It's not that often that a video game actually provides less hours-per-dollars-spent than a movie at a theatre. In Canada, to see a movie now is about 11.99 CAD and you will get 1.75 - 2 hours of enjoyment for your money. In Behind the Frame, you will actually pay more money than that, and get less time out of it. At 14.49 CAD, the game isn't the most expensive thing on the eShop, but with only about an hour of fun to be had, is it worth it?
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Mario Strikers Online Demo Thoughts
Over the weekend, I tried out the Mario Strikers online demo a couple of times. Here are my thoughts on the game’s online play so far. This past weekend, Nintendo tested out the online for Mario Strikers in a free demo. There were certain times of the day that you could play the game. I played it a little bit on Friday night and once again on Sunday afternoon. In the demo, you could play online with friends or with…
Read MoreFishing Paradiso
Do you like fishing? Do you like rpgs? Do you like stories about life after death? If you answered yes to all three, then boy do we have a game for you! Check out our review of Fishing Paradiso for the Nintendo Switch! In Fishing Paradiso, you find that you’ve just died! You are in heaven and you want to find a mysterious fish. Before you do that, you will have to fish, help people, and collect furniture for your…
Read MoreSilt is an Interesting Experience
If you've played Limbo, you might already have an idea of what to expect when you load up Silt for the first time. It has a similarly eerie feel, beautiful black and white graphics, and a multitude of puzzles that need to be solved. But can Silt recreate the amazing feel you got when playing Limbo? Let's take a look!
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Souldiers is an indie Metroidvania that will be out soon for the Nintendo Switch. The twist for this game is that its “souls like”, meaning that is a really hard game. When Metroidvania meets Souls, what do you get? Let’s find out in our review of Souldiers for the Nintendo Switch! In Souldiers, a group of knights die and find themselves in the afterlife. The player is then asked to choose a class: Scout, Caster, or Archer. After that, the…
Read MorePokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet Second Trailer
The second trailer for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet has been released. Check out it below! The second trailer for Pokémon Scarlet/Violet gives us another glimpse at the new game(s) colorful world and shows off some Pokémon too. We get a look at the starter and new characters too, plus there is even a moment where the game’s battle system is shown. The battle system looks a lot like the one from game’s like Sword/Shield rather than Arceus. The game itself…
Read MoreSonic Frontiers Teaser (video)
A new teaser for Sonic Frontiers was released today! Take a look at it and then come back here for some thoughts on the game. Wow. Sonic Frontiers looks amazing! It looks like Sonic meets Breath of the Wild meets Ratchet and Clank. Amazing. Hopefully the game plays really well. It could be the best Sonic game yet! According to the official Sonic twitter, this is just the first tease. IGN will have teases all June long for the game!…
Read MoreGame Announcement Timing is Killing Titles
This morning, rumors began to swirl around the brand new Fable game being developed by Playground Games. The rumor is that because of an inability to work with the current engine, the development team has had to scale back the quality of the game. Rumors are just that, rumors. But it does highlight one major problem with the video game industry - the announcement of games too early.
Read MoreWonder Boy Collection
As noted in my Wonder Boy: Asha in Monster World review, I did not play Monster World or Wonder Boy back in the day. And so a collection of games in this series is not nostalgic for me at all. In fact, to me, these are new games! In the following review, I look at how each of the games plays now, what features are included in the collection, and whether I think this collection is meant for just fans…
Read MoreNew Pokémon Scarlet/Violet Trailer Tomorrow (6/1)
The Pokémon Company announced that there will be a new trailer for Scarlet/Violet released tomorrow! A new trailer for Pokémon Scarlet/Violet will be released tomorrow (6/1). It will premiere at 6:00 a.m. PDT (8:00 am central). Its unknown what will be shown during the trailer or how long the trailer will be. Pokémon Scarlet/Violet is the first open world Pokémon game! Hopefully we’ll get more of a look at the how the open world looks and a hint of the…
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