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Review – Pikmin
Nintendo has maintained a reputation as a company that never releases new properties. The common thought is that they only constantly rehash their staples: Zelda, Mario, and some others that variables that change over time. That’s never been very accurate, and it seems to be a little less repeated these recent years, but to demonstrate how long this belief has…
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Review – Demon’s Crest
This is the oddly named third game in the Gargoyle's Quest series. Demon's Crest ditches the more cartoonish aspects of the previous game and goes full horror. Firebrand is also a hot piece of toast, and people don't read this far down in these excerpts, do they? That would be embarrassing.
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Review – Castlevania: Bloodlines
Don’t get me started on Castlevania. The original title stands as one of my favourite NES titles, perhaps even topping the list if I was forced to decide, and I don’t make that statement lightly or without due consideration. A few years ago, I did a deep dive into the more Metroid inspired titles — a corner of the series…
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Review – Pocky & Rocky
In my youth, my mother would occasionally indulge me by joining in my favourite hobby. Off the top of my head, I remember diving into Donkey Kong Country, and playing endless amounts of Stunt Racer FX with her. Those were good times. Pocky & Rocky was one such game that we picked up a few times off the rental shelf.…
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Review – Metroid Prime
After an eight year haitus, Metroid returned in a big way. On the same day in 2002, Metroid Fusion for the Gameboy Advance and Metroid Prime for the Gamecube were released in North America. Fusion was a traditional sidescroller developed internally at Nintendo and closely follows the gameplay of Super Metroid. Prime, on the other hand was given off to…
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Review – Spider-man (PS4)
When I was in grade 8, following the removal of my appendix I developed a sudden obsession with Spider-Man. It kicked off a stint of collecting comics, even hitting the convention circuit with my father, picking up rare back issues. I don’t really keep up to date with the webslinger anymore, though I occasionally do deep dives into backissues, primarily…
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Review – Mega Man Legends
Playing through the entire Mega Man X Legacy Collection was difficult. Not in the sense that I had difficulty surmounting the games, though there were some challenging moments, but because some of those games are just terrible. The latter half of the series was taking its toll on me and affecting my mood. It was disheartening, but I slogged through.…
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Review – Mega Man X2
The Mega Man series left a sizeable footprint on the NES after 6 titles in total were released on it. That’s pretty extreme. What amuses me is that they were all essentially the same game. Each had similar graphics and spritework, minutely improving after each title, and each had the exact same framework. Not that I’m complaining, Mega Man is…
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Review – Doom (2016)
I reacquainted myself with Doom back in high school after I discovered the wonders of the zDoom platform. I remember, at the time, telling a friend of mine that I’d rather play Doom than a modern shooter like Halo, which was relatively new at the time. He scoffed, either chalking it up to hyperbole or nostalgia. Years later, and I…
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Review – The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind
Once upon a time, just before I set off to college, I got the itch to play an RPG. I had either The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind or Neverwinter Nights in mind, and I ended up choosing the former. It set off a love affair that I still won’t shut up about to this day. I still need to go…
