Thoughts on Splatoon Raiders
Splatoon Raiders might be one of the tightest designed video games I’ve played this year. Everything in this game compliments each other. Your movement options, the enemies’ attack…
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My favorite area in Mina the Hollower
Taking elements from other games and building something new and unique is one of Yachtclub Games’ specialties. The biggest ones in Mina the Hollower being Link’s Awakening and…
Poverty in Mina the Hollower
It’s pretty obvious from the get-go that Mina the Hollower has stuff to say about wealth inequality. I’m only a third of the way through, so I can’t say where exactly it’s going.…
How Age of Imprisonment makes you feel like a leader
Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment is excellent at making you feel like a leader. The story puts a great emphasis on the fact that you play as these chiefs of the kingdom that…
I can’t think of a reason why new gaming hardware could be worthwhile
On the day of writing this Anbernic has announced their new model in the lineage of GBA-style retro handhelds the RGSP. Looking at the facts there’s not much improvement over the…
Play more games from 2023
There is a certain joy in exploring games from the past couple of years that are neither relevant for the current GOTY discussions nor certified classics. I love it when I discover…
Mother 3's spin on turn-based combat
Something I find fascinating about Mother 3’s combat is how the player’s health gets displayed. For the un-initiated: Damage and healing don’t happen instantly but instead count up…
Dragon’s Dogma 2 makes me feel like a NPC
Even as someone who didn’t have any experience playing Dragon’s Dogma before booting up the sequel last week, one thing I knew about it were the ludicrous screen filling special…
Demon's Souls and iteration
After having experienced all of the modern FromSoftware Soulslikes, I finally got around to playing the original Demon’s Souls for the first time. Going back to the first game in…