*Spoilers below for complete Breath of the Wild map including DLC* I recently revisited The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild to finally play the DLC in anticipation of the upcoming sequel. I also decided to track down the remaining koroks I’d yet to find and achieve that nice little number on the map…
https://youtu.be/ifm8tpcO4vw I haven't been this surprised by a Nintendo announcement since...well since they announced the sequel to Breath of the Wild. I think this is a neat idea, but I also have a lot of mixed feelings. Seeing pre-Calamity Hyrule has always been tantalizing, but through the lens of a Warriors game? Also, these games…
The past decade has been difficult for me. Easily some of my most positive memories of the past ten years are with the video games that have helped me to escape from the prison of mental and physical health difficulties that I’ve felt trapped in for so long. These are the eleven games that had…
Heartbroken. It’s a melodramatic word that I don’t use lightly, but it’s the best way to describe how I’ve felt all weekend after seeing Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker on opening night. As I’ve wrote about before, I’ve never been the biggest Star Wars fan and I didn’t really “grow up” with…
"…Nostalgia…unchanged…boo hoo…" These simple lines are uttered by a wistful spirit in The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening after Link helps them return to their former home. It’s a simple moment with no larger bearing on the overall narrative and that yields no significant physical reward, but for some reason this small moment, one…
…I have some feelings. Though I was largely ignorant of the actual substance of the adventure, I was well aware of EarthBound’s reputation going in. I knew it was “weird”. Different. Quirky. But even so, EarthBound is a game that never stopped surprising me. For starters, this is easily one of the funniest video games…
The past few months have felt like slowly waking up from a long dream for me. I went to the beach by myself earlier this month. I hadn’t been in years…and yet I love the beach. This was always my favorite beach and to be back there once again felt surreal. I was anxious…
When Super Mario Sunshine originally released in North America seventeen years ago today, I played the eagerly anticipated successor to Super Mario 64 nonstop during the final days of my summer vacation and well into the new school year. I have nothing but fond memories of that time, but in the many years since Sunshine’s…
I was thinking about What I love about trains While riding the train What relaxes me About trains About riding trains They’re linear They’re simple They’re predictable I have no control I have no say While riding the train So I just sit And wait And observe Will I be…
I feel the need to reflect on just how amazing my recent video game history has been. Between long-delayed releases, unexpected new favorites, and wild dreams come true, I’ve been utterly spoiled. Let’s take a look back at six incredible games I’ve played within the last year or so, from the earliest I experienced to the…
Art Imitates Nature 