The married and parenting life has many positives, but hours on end of gaming time is not among these positive perks. There comes a time in life when one comes to the sad (tragic really) realization that there are some beloved games that one will never be able to play again to their completion. It…
Author: Samuel Rivera
An Honest 2023 Look at Golden Eye 007 on Xbox Series X
About 3 weeks ago, Golden Eye returned on modern consoles (namely Xbox One/ Series X/S and Nintendo Switch) courtesy of Rare and Microsoft. The title is a remaster in the purest meaning of the ‘remastered’ word. Golden Eye remains the same game that graced the Nintendo 64, but with enhancements such as a 16:9 widescreen…
Spencer: 2022 Was Too Light on (Xbox) Games 2023 Will Be Better
At this point, for at least a decade, it has been established that Sony, and its PlayStation brand, are the home of the best exclusive content, and AAA single player games. On the other hand, Microsoft (and Xbox) has the best game’s service app in its Game Pass platform. Still, Sony continues to win the “console…
Final Fantasy Producer May Have Hinted at a Possible Final Fantasy IX Remake
Final Fantasy VII Remake Producer, Yoshinori Kitase, may have hinted at the possibility of an upcoming Final Fantasy IX ‘remake’ announcement in a New Year’s message that he posted on the Square Enix’s Official page a few weeks ago. Kitase, did not name the game itself, or even the ‘remake’ moniker, but he did talk…
TBT: Final Fantasy VII: That Time a Popular Game Killed its Princess
So, at this point, it is well known in the gaming world (it has been nearly 26 years), that Aeris (now known as Aerith) died (was murdered really) in Final Fantasy VII. Gamers born after the fact, or near it, will not quite appreciate the shock and awe factor, of watching a heroine, or better…
The Last of Us (TV Show): Episode 1 Review
The Last of Us is probably my favorite PS3 game of all time, and the Last of Us: Part II is, along God of War, my highest rated PlayStation 4 game ever (both scored 10/10). Needless to say, I was very nervous when the TV show was first announced. After all, The Last of Us,…
Games That Will Cost You a Kidney: Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness
I know what you are thinking: “The N64 Castlevanias were crap, no way that either copy of its two entries are going for more than $50.” If that’s what you thought when you first read the heading of this article; then I regret to inform you that you are (mostly) completely wrong my friend. First, the…
An Apparent Flaw Within the PlayStation 5’s Design Can Cause its Premature Death
Hardware news regarding current generation consoles made the rounds this week due to an apparent flaw in the PlayStation 5’s unique cooling system. The biggest issue with this reported flaw, beyond potentially rendering the console useless, is that the current solution would completely change the dynamic of how the PlayStation 5 sits on your living…
The Last of Us Series Sells 37 Million Units: Is Part III in the Works?
The Last of Us has been around for nearly a decade (2013), and it could be argued that depending on how well made, and popular the upcoming (Jan 15) HBO show becomes, the franchise will reach a peak in popularity far surpassing anything that it has accomplished so far. Thus, the possibility of The Last…
2023 is Here and The Never Ending Realm Turns 20 Years Old
Twenty years ago, I was 17 years old, and had an extreme passion with playing JRPGs and reviewing them in written form. In reality, some of my oldest reviews were written way before 2003, and on an actual ‘word processor’ typewriter. Reviews for games like Suikoden, The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and Final…