a blog about video games from a guy stuck in the 90s
"What's your favorite console?" That all-too-familiar question has been asked countless times in countless forums, be it online or in person, but the funny thing is, all of us have that answer already lined up. Favorite games, favorite genres; those answers can be fluid. But your favorite console? It's the definitive question and answer that …
Continue reading Two Years Later: A Brief Tribute to my Favorite Console, the Nintendo 3DS
It's no secret that the 3DS has been absolutely killing it this year so far, with more announcements coming out seemingly every week. Truth be told, I thought I was going to be retiring my beautiful Hyrule Edition New 3DS XL as I shifted my focus to the shiny new Switch, yet the Switch has …
Continue reading Will 2017 be the Strongest Year for the 3DS?
I’m a man who likes choices. I get tired of seeing the same thing day after day - while I hate change generally speaking, things that I use every single day can really use some freshening up sometimes. I sometimes like a change of scenery, in other words. Sometimes, a small change in my day-to-day …
Continue reading The Quandary with Owning Multiple Nintendo 3DS Consoles
It came and went - the seemingly out of left field Pokemon Direct, a mere week before E3, failed to deliver anything significant to the Switch. Well, I shouldn't say that, as Pokken Tournament is being ported. Ported, that is.With the addition of 5 new Pokemon and a presumed minor graphics improvement. By significant, I should …
Welcome to the first in a new segment, "What's In Geddy's Hand?" the ambiguously named installment where I tell you about the handheld games that have been keeping me occupied, entertained, and most importantly, distracted from my real-life obligations. As I've mentioned before, my playing style is usually playing one large game at a time, with a …
I had my eye on Planet Robobot for quite some time before I actually pulled the trigger. While I'm a sucker for Nintendo IPs and generally impulse buy anything they have to offer, the Kirby franchise had managed to evade me since I was younger. The only game I'd ever played was Kirby's Dreamland, an extremely …
This has been a real killer week - I've wrapped up two of the three long-ass games I had promised myself I would finish. I knew I was right near the end with Xenoblade Chronicles, but honestly, finishing Pokemon Moon happened way sooner than anticipated. It turns out, when I got a little burnt out …
I did it. I finally freaken did it. I beat Xenoblade Chronicles. And what a journey it was. I was telling some of my friends about my finishing of this game, not sure if any of them had ever played it or even heard of it, and I probably sounded like someone who had just graduated …
Continue reading Closing the Story on Xenoblade Chronicles 3D
After finishing Ys: Memories of Celceta on my Vita a few months back and loving every second of it, I went on a hunt for all the Ys games I could find. It got a little crazy, but among my $50 in purchases was Legacy of Ys: Book I & II for the Nintendo DS. …
I had a few articles written up before the new year already scheduled, so this is going out a few days late, but HAPPY HOLIDAYS and HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope you were able to spend some time with family, and maybe just maybe, get in some quality gaming time as well. 2016 was a …
Continue reading The 2016 Master List – TOP 5 GAMES of 2016 OMG!
It's been a quiet end of the month, what with Thanksgiving break eating up a lot of time, but there's been a huge amount activity on my radar. I accrued quite the collection of new gaming things - some Vita games, some 3DS games, even some collector editions! Of course, like most of the world …
Continue reading End of November Updates + Black Friday Luck!
Demo day has finally arrived! After some expected sluggishness on the eShop, I finally booted up the game, and I'm loving what I'm seeing so far. This will be my fourth Pokemon game, following Red, Yellow, and X, and from what I've read so far, there are so many little changes that it's really shaping up to be a fresh …
Continue reading Hands On: Pokemon Sun and Moon Special Demo!
It's not surprising that I loved everything I heard at the Direct that just ended, mainly because I'm still half asleep after reading predictions of what I would hear until all hours of the night. Actually, let me go make a coffee first so this doesn't turn out terrible. Be back. ...and I'm back. I jotted down some barely …
I'm not one for writing reviews. Maybe it's because I have trouble coming off as sincere, or maybe it's because I think the best review is to just play something yourself. Either way, I had to write something about this game, because for the 3 hours I've been playing it so far, I've been having …
Continue reading Metroid Prime: Federation Force is a Damn Good Time
In case you live under a rock that blocks all wi-fi reception or you don't care about things that are badass, you already know that August marks the 30th anniversary of the Metroid series. And while the Big N might be giving Samus Aran the red-headed stepchild treatment, I've been looking past this, and instead focusing …
I ramble on about the newest Nintendo eShop demos on the 3DS: Kirby Planet Robobot and Metroid Prime Federation Force!
Following my 3 hour marathon completion of Pokemon Yellow of which I barely scraped by, I quickly switched gears back to Earthbound and decided I would wrap this one up next. Earthbound and Xenoblade Chronicles are so vastly different in terms of playstyle that I was having trouble bouncing back and fourth, and decided I would …
Continue reading Nearing the End of Earthbound! Some Thoughts on End-Game
I'm seven minutes away from the time I need to go to sleep if I want to successfully catch the earlier bus to work tomorrow, but the excitement is real over here, people. I need to get this all out. Maybe it was the media attention surrounding the release of Pokemon Red, Blue, and Yellow on the 3DS …
Continue reading Finished Pokemon Yellow! Post-Game Thoughts
Score! I was a big fan of the first installment of New Super Mario Bros. It was a nice, welcome change to the franchise that felt very fresh, on all fronts. From the upbeat music to the updated happy factor in the game, I enjoyed it and have replayed it several times to completion. While re-organizing my Wall …
With Pokemon Go dominating every conversation, the entire world, and basically the whole human race the past couple of days, it's required actual focused effort to remember what we all did before That Thursday.
