Tag: Virtual Bastion

Paying to Play (when it’s “Free”)

The AV Club recently posted an article on reasons why folks might choose to toss money at “free-to-play” games. Having lightly dipped my toes and flung some of my own coin into in the free-to-play waters, it piqued my interest. The writer came up with three motives players might choose to pay money in otherwise…

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Tormented Souls II Got a New Gameplay Trailer!

Okay, so this one isn’t quite breaking news since this trailer came out last week during Gamescom 2024, but I’m absolutely not going to pass up a chance to talk about it! Tormented Souls II is the surprise sequel to Tormented Souls, a throwback horror game that more or less came out of nowhere to…

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Playing All the Fake Phone Games

At long last I’m back! It’s been a hectic couple of weeks with my family visiting, but I did find moments here and there to game. There weren’t many, which is why I’ve been trying something a little different lately: namely all of those fake phone games we all have to constantly sit through. And…

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With Video Games, it’s Personal

I don’t spend a ton of time on YouTube, but when I have time to sit and watch, I focus on video game-related content. Sometimes I watch playthroughs, other time, news and updates catch my attention. For whatever reason lately, however, my feed has been filling up with laments about gaming and getting older. How…

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Final Fantasy Remake Director Very Confident in Part 3

The remake series for Final Fantasy VII has, by most accounts, been progressing quite smoothly. It’s been a many, many years long endeavor at this point, but the results have in fact been quite good up until now. It’s even more encouraging to see each entry get better, with Rebirth being quite superior to Remake….

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Revisited: I Think I’m Done With New Paper Mario Games

As the summer heat carries on, so to does this extended family trip/visit. As I write this, I assume it’s been a good time so far, so I can only hope that your August is going well too. I wasn’t sure what I was gooing to look back at today, but then I happened to…

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Fallout 76’s Original Main Story Deserves Credit

If the Internet has anything to say about it, the world won’t soon forget Fallout 76’s maligned 2018 release. Aside from a multitude of bugs and gameplay issues like poor enemy scaling and general broken-ness, the game’s world was empty. Oh, there were places to explore and lots of new sights to take in, but…

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Revisited: Nostalgia or Not?

Hey all! I hope you’re enjoying the summer and not cooking too much in the heat! I’ve been staying in and gaming as much as I can, but with family visiting I’ve got not choice but to go cook in the sun while we all have fun taking in the sights together here in Japan….

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