Tag: Virtual Bastion

Revisiting Neverwinter

In the latter half of 2018, I became obsessed with the MMO Neverwinter. Actually, it may be more accurate to say that I became obsessed with its characters, classes, and leveling; because once I max-leveled a character in each of its available classes, my general interest fizzled. Oh, I tried my hand at a few…

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Dragon Age: Origins is Both Better and Worse 13 Years Later

It’s amazing to me that 2009 is already practically ancient history as far as video games are concerned. Yet, a lot has indeed changed, especially when it comes to presentation and storytelling. Where everything was (for some reason) meant to be dark, gritty and very brown back then, now vibrance carries the day.

Thoughts on the Demands of Self-Directed Games

I like it when a game leaves me to my own devices. Maybe there’s a little handholding at the beginning, but at some point, it lets go and allows me to do almost anything I want. However, when one knowingly or unknowingly drops into multiple sandbox games at once, does self-direction become too much of…

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Redfall is Going to Have Denuvo DRM, Yay…

I don’t know why, but I get the sense that neither Microsoft or Bethesda want Arkane Studios’ next game, Redfall, just doesn’t want i to succeed. How else do you explain the series of L’s the game’s been taking in the weeks leading up to release.

Journey to the Savage Planet is the Comedy Metroid I Never Knew I Wanted

The video game hype cycle is kind of a crazy thing, isn’t it? Every single day, there are trailers, announcements, reveals and interviews being published about the deluge of upcoming games. There’s so much that I find it kind of incredible that anything manages to stand out, and it’s even crazier that anyone can keep…

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Quantum Break is Leaving Game Pass Soon

It seems that Remedy’s time travel action sci-fi epic, Quantum Break, will be leaving Game Pass sometime in April. It’s been a part of the service since practically the very beginning, so this normally wouldn’t be all that surprising. After all, most games spend much less time available as part of Xbox’s subscription service. However,…

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[Revisited] – There Should Be a Legal Path to ROMs

I’m still out and about, so here’s one more Revisited post for you all, one I think is still relevant. With tons of games getting shutdown and digital becoming ever more prevalent, we really need a legal way to preserve games for the future. Otherwise, gaming very well might just lose its past.