Category Archives: Articles

More Thoughts on They Are Billions

Posted on May 12, 2018 by Brian

Since my last post over a month ago, also about this game, I have played a little bit of many games, as usual. However, the game I’ve played the most by far is, still, this game, They Are Billions for … Continue reading →

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Game of the Year 2017

Posted on December 31, 2017 by Brian

So it’s game of the year time again, and despite all they have said about what a great year this is for games, the gaming press has a pretty much consensus choice for 2017’s best game: Zelda: Breath of the … Continue reading →

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First Impressions: Ever Oasis (3DS) – This game is great!

Posted on December 12, 2017 by Brian

This is another first-impressions article, not a review.  It reflects my opinion on the game based on the hours I have put into it so far.  I may still be early in this game, but I have played it enough … Continue reading →

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Wii WiiWare & Wii Virtual Console – Pre-Shutdown Interesting Titles and Suggestions List

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Brian

… Yes, it’s finally an actual update!  I’ve been meaning to write something here for weeks now, but keep getting distracted by Starcraft Remaster and now also Overwatch… bah. (There are so many games to play right now, it’s a … Continue reading →

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A Short Article On Nintendo Closing Miiverse

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Brian

So I was working on a new update to the PC Platformers Game Opinion Summaries article, when… Starcraft Remastered released, and I’ve barely played anything else since since the original Starcraft is my favorite game ever and it is still … Continue reading →

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E3 2017: My Thoughts, Particularly on the Press Conferences and Nintendo

Posted on June 21, 2017 by Brian

Sorry for the lack of updates recently. I got a Wii U last month at last, probably a couple of years after I should have, and have been quite addicted to it, particularly Splatoon, Mario Maker, and Super Mario 3D … Continue reading →

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The Issues of Kickstarter Crowdfunding, and Crowdfunding and Digital versus Physical Game Preservation

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Brian

There are two sections to this article, each separate but related. Both are issues I’ve been thinking about for some time, but the release of Torment: Tides of Numanera reminded me of some of them again, so here I have … Continue reading →

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Article: Why Zelda: A Link to the Past is Overrated (but good)

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Brian

———— Introduction ———— I love the Legend of Zelda games, they are among the best! Indeed, I have sometimes considered it my favorite videogame series. This action-adventure franchise is amazing thanks to its great gameplay, graphics, music, and design. I … Continue reading →

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E3 2016: My Thoughts On the Conferences, Gameplay and Gender in Zelda, and Nintendo’s Show

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Brian

I do have a pretty-much-finished 6-game update to the PC Game Opinion Summaries list done, but as last week was E3, I’ll be posting this now instead, and that later and with some additions. So, E3 2016 was last week, … Continue reading →

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Article: Losing Rare, and How Nintendo Lost Western Developers

Posted on April 23, 2016 by Brian

I have started on a PC Platformers Game Opinion Summaries list, but that will take a little while before it gets started.  Today, though, I’ve got this!  This article was based on posts I made in this NeoGAF thread here, … Continue reading →

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