Games reviewed… eventually
When you have a series as long as Final Fantasy, it’s inevitable that you’re going to have at least a few titles in your roster that people don’t like. Final Fantasy II is definitely one of these games for its parent franchise; if you ask people online to name weaker entries in the series, II … Continue reading Final Fantasy II
Super Mario Land might be my nostalgic first in terms of Mario games, but the sequel is where I spent far more of my time when it came to Game Boy platforming. While Super Mario Land was tasked with bringing Mario to Nintendo’s handheld in whatever form it could, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden … Continue reading Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
This one has been a difficult review to write. In fact, I don’t know whether I can even call this a review so much as a thinkpiece. As I write this, I don’t even know whether I think I can fairly score it as a game. But why, when this is a game so beloved … Continue reading Celeste
If you know anything about JRPGs, you’re almost certainly aware of Dragon Warrior (later renamed Dragon Quest, but for the purposes of this review I’ll be using the original name throughout). However, if you’re less of a fan of the genre, this series might have slipped you by, which is, frankly, remarkable. While its competitor … Continue reading Dragon Warrior
Here’s another piece of nostalgia! Like Link’s Awakening and Pokemon Red, Super Mario Land is one of the earliest games I can remember playing and owning. The Mario franchise is an institution; I’m certain that anyone who plays videogames has a Mario game they remember as “their” game. It’s probably either their first one or … Continue reading Super Mario Land
I’ll be honest, I have no idea how to introduce what I feel or think about Frog Detective. Based purely on the name alone, I admit I absolutely would not have even given a second glance to it if it had scrolled into my view on Steam. It reminds me too much of that miserable … Continue reading The Haunted Island, a Frog Detective Game
Link’s Awakening was my first Zelda game. It sits, immutable, in my memory; screenshots and moments from it are always there, just below the surface of my thoughts, reading and waiting to be recalled whenever a rush of nostalgia takes me. It’s something about the Game Boy. Nintendo’s big, grey, allegedly-portable brick was the console … Continue reading The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
I don’t know about you, but I love a good Star Wars game. For a franchise as vast and all-encompassing as Star Wars, it’s inevitable that there are an awful lot of games, and an awful lot of them are a bit naff. That means though, that when a good one comes along, often they’re … Continue reading Star Wars: Republic Commando
Sometimes games sit on my shelf for all sorts of reasons. Often it’s because, like many others, I’m afflicted by a crippling addiction to buying random games that I justify under the “well maybe one day I’ll play them” defence. Other games languish because I’ve come to the conclusion that they’re simply shit. Very occasionally … Continue reading Spider-Man
I thought my Skyrim review took me a long time to write - this one took me even longer! Portal (PC, PS3, Xbox 360 [reviewed]) Released Oct 2007 | Developed / Published: Valve Genre: Puzzle | HLTB: 3 hours Wow, where do I even start with Portal?. It is, without a shadow of a doubt … Continue reading Portal
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