The other night, I was playing Pokémon Crystal in bed, when I came upon a Raticate. Looking upon his angry, buck-toothed visage, I began to wonder what this creature might look like absent its most defining feature. Thereupon, I took to Adobe Photoshop and created the grim vision you see before you now. Bereft of its enamel weapons, it yawps endlessly into the void. Its … Continue reading For Your Consideration: Raticate With No Teeth
When you first boot up Pokémon Legends: Arceus, the game has you choose your starting character from a small pool of generic presets. This has been true of almost all mainline Pokémon games going back to the first choice between “Boy” and “Girl” in Pokémon Crystal. Even the more recent releases have chosen not to implement a more robust, custom character creator that one might … Continue reading Please Let Me Change My Trainer Photo in Pokémon Legends: Arceus
My birthday was last week (March 17th, St. Patrick’s Day, I do accept PayPal), but it wasn’t the only occasion worth celebrating, as it very nearly coincided with the release of TUNIC, which finally came to PC and Xbox on March 16th. I’ve been following this game since the start of its development 7 years ago. I remember when it was called Secret Legend, and … Continue reading TUNIC: GOOD
In a move that has sadly been inevitable for some time, Nintendo announced late on Tuesday, February 15th, 2022, that they would begin the process of shutting down the eShops for both the 3DS and WiiU systems starting this year, and culminating in March of 2023, abandoning another console’s history to the eBay aftermarket. They also set up a cutesy little Spotify Wrapped-esque website for … Continue reading Nintendo Shutting Down 3DS & WiiU eShops
This week began like any other. Then suddenly, there was a Nintendo Direct. People proceeded to lose their shit over whatever wild, unconfirmed rumors and assumptions made it to Twitter’s trending topics, setting themselves up for disappointment once more. The Direct has come and gone now, and I took some very loose notes, so here’s my very brief review of everything I remember and the … Continue reading Reviewing the February 9th Nintendo Direct
A new Pokémon game came out last week, and it’s got some serious Breath of the Wild vibes. I’ve been playing it with my girlfriend since the day after it launched (download servers were slammed the day of), and much like every other Pokémon game we’ve ever played, we’re having a great time with it. Pokémon’s universal appeal just won’t die, even in a game … Continue reading Pokémon Legends: Arceus’ Pivot to the Pokédex Makes for a Chill Time
Last year, I posted a list of “Games I have played in quarantine (so far),” which is cute, looking back and imagining a time when I thought the pandemic might someday end. I thought it might be fun to post one of these lists again, but this time in the context of a concrete time frame that makes any sense at all: a calendar year. This … Continue reading Every Video Game I Played in 2021
Oh dang, dudes, they done did it again. Video games. They just keep on makin’ more, huh? And until I figure out how to break that witch’s curse, I’ll keep on playing ’em. I played a total of 87 games this year. Not finished, mind you, just played in some capacity, but that’s still a pretty good number, I think. It took a while to … Continue reading Mike’s 2021 Games of the Year
I’m a 20-something, male-presenting American who loves video games. And I sure dress like it. Every morning, I grab a graphic tee from my t-shirt drawer and construct the day’s uniform. I’m basically a cartoon character, wearing the same combination of articles over and over because it’s just easier (and cheaper) to draw me that way. This has probably been true of me since… oh … Continue reading I Should Not Buy This Jacket
Have you fallen out of love with MMOs in the past few years? Do you tire of the fetch quests, the stats, the buffs, the nerfs, and the busy UI? Do you perhaps tire of…all the other players? The folks at Swedish developer Might and Delight have been hard at work on those problems for more than two years now, and they think they’ve come … Continue reading Book of Travels: Early Impressions
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