One of the great things about games is how subjective they are. One player’s transcendent experience is another’s absolute pile of garbage. This kind of divide is true for most games to one degree or another, but it’s especially prevalent when it comes to the more artsy and auteur titles out there. A prime example…
Tag: Virtual Bastion
Do I Really Need It Right Now?
I dunno about you all, but I got something of a weakness for game sales. It’s not so much that I go on sprees and just buy tons of games whenever there’s a sale, but I do find myself grabbing something on impulse whenever I think the sale is good enough. This would be fine,…
YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #393
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered First Impressions
While making my way through the new remaster of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion this past weekend as Argonian assassin, Jade-In-Shadow, we happened upon a kerfuffle at the vineyards outside Skingrad. Not wanting to become embroiled in the conflict, Jade stuck to the shadows and watched as some townsfolks battled intruding magic-users of some sort….
Fans Petition Square Enix to Release Kingdom-Hearts: Missing Link
As you may or may not already know, Square enix recently announced the cancellation of Kingdom Hearts: Missing-Link, which was going to be some sort of mobile game meant to bridge Kingdom Hearts 3 and the upcoming Kingdom Hearts 4. Square Enix’s stated reason for cancelling the game was its putting greater focus on the…
Triple-A Gaming Isn’t Over, But It’s Definitely Not Relevant Anymore
Over the weekend, I just happened to take a look at the list of games I’ve played over the last several months, and I made an interesting discovery. Aside from Silent Hill 2 and Metaphor: ReFantazio, there wasn’t a single “AAA” game on the list. I’m not even sure I would count Silent Hill 2…
YouTube Highlights, Weekly Edition #392
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Top 5: My “Deserted Island” Action-Adventure Games
When combining the genres of “action” and “adventure” into one, well…the mega-genre of “action-adventure” games could be applied to nearly any game that’s ever been made. But there has to be some delineation between genres somewhere, right? In choosing a small set of action-adventure games I’d like to have with me on my purported “deserted…
The Destiny Lawsuit Puts GaaS in an Interesting Position
Over the weekend, I learned that Bungie is currently dealing with a lawsuit having to do with some of the story elements of Destiny 2. The Plaintiff alleges that Bungie stole his stories off of his wordpress site and used them for the Red War and Curse of Osiris plotlines that were featured in Destiny…
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Starts Off VERY Strong!
After hearing so much good buzz about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 and checking out a little bit of gameplay for myself (to avoid spoilers), I finally decided to just jump in and see what exactly it is about the game that’s got so many people so excited. I’ve only had time enough to play through…
VIRTUAL BASTION 