Games reviewed… eventually
Next up in a series of games that I have had sitting on my PS4 for literal years and have just constantly put off getting around to playing for no good reason: it’s Ni no Kuni II! I think in this game’s case it was largely because the original game, while still a fine JRPG, … Continue reading Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
Bastion was one of my favourite games from its generation. Supergiant’s gorgeous, stunningly scored isometric action-RPG absolutely captured my heart when I played it, and of course Logan Cunningham’s rich narration helped seal the deal. And yet, Transistor has remained unplayed on my PS4 for years. I couldn’t tell you why at all. It’s time … Continue reading Transistor
It seems I’ve been on a big JRPG kick recently; chalk it up to having too much spare time on my hands thanks to shielding indoors from this never-ending global health crisis. Next on my very lengthy JRPGs list then is Rogue Galaxy. Rogue Galaxy (PS2, PS4 [reviewed]) Released Dec 2005 | Developed: Level-5 | … Continue reading Rogue Galaxy
I have great memories of the JRPG heyday. The NES, SNES, PS1, and their contemporaneous handhelds were absolute goldmines of fantastic JRPGs, and growing up I happily devoured as many as I could get. However, while subsequent generations certainly had their share of excellent games in the genre, I feel like things tailed off slightly … Continue reading Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch
Games about quarantines, horrific viral epidemics, and people struggling to eke out a living in a crumbling, burning world kind of feel a lot less fantasy and a lot more uncomfortable these days. At least we haven’t had any vampires yet in real life. Vampyr (PC, PS4 [reviewed], Switch, Xbox One) Released Jun 2018 | … Continue reading Vampyr
The dying, bare trees are twisting in the rising wind. A murky, cavernous hole yawns open, a shattered, splintered entrance to a lair hewn from the mountain’s very stone. As an ashen and scarred hunter slugs back a potion, his pallid skin tightens, fighting the toxins that are sinking into his blood. Feline eyes glow, … Continue reading The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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