Category: Video Games

Day 194: Super Metroid Review

It’s time for another Metroid review, I suppose. And that means I get to talk about the best game in the series: Super Metroid. Super Metroid is, at least in my opinion, one of the best games on the SNES, if not the best. It is the peak of two dimensional Metroid gameplay, the story wraps up…

September 23, 2018
Day 193: Destiny… Destined to Flop

I have an interesting relationship with the Destiny franchise. Never once have I actually purchased a game in the series; I’ve always just borrowed copies from my friends at work. Yet somehow, even though I’ve never dropped a dollar, I still feel cheated by this series. It feels like I’m watching drug addicts struggling to drop their…

September 22, 2018
Day 192: The Nintendo 64

Remember this little guy? I love this thing. Sure, many of it’s games haven’t aged well (cough cough Goldeneye) but my nostalgia for them are too strong for me to care. And with everyone clamoring for the N64 Classic, because we already got the NES and SNES Classics, I figured I’d spend today talking about…

September 21, 2018
Day 189: Resident Evil

What the hell even is this franchise? Seriously, what an odd transformation for a game series. In the span of seven games (and god knows how many spin offs) this series has completely changed from where it started. The first three games are classics in survival horror that taught everyone that video games can be…

September 18, 2018
Day 188: FTL (Faster Than Light) and Into the Breach

I love Indie games. They have an air of freedom about them. Sure, a lot of them get bogged down in trying to replicate the past, but when they get it right they get it right. All the retro-style Indies out there blend the old and the new to create a beautiful and fun game.…

September 17, 2018