I still don’t have a next-gen console. You’re probably asking yourself- what the hell kind of a video game blog is this? But what you should be asking is: why don’t you have an Xbox One or Playstation 4… yet? There are two reasons. Continue reading I Still Don’t Have a Next Gen Console
Monthly Archives: December 2014
#Listmas2014: Pokemon LeafGreen has taught me a thing or three
The second half of this year has been, for me, all about Pokemon LeafGreen. After plenty of internal debate and more than a little help from my Internet friends, several months back, I decided to play LeafGreen, my first ever Pokemon game. I wish I could say that I’ve completed the game, but I haven’t…yet. (I’m really close though!)
Despite the fact that I’ve been playing video games for a while now and thought that I knew everything I needed to know about them, LeafGreen has instilled a number of importance lessons that I either completely took for granted over the years or, for one reason or another, just never learned. So here, for you and #Listmas2014, are three big take-aways that I’ve gotten from, of all things, a Pokemon game, proving that the world really does work in mysterious ways.
Continue reading #Listmas2014: Pokemon LeafGreen has taught me a thing or three
Why I’m Falling Out Of Love With Open World Games
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13 years ago a game by the name of GTA 3 launched and changed the gaming world significantly. Although it wasn’t technically the first 3D open-world game to be produced, it can be argued that it was one of the most influential and that it had a huge impact in popularizing the genre. I loved GTA 3 and I know that I spent a huge amount of time roaming around Liberty City taking in the surroundings car-jacking innocent civilians and going on murder sprees. The game supplied me with tools and a sandbox to play in and like a young child, I created my own fun. Continue reading Why I’m Falling Out Of Love With Open World Games
Listmas: Games I Played This Year
How wonderful that we’re doing Listmas again this year, as it was quite a fun holiday, and I’m just a person who enjoys listing things, no matter what time of year that may be. This has been a crazy year for gaming, so I thought today’s list would be a list of the games I played this year. Look at me go!
- Rayman Legends, PS3, which somehow managed to top the masterpiece that came before it
- Final Fantasy VIII, PS1, a game that makes you want to conserve your magic at all costs, only to have it get periodically stolen during the final boss, the only time you feel like you can actually use it
- Final Fantasy VI, PS1, the inspiration for the first costume I ever made and for getting me into masquerade competitions
- Final Fantasy IX, PS1, a game I strangely couldn’t get into, even when, at the same time, it was pretty darn fun
- Chrono Trigger, PS1, a nice break from the turn-based RPG’s I had played up until that point and which included some pretty neat time travel
- Chrono Cross, PS1, which was both fun and the bane of my existence, considering they didn’t let you get experience from fighting most of the time, and the bosses could be so darn ridiculous
- Ratchet and Clank: Up Your Arsenal, PS2, my second playthrough, but my first time completing Annihilation Nation and collecting all sewer crystals, thanks to a map I completely forgot existed before
- New Super Mario Bros U, Wii U, which I’m still in the process of playing, with much gusto
- Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Wii U, which is a lot like the prequel, which accounts for the lessened gusto and less motivation to complete it any time soon…
- Pikmin 3, Wii U, which makes fruit far more fun than I ever would have expected; I just wish Brittany would shut up
A Duck That’s Been Busy With Nonsense
Merry Listmas 2014!
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Merry Listmas everyone! That’s right the most list-tacular blogging holiday is back this year, and it all starts today!
Just like last year, this Listmas season United We Game and Murf Versus are challenging our fellow bloggers to put together lists of any and every sort! Your favorite games, least favorite foods, the top 5 dog breeds that resemble other animals (if you so desire)! From now until the 31st, list to your hearts content and tag it with #Listmas2014 in the title! We’ll be looking for those lists to add to our master Listmas List, which will link back to everyone else’s lists and will be updated at least weekly depending on how many lists we find (up to 5 per blog).
December 31st will be Relistmas Day! On that most list-tastic of days, the full and final Listmas List will be available for all to see and enjoy, and everyone who published their own lists is encouraged to relist their own lists for those who might have missed them the first time.
There’s only 17 more days until Relistmas Day now, so what are you waiting for? Let’s get listing!
Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD ReMix: Return of the Feels
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Kingdom Hearts 2.5HD ReMix has finally arrived, and just like the last one it’s definitely something I would recommend to any fan of Kingdom Hearts, well to those who haven’t already gotten their copy at least. Even if you still have your original copies of Kingdom Hearts II and Birth By Sleep all of the care that’s been put into bringing these into the HD era makes this well worth the cost, not to mention that these are the previously Japan-only “Final Mix” versions of the game. It’s new content, it’s remastered content, but more than anything else, this updated Kingdom Hearts II makes for a wonderful nostalgia trip. Continue reading Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD ReMix: Return of the Feels
Resonance: Fly Me to the Moon (Climax Mix)
Dear Bayonetta,
I’m sorry. I’m really, really sorry.
I’m sorry that I once doubted everything about you, from your magic wardrobe to your keen wit. I’m sorry I lacked faith in your strength, your charisma, and your ability to make a hack n’ slash game rise above, far above, that to which we are accustomed. Please accept my humblest of apologies as I would very much like to continue to bask in your glorious gameplay.
Sincerely yours,
Cary
P. S. Thank you also for the amazing soundtrack.
*****
