing life simulator series, which I acquired via PlayStation Plus. Well, despite the fact that the world…
Top 5 NES Games Included in Nintendo Switch Online (So Far)
With a couple dozen NES games now available on Nintendo Switch Online, you might not be sure which games are worth your time and which are not. Well, now that I’ve tried out nearly all of the games being offered, I thought I’d make your choice a bit easier with a list of top 5…
[Revisted] Majora's Scariest Story
Well here we are. Four weeks, four revisited posts. I’m really hoping to be back to bringing you actual new content again next week. I’m pretty sure I will be. Until then, please enjoy one of my favorite posts from our 2016 Zelda-ween event. It might be old, but the story is still great! You…
YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #146
Up this week: Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Switch, 2020) – it’s time to call a new island home in this fifth and latest entry in the Animal Crossing series. Kirby Super Star (SNES, 1996) – it’s eight games in one in this classic collection featuring everyone’s favorite round, pink alien…Kirby! Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii,…
Roundtable Discussion: How Gaming Changed, 2010-2020
As we leap forth into a brand new decade that’s sure to be brimming with lots of gaming goodness, we here at Virtual Bastion thought we’d take a moment to look back on how gaming has evolved over the course of the last decade. From the bells of New Year’s Day 2010 to the final…
The Duck’s New Thoughts on New Horizons
The newest Animal Crossing for the Switch is here at last, and I have been having a great time with it so far. As of writing this, I’m not terribly far into the game, but I think I’ve played enough to get a decent feel for it, so it’s time I shared my initial impressions,…
YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #145
Up this week: Kirby Super Star (SNES, 1996) – it’s eight games in one in this classic collection featuring everyone’s favorite round, pink alien…Kirby! Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii, 2009) – it’s Samus vs. Space Pirates vs. the Phazon Corruption vs. herself in this series’ thrilling conclusion Nostalgic Notions (multiple consoles) – our periodic feature…
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