Tag: Nintendo
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Spiritfarer: A Low-key Masterpiece – Xbox One Review
With the consequences and regrets that may come at the end of life, the topic of death is becoming increasingly tougher to digest and discuss, especially after a year such as this one. In Spiritfarer, you find yourself in a world situated between death and the afterlife. You play as Stella, charged with becoming the…
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Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Will it Suck?
Over the past few months, I seem to have lost my love for video games. It’s a strange and deeply upsetting feeling to have fallen out of love with something that has been a part of your life for so long, but alas, as time has moved on like the free-flowing stream, it is; I,…
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My Nintendo Christmas List (2020 Edition)
As the holidays rapidly approach, I have not given them a whole lot of thought. Even during regular years, I am hard to shop for, much to the annoyance of my family (and to my embarrassment). A lifetime of being told to try not to be selfish makes me averse to asking for Christmas gifts…
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The Psychology Behind a Video Game Backlog
When I was a child I went with my mother to the supermarket to get some dessert. When we arrived the man behind the counter asked me what it was that I wanted. I gazed at all the delicious, mouth-watering goodies displayed along the seemingly endless counter and when I had finally finished perusing, I…
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Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective – The Best DS Game Nobody Played
With the spooky season underway, now is the time of ghouls and goblins while scary games like Amnesia or Outlast start coming out to frighten all the little children of the internet. And sure they’re terrifying and interesting games to play, but how about a good murder mystery once in a while? One that makes…
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Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Thoughts
Hot on the heels of the various Mario announcements, Nintendo has announced Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. And already, the hype is exploding around the internet. My initial thoughts were skeptical but I feel good about this game. I know there are plenty of people hoping for something like this and it makes sense for…
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5 Old School Sega Games That Must Come to Nintendo Switch
Sega recently announced that they are ending their “Sega Ages” brand after the release of Herzog Zwei on Switch. This is a landmark piece of Sega’s history. Since 1996, Sega has used this brand to port classic games onto modern consoles. But even though they’re discontinuing this brand, they have confirmed that they wish to…
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Musings on Ports and Remasters on the Switch
At the time of this writing, Pikmin 3 Deluxe has recently been announced. And, I for one am excited about this. When the first two Pikmin games came out, I could count on one hand the number of people I knew who actually owned a Gamecube. As a result of this, I never really actually experienced Pikmin…