Tag: Virtual Bastion

Survival of the Somewhat Competent

When Valheim was first released in early access on PC early 2021, it took over my news feed for several weeks. A number of bloggers I followed jumped on Valheim and seem to take to it very quickly and very positively. Like any new live-service game, it apparently came with its share of issues, but…

Read More

Hunt: Showdown is Getting an Engine Upgrade

Once an online game hits the five year mark, it’s usually either run its course or has just settled into a regular content schedule with no more earth-shaking changes planned. There are exceptions like Warframe of course, and now it seems Hunt: Showdown is one too. In fact, according to PC Gamer, the grim battle…

Read More

I’m Torn On Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel

With all the posts I’ve made here over the years, I’m pretty sure I’ve made my distaste for free-to-play / live service games pretty clear. I think that a lot of the problems in the video game industry stem from the proliferation of these business models, and I’ve been feeling rather concerned about their growing…

Read More

The Prosaic Life in Games

The routine task. The boring chore. The mundane errand. Each day we’re faced with tackling these things, sometimes on their own and sometimes in groups. They are never something that would be categorized as “fun,” but they need to be done regardless. Grocery shopping. Picking up prescriptions. Standing in line to pay bills. True that…

Read More

Dead Space 2 and 3 Might Eventually Get Remakes Too

To almost no one’s surprise, the Dead Space remake has been selling incredibly well. I mean, who would have thought that a remake for an iconic, award-winning and currently dead series would be popular? Well apparently not EA, because the company is now sending out surveys asking people if they’d be interested in remakes for…

Read More

Persona 5 Royal: Let’s Do This!

When I played my first Persona game, Persona 3 Portable, it was an eye-opening experience. Part turn-based, world-saving combat, part life simulator, it was unlike anything I’d ever played before. At the time I completed it, this “newcomer” to the series, Persona 5 Royal was about a year from release. It’s original version from 2016,…

Read More

Diablo 4 is Getting an “Open Beta”

After about 11 years, the next numbered Diablo game, Diablo 4, seems to finally be nearing its release date. That date has not yet been revealed, but Activision-Blizzard has announced an open-beta for the game, running from March 17th to March 19th. Of course, this is only for those that pre-order the game. Everyone else…

Read More