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Articles, News 6 years ago
Konami Will Release Arcade, Castlevania, and Contra Anniversary Collections This Year
I am a huge Castlevania fan. I love the NES ones, the SNES games, Symphony of the Night, and all the GBA and DS ones. And so when Konami announced last night that there would be an Anniversary Collection of Castlevania games released this year, well, I went nuts. There will also be an arcade collection and a Contra collection! Konami has announced that they will be releasing Arcade games, Castlevania, and Contra collections this year. They will be available…
Articles, News 6 years ago
Nindies Showcase Video (3/20)
Nintendo had an Indie (Nindie) showcase video today! You can check it out below and then please come back here for my thoughts on the showcase. I thought that the Nindies Showcase video was pretty good! Probably the best one in awhile (though its lack of Steamworld Quest was distrubing. Yes, I know it was in the last one but still). The showcase got off to a great start with the reveal that Cuphead is coming to the Nintendo Switch!…
Articles, News 6 years ago
More Thoughts From Me #163: Its A Final Fantasy World
I was going to write about Final Fantasy 3 (DS) for this installment. And then I got World of Final Fantasy Maxima for the Nintendo Switch and I completely stopped playing FF3. I think I’ll get back to it eventually. Maybe. But for now, I decided to write about World of Final Fantasy Maxima instead of FF3. Mainly because I have a lot to say about this game. Wow, do I ever. So sit back, relax, and check out my…
News 6 years ago
The Division 2 Review
In an age of early access games and update-driven releases, it is a rarity indeed to find a game that, upon release, truly feels like a finished product. Too often are developers pressured into pushing their games out too quickly, leading to outrage from the community and an overall poor experience. The lesson to be learned here is that quality cannot be rushed, and that developers need to remind gamers of this fact and not allow themselves to make compromises for an earlier release date. Ubisoft, for its part, has certainly known for its resistance to this pattern. Can Tom Clancy's The Division 2 reverse the current trend with its large, open world and improved endgame? Let's take a look!
Articles, News 6 years ago
Nindies Showcase Video This Wednesday (3/20)
Do you think its too soon to have another video about Indie games for the Switch? If you said no, then you’re in luck! Nintendo of America announced a Nindie (Indie) Showcase video for this Wednesday. 30 mintues of Nindies?! Wow. Thats a lot of games! I wonder what new games will be revealed during the Showcase. I am surprised that we are getting another video from Nintendo this soon. We just had a couple. Not that I’m complaining! I…
Articles, News 6 years ago
Dungeons and Aliens
What do you get when you mix dungeons, wizards, and aliens into a tower defense game? You might get Dungeons and Aliens for the Nintendo Switch! Is this mix of fantasy and sci-fi great, good, just ok, or plain bad? Check out my review of Dungeons Aliens for the Switch below! Dungeons and Aliens is a 2D tower defense game in the style of Plants VS. Zombies. The player’s character(s) is on the left side of the screen, while the…
Articles, News 6 years ago
Gaming in the Online Space – Tapping into New Delights and Old Favourites
The world of online gaming is growing by leaps and bounds, and as both new games and old games become available, people are scrambling to get their hands on the latest and greatest, or the oldies they use to love. Whether it is online slots , poker or old DOS games, there is so much to play on the World Wide Web. Over the past number of weeks, I’ve been looking around to see what is available, and have stumbled…
Articles, News 6 years ago
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom Demo Impressions
Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom has been available on the Nintendo Switch eshop for a little bit now. I hadn’t had the chance to play the game yet. I had seen previews of it and thought it looked good but other games were distracting me. And then today, a demo was released for Monster Boy. I decided to download it! What do I think of the Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom demo? Check out my impressions below! Right…
Articles, News 6 years ago
Captain Toad Special Episode DLC Available Today
Nintendo launched a brand new trailer for the Captain Toad Special Episode DLC which is launching today on the Nintendo eShop for 5.99; the entire bundle - full game plus DLC - can also be purchased for 45.98, via the Nintendo eShop.
Articles, News 6 years ago
TinyNinjas Board Game Review
So few games now-a-days can be taken out and about, played anywhere and everywhere, with little setup and almost no time commitment. Whether travelling on a train, flying through the skies, or simply sitting down with friends around a coffee shop table, having something you can pull out of a backpack or a purse, and play with friends is an extraordinary. Enter TinyNinjas, a card and dice game for two players that can be learned and played within 15 to 20 minutes! How does it hold up? Let's dive in!