Tag: Virtual Bastion

Balatro Makes it to Xbox Game Pass, Friends of Jimbo 4 is Here!

Fan of Balatro that I am, I’ll take any chance I can to talk about it. And, well what better opportunity than a simultaneous console launch and free DLC pack? Indeed, as of yesterday, Balatro is available on Xbox (both a la carte and via Game Pass), and its fourth col- laboration card pack has…

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Going Even Further Beyond: Seeking Mastery in Games

Since sometime in the fall of last year, I’ve been playing Balatro fairly regularly. When I first started it, I thought I’d only be sticking around until I’d gotten a few wins on the highest difficulty. Yet, here I am still playing months later. It turns out that just squeaking out a few wins isn’t…

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The End is Only the Beginning in Starfield

Or…at least that’s what Bethesda would like players to think. But I shouldn’t get head of myself in formulating my thoughts on Starfield after finally completing its main story. Doing so didn’t take me nearly as long as it did with, say, Fallout 4, but the process felt much more arduous. In just a matter…

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Looks Like Activision Got Caught Using Al Content Again

Having never been a real fan of Call of Duty, I cannot personally speak to how recent entries in the series stack up to their predecessors. If the feedback from actual players is any indication, however, then it would seem that modern CoD games are no substitute for those of console generations past. Quality appears…

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I’m (Probably) Not Ready for Slay The Princess

This is kind of an odd moment for me, as I’ve never really been one to start talking about a game when I’m not even a full hour into it. However, I’m already feeling the need to talk about Slay the Princess, well at least briefly. I knew this was going to be a different…

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Choice is Still Futile in The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

When I first played The Stanley Parable years ago, the experience left me with mixed feelings. On one hand, I loved it for being so very clever about the illusion of choice in games. On the other, I hated it for being so very cheeky about the illusion of choice in games. At the time…

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Metaphor ReFantazio – Journey’s End

Well, it took about a month, but I’ve finally reached the end of Metaphor ReFantazio. While I didn’t like absolutely everything about it, I still have to say that this absolutely was a blast of an experience. I’ve already logged some detailed thoughts in previous posts, but, for a game like this, I feel a…

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