Games reviewed… eventually
Here’s a fun fact about Metroid II: this is one of the earliest games I can ever remember playing! I think I first played this before ever owning a game, although given it was a very long time ago now I can’t be certain of that. What I am certain of is the memory of … Continue reading Metroid 2: Return of Samus
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
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
JRPGs are one of my greatest gaming loves. They’re definitely not everyone’s cup of tea, with their propensity towards verbose narratives full of junky tropes and slow turn-based battles. I love that kind of stuff though, and every now and again I get the urge to dip into the history of the genre and see … Continue reading The Sword of Hope
Yeah, it’s fresh take time on a game that’s over 20 years old! Pokemon Red / Blue (Game Boy [reviewed], 3DS) Released Sep 1998 | Developed: Game Freak | Published: Nintendo Genre: JRPG | HLTB: 27 hours I’m pretty sure everyone knows about Pokemon. It’s absolutely one of the classic JRPGs, and the beginning of … Continue reading Pokemon Red / Blue
The Almighty Backlog 