Rated: 2 / 5* This was the one PS1 Final Fantasy game I hadn't played in my youth. Or rather, I played a bit of it, but then got sidetracked by something else. I'm one of those people where if I'm unable to complete a game within a certain number of days (maybe even a … Continue reading Final Fantasy IX (2000) review
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Torment: Tides of Numenera review
Rated: 4 / 5 I've tried to get through a few RPGs in the past, and failed. Final Fantasy VIII, Final Fantasy IX, Diablo, Diablo II, and Baldur's Gate. Basically amounted to just losing the will to continue in those games. It had to do with the monotony of combat, grinding, lack of interest in … Continue reading Torment: Tides of Numenera review
Fear Effect 1 and 2 (2000 and 2001) PS1 review
So I've been thinking lately. Surely the early console games that had 3D graphics had some decent games. You know, in spite of not holding up as well as PS3 and X-Box 360 games do (the console generation of 2005-2013), which is when I believe 3D gaming graphics finally reached a stable state (just as … Continue reading Fear Effect 1 and 2 (2000 and 2001) PS1 review
Metroid 1-4 (1987-2002; 2004; 2016) game series review
So I've played the original Metroid games. Can't say I've finished all of them, just the 3rd (Super Metroid) and 4th (Metroid Fusion). "Then how the hell do you expect to review these games reliably? What the hell!? Are you turning into one of those half-a-fag game journalists who bitch about games being too difficult … Continue reading Metroid 1-4 (1987-2002; 2004; 2016) game series review
Phantasy Star I-IV (1988-1995) review
A couple months ago I felt this urge to go back to retro gaming. I don't mean retro PC, I don't mean downloading an emulated game on the PC. I mean actual old-school console gaming. But I found myself in a predicament. I used to own a Sega Genesis, and a decent game collection for … Continue reading Phantasy Star I-IV (1988-1995) review
Shadow Tactics: Blade of the Shogun (2016) review
Rated: 3.5 / 5 I question how much I actually enjoy stealth games. Aside from Thief I and II, I don't normally go out of my way to play these sorts of games. On the other hand, certain RPGs like Deus Ex, while not primarily a stealth game yet can be played as one, do … Continue reading Shadow Tactics: Blade of the Shogun (2016) review
System Shock (1994) and Quake (1996) review
So in celebration of cocksucking California passing bullet legislation, I figure I'd talk about the best defining first-person-shooters ever made, outside of Doom (made after Doom). Surely everyone has heard of Doom being the first major defining first person shooter game, which is still awesome to this day. True, Wolfenstein came before it, and was … Continue reading System Shock (1994) and Quake (1996) review
