Hey! I’m not dead! It’s been…..*checks watch* over two years since my last post. In that time I’ve moved multiple times, we’ve all (hopefully) gotten through a global pandemic, and the world has gotten….even weirder and crazier than it was in 2020. Oh yeah, I also had a son! Being a father is easily theContinue reading “My Top Games of 2022”
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Growing Up With Animal Crossing
As I find myself embarking on a new Animal Crossing journey on the Switch, I can’t help but reflect on the times I’ve done this before, where I was in my life each time I started a new town, and how the series has grown up alongside me over the years(or vice versa). I wasContinue reading “Growing Up With Animal Crossing”
Games of The Decade, 50-41
#50: Rusty’s Real Deal Baseball Probably one of the more obscure titles on this list. This was an experimental first-party game from Nintendo for the 3DS that featured baseball themed mini games, and may well have been their very first free-to-play game. The pricing model was unique, featuring a free-to-start model with a demo featuringContinue reading “Games of The Decade, 50-41”
Games of The Decade, 60-51
Well, we’re now over a week into 2020, so my list may be a little untimely at this point, but we trudge on! Halfway done! #60: Overwatch Born from the ashes of Blizzard’s MMO project Titan, Overwatch is the first property they’ve made that is set on Earth, featuring a cast of superhero-like characters taskedContinue reading “Games of The Decade, 60-51”
Games of The Decade, 70-61
#70: Cuphead Like Ori, this is another example of a game that I considered a turning point in visual design. Studio MDHR meticulously drew sprites and backgrounds to look like a cartoon straight out the the 1930s, and created something unlike anything we’d seen before. The game’s blistering difficulty hearkened back to shooters on theContinue reading “Games of The Decade, 70-61”
Games of The Decade: 80-71
Sorry for the delay in getting more of these up, between work, Christmas shopping and the holidays I simply haven’t had the time or energy to put another one of these together. But without further ado, here’s another 10! #80: Broforce From Free Lives, a developer hailing from South Africa, Broforce is a love letterContinue reading “Games of The Decade: 80-71”
Games of The Decade: 90-81
#90: Escape Goat A 2D indie platformer by developer/composer MagicalTimeBean. Escape Goat inhabits a world all its own. It doesn’t pretend that it has to make sense, as most games from the era it pays homage to didn’t make much either. You play as a Goat imprisoned for witchcraft, and solve puzzles by pushing bouldersContinue reading “Games of The Decade: 90-81”
Games of The Decade: 100-91
Here we are, at the end of another decade, with more games than ever to sort through and rank. I’m doing this by no means as a definitive list of the best games to come out in the last decade, but merely as a way to look back fondly and remember the games that shapedContinue reading “Games of The Decade: 100-91”
16 Bit Renaissance: The Rise and fall of JRPGs
In the early 90s, Japanese RPGS as a genre began to move away from established conventions in the fantasy space, breaking ground in areas like character development, plot development and world building. Games like Final Fantasy IV blurred the line between good and evil, presenting characters with flawed personalities, complex back stories and uneasy loyalties.Continue reading “16 Bit Renaissance: The Rise and fall of JRPGs”
Donkey Kong Country Retrospective
This month, Donkey Kong Country is 25 years old. It looks archaic by today’s standards, but at the time of its release, it was not only a graphical showcase for the Super Nintendo, it was the start of a trend that would shape videogames forever. Tim and Chris Stamper were brothers from the United KingdomContinue reading “Donkey Kong Country Retrospective”
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