July was a month games needed. It single-handedly was able to make up for a pretty lackluster couple of months before it, and delivered one of my new favorite games and a viable front-runner for my end of the year awards. Not bad! I’m glad it led the charge towards me not having another month … Continue reading
Category Archives: Nintendo
Games of the Month – March 2017
About time, right? Every time I’ve sat down to write this one, I end up giving a whole game its own treatment instead. And, y’know, Zelda happened. Then Persona… but we’ll talk about that one soon enough. Continue reading
Let’s Talk About Breath of the Wild’s Problems
This should come as no surprise to anyone who has seen me in the last month or read my latest post on the game, but the new Zelda is real good, ya’ll. I thought, instead of singing its praises all year long, I could take a minute to talk about the issues I have with … Continue reading
Zelda: Breath of the Wild is Nintendo’s Modern Masterpiece
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild seems like the game Nintendo always intended The Wind Waker to be. In many regards, Wind Waker is my favorite Zelda game to date. The aesthetics were more on-point than anything else in the series, the world felt wide enough that anything could exist in it, and … Continue reading
Pokemon GO is the Best Game I’ll Play in 2016
Sorry for the Game of the Year spoilers, but this can’t wait. I’ve been playing Pokemon GO relentlessly for about a week now. There’s a lot to say. First off, I’ve never seen any video game become a cultural phenomenon the way GO has in my life. Nothing even comes close. Pop songs, dance moves, … Continue reading
Game of the Year 2016: #07-#01 – That Was Taking Too Long
That was really going slowly wasn’t it? Something something kill your darlings. I really like doing the individual posts, but sometimes real life impedes the progress, and I’m really just ready to start writing about things from this year now. So…let’s speed this up a bit. Continue reading