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It's been a few more days of Munchkin and my journey to throw the ring into Mount D-- take out the gym leaders of the Sinnoh region! Following a brief partnership with Cheryl, we made our way throughout Eterna Forest in our quest for the second gym badge in Eterna City. It was on a …
Continue reading Pokemon Pearl: The Solo Run – Ken the Bridge Troll (part 2)
Continuing my rant on Breath of the Wild, here is part 3, finally. In the last installment, we talked about the exhaustion that slowly began to occur from exploring, collectibles, eating and cooking, as well as some more positive words about the durability system. If you haven't read the previous two preceding posts yet, I …
Continue reading The Breath of the Wild Critique: The Burnout Phase (part 3/4)
Given the good news about Pokemon at the Nintendo E3 Presentation earlier today, I figured it was as good a time as ever to put together a write-up of my latest foray into the franchise. Read on! I have a confession. I get nostalgic about things and then buy stuff. You could say.. my nostalgia …
Continue reading Pokemon Pearl: The Solo Piplup Run – Munchkin’s Journey Begins (part 1)
I'm a little over-the-top excited right now, so bear that in mind. I've also had 19 quarts of coffee today so exaggerations are bound to happen. Anyway! As Nintendo's E3 presentation is the one that affects me the most, I had to watch this one live. And boy, I'm sure glad I did. I would …
My alarm, it rang, the crack of dawn, Only 4 hours of sleep, but not even a yawn, for that morning I was ready for the ARMS Test Punch, an hourlong gameplay demo betwixt breakfast and lunch. I'd missed the first demo, due to making home improvements But the second? I was here, and …
I've read tons of these E3 wish lists, and read all kinds of crazy demands. But there's something to be said about having completely unrealistic expectations. Ya gotta dream big, right? Now I'm not a Playstation guy aside from the Vita which is dead as far as Sony's concerned, and I don't care about VR …
Continue reading E3 2017 – My Hopes, Dreams, and Everything in Betweams
Word on the street is that we're to receive a Pokémon Direct tomorrow morning! And it couldn't have come at a better time, let me tell you. For one, I've been getting a real nostalgic Pokemon itch for the past few weeks, and this might just be the scratch I'm needed! What could possibly be in store …
Continue reading Pokémon Direct: My Hopes, Dreams, and Everything In Between
There was a small window of time right after the launch of the iPhone that will always stand out to me in gaming. Back in the mid-2000s while clamshell phones were still all the rage, the elusive iPhone had just been revealed by Steve Jobs, and was quickly taking the world by storm by putting a …
Continue reading iOS App Store Retrospective + My 5 Favorite Vintage Games
Due to some coincidences, there have been not one, not two, but three instances today where someone has directly mentioned or asked about backlog management. As a subscriber of many game discussion outlets, whether it be here on WordPress, Reddit, Neogaf, or elsewhere, this topic is one that seems to unite gamers across all console …
Continue reading “How to Manage Your Gaming Backlog 101” with Geddy
Welcome back to the Nostalgia Trigger Breath of the Wild Critique! Here's your host Geddy, who is speaking in the third person for some reason. If you missed the first part, the context may get lost here since this is a continuation of the first part. In that event, please click below to check out part 1 …
Continue reading The Breath of the Wild Critique: The Exhaustion Phase (part 2/4)
I've mentioned my game collecting in some previous articles, but never really went too far into detail. Over the past two years, I've gone from system to system, grabbing games I found and sniping some auctions. I've basically cleaned out the 3DS and Vita offerings, grabbing up whatever games I was interested in. Same with the Wii …
Continue reading The Decline and Extinction of the Physical PC Game
Note: After writing this over the course of several days, I decided that it was far too long for any mortal to sit still long enough to read. I'll be breaking this up into a four-parter, because rather than overwhelm with 10 opinions on 10 topics, I'd rather inspire some discussion on one or two at a …
Continue reading The Breath of the Wild Critique: The Honeymoon Phase (part 1/4)
You're walking along a sandy shore through the universe of Agrabah, when a faint glimmer in the surf catches your eye. You rush over . Is it..? No, it can't be! Sweet Odin's Raven! Why, it's a magical lamp! Could this possibly be a magical lamp? Oh how that would lessen the drudgery of another …
Continue reading You Rub a Magic Lamp and a Genie Gives You 100 Uninterrupted Gaming Hours…
I've talked a lot on here about LimitedRunGames, and a little about IndieBox, and how I think companies like these are helping save the physical release. While they have some light competition, for the most part, they represent somewhat of a monopoly on limited print physical releases for the Playstation 4 and Vita. Buyers of these …
Welcome to a new installment into the Nostalgia Trigger repertoire that I'm calling RETROspectives! In this series, I'll revisit three PC games from 1987-1992 - the first five years that I, your host, have existed in human form. I must say, I am very excited to talk about this game today. This is one of the …
Continue reading RETROspectives, part 1: Police Quest – In Pursuit of the Death Angel (1987)
The Nintendo Direct aired last night, yesterday afternoon, in the evening, and this morning. All at the same time. Incredible how time works! I just wanted to post some stray thoughts on some of the game-specific announcements. First of all, and this doesn't surprise me as much as it should, let me start by saying …
Continue reading Some Stray Thoughts on the April 12th Nintendo Direct!
With the release of the Switch and this newfound ability to play console-quality games (or at least a handful of them) absolutely anywhere, I've had a really tough time being anchored to a television or computer. Let's face it - it's 2017, and many of us sit down many, many hours in a day, for …
Continue reading Geddy’s ProTips: How to Play Your Consoles From Anywhere In the House
It's the beginning of the work week and you probably want to stick your head in a deep-fryer, but have I got something for you - it's time for another Zelda article! But wait wait hold on - this time it's more a fan theory type of thing, or at least, something that I've come …
Continue reading The Two Different Types of Zelda Games: a Theory!
It's no secret that Yookah-Laylee is among the most anticipated games of this year. Arguably right alongside the newest Zelda series installment, which in itself was hyped to the moon and back. But can this Return of the 3D Platformer possibly live up to the hype generated around it? To look at the origin of the hype, …
Continue reading Yookah-Laylee, and Using Nostalgia to Sell a Game
It's a new week, and I have big news. Saturday, after day drinking copious amounts of beer, I was driven by my sober fiancée and stumbled into a furniture store, where I bought a shag rug. This is for the office in my new house which I don't yet technically own. Just look at this beauty. As I don't …
Continue reading An Announcement, a Blogging Milestone, and #MyFirstPostRevisited Walk Into a Bar
