The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, was Nintendo GameCube’s Swan Song, and the Wii’s launch killer app for the Nintendo core gamer. While I ranked the game as the 4th best Legend of Zelda game in our “Top Ten All Time Zelda List“, Twilight Princess is my personal second favorite Zelda game, after Ocarina of…
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Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt, and the Evils of Sinning by Omission
It has been nearly a week since Cyberpunk 2077’s much awaited, and now much maligned launch. The game has provided a very good, though bug filled role-playing gaming experience for high end PC players, and a poor, broken at times, bug filled experience for users at the other end of the spectrum (2013’s console owners). …
Pokémon Sword and Shield: An Incomplete Experience
Before I get into this, I definitely think it’s worth mentioning that Pokémon Sword and Shield is not my favorite installment in the Pokémon franchise. For me, that is still the second generation games, Gold and Silver. However, I have invested almost 600 hours into my copy of Pokémon Shield. I have always been a…
Throwback Bit Thursday: Tales of Symphonia
Tales of Symphonia, was a much a needed gift from the RPG gods on Nintendo’s Gamecube back in 2003. Nintendo’s console was somewhat devoid of traditional Japanese RPGs, as Sony’s PlayStation 2 had inherited the genre’s top titles from its forbearer. Namco’s fantastic fifth entry in the series would quench the JRPG thirst for Gamecube…
Fire Emblem: Genealogy of the Holy War, A Spoiler-Free Retrospective
With the original Fire Emblem seeing a port to the Nintendo Switch, I have been inclined to reflect on the Fire Emblem series as a whole. It is a crime against humanity that most fans outside of Japan have never played what is, in my opinion, the best in the series: Fire Emblem: Genealogy of…
Sega CCO Says Nintendo Caters to Kids and Teens
Sega’s Chief of Creative Operations, Toshihiro Nagoshi, stated on a recent interview that Nintendo, and its current gaming platform is geared towards kids and teens. The following is the exact statement made by Nagoshi: “I think even now the Nintendo platform is still a game console that is played by a wide range of age…
Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light and Nintendo’s Limited Releases
Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon & the Blade of Light is releasing today for the Nintendo Switch. Originally released in 1990 exclusively in Japan for the Famicom system, this will be the first official Nintendo translation of the game released to western audiences. Its release further begs the question: why isn’t there a Virtual Console for…
Final Fantasy VII Remake: A Welcome, but Unnecessary Remake
Final Fantasy VII Remake graced retail shelves on April 10th, 2020. Being a Final Fantasy fan myself, I was looking forward to it. However, I had never played the original, until it came to the Nintendo Switch. I decided to do that before playing this remake, and I’m so glad I did. Playing the original…
Dark Souls III: The Best Game in The Souls Trilogy
Until the remake of Demon’s Souls comes out for PC, or if by some miracle Elden Ring drops next week, I’ll be stuck with the original Dark Souls trilogy. I’m not complaining, though. I recently got all the achievements for the whole trilogy. Here’s my take on why Dark Souls III is the best of…
Throwback Bit Thursday: Suikoden
Released in 1996 on the original PlayStation, Suikoden found commercial (on a small scale), and critical success nearly a year before Final Fantasy VII opened the mainstream market for games in the genre. For many PlayStation owners, Suikoden was their first RPG on the system. To others, their first good RPG on the systems as Beyond…