Prior to last Black Friday, I had quite good luck when it came to metroidvanias. I’d occasionally stumble onto one that was poorly made, like Carrion (which somehow gets awards, which I still don’t understand). I had recently gotten Death’s Gambit on sale, which made me wonder if there weren’t quite a few metroidvania gamesContinue reading “It’s Hard to Make a Good Metroidvania”
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Top 10 Video Games of 2022
Alright folks, here it is. We’ve hit the last day of the year 2022, and it’s time for me to put together my list of favorite games that came out during this really impressive year. RPGs had a great year in general, including some that I haven’t played yet (like Elden Ring), and several majorContinue reading “Top 10 Video Games of 2022”
Top 10 Books, 2022
While I don’t post many book reviews up on this site, I am a voracious reader (kinda shouldn’t come as a big surprise, with the doctorate in English). I do put up reviews on my Amazon account, which has some links here. Still, tis the time for end of the year lists, and the bookContinue reading “Top 10 Books, 2022”
Alan Wake Remastered
I didn’t even realize that this game was in the works, which is a bit unusual for me, as I try to stay plugged in, what with having this review blog and all. But on October 20th, this game dropped onto the Switch Eshop, along with a discount. I’d heard of it before, with itContinue reading “Alan Wake Remastered”
Tormented Souls
(Note/Warning: Tormented Souls is definitely an adult game with various horror themes; I’ll try to avoid getting too graphic in the pictures or description, but some of it may seep through) Tormented Souls wants to emulate the old third person horror games from the Playstation days, back when the first three Resident Evil games, SilentContinue reading “Tormented Souls”
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore
Clearly after several weeks of spooky or spooky themed games or at least games involving death and darkness, it’s time to really ramp things up for October… … by looking at a brilliantly colored game that revels in enjoyment and light. This game of the too long, complicated name, is one of those that wasContinue reading “Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore”
Retroarch: Game Preservation and Trying New Things
The Magical Land of Wozz is a bizarre game. Despite its name, it has almost nothing to do with Oz and makes pretty much no references to it, even in the fan translation that most English speakers are likely to play. As I was describing the game’s plot to a friend, they pointed out thatContinue reading “Retroarch: Game Preservation and Trying New Things”
Triangle Strategy Character Tier List
By now, many people are starting to get interest in Triangle Strategy. It’s one of Square-Enix’s projects that has gotten a good deal of positive feedback (including from me), and it’s still less than a month old or so. In that time, I have played through the game four times: two “new games” and twoContinue reading “Triangle Strategy Character Tier List”
Schedule Revision
It may have come to the attention of some that there was not a lighter midweek review this week. This is because I’m beginning to work on other, creative projects instead (another novel, basically), and as a result, I’m going to do what I had originally said I would do: shift to just doing oneContinue reading “Schedule Revision”
Toppest Top Chef: My Inevitable Ranking of All the Seasons
As I mentioned a few weeks ago: I thoroughly enjoy watching Bravo’s Top Chef. It’s available on Hulu, which I’m already paying for (mostly because of these reality competition shows and a few others). I originally started this binge because Season 18 had just dropped on there, and I got so hooked I decided I’dContinue reading “Toppest Top Chef: My Inevitable Ranking of All the Seasons”
Fated Reviews 