For my most recent impulse buy, I purchased one of the Hyperkin "Duke" Xbox controllers on Amazon. I had been looking for another controller that I could use for a few games here and there on pc that I'd prefer to use a controller over mouse and keyboard, as well as a backup for when … Continue reading Review – Hyperkin Duke Xbox/PC Controller
It's been a few days since Microsoft's big Xbox Game Showcase where, at long last, we could finally get a glimpse of some (actual)gameplay from Halo: Infinite. Halo as a series has consumed a significant part of my life and provided many fond memories since experiencing the game for the first time in 2001, so … Continue reading Thoughts on Halo: Infinite
In a surprising turn of events, I spent nearly as much time this weekend watching others play video games on Twitch as I did myself. I made the ever-elusive social appearance during Later Level's Great Blog Crawl 2020 on Saturday and had a great time hanging out with others from around our WordPress gaming community. … Continue reading Weekend Gaming Vibes – Playlist #2
Back in January I put together a post titled Gaming Omnivore Art Gallery(catchy, right?). It was essentially an excuse to show off some of the many, many screenshots I had taken over the several months and turned out to be a fun idea that I was relatively pleased with how it turned out. I had … Continue reading Gaming Omnivore Art Gallery – The Last of Us Part 2
The Last of Us Part 2 - the mega-hyped sequel to one of Sony's most successful games was recently released on June 19 to overwhelmingly positive critical reviews and sold 4 million copies in its first three days. I mentioned in last week's blog post that I don't recall seeing a game that has caused … Continue reading Black Gives Way to Blue – My Thoughts on The Last of Us Part 2
Greetings! We're already at the end of June and it's been a while since I wrote up another of my recap/ramble posts about what I've been playing recently. My summer has consisted of work, video games, coffee and working on weekly blog post ideas so far; pretty much the same as last summer, save for … Continue reading Weekend Gaming Review – June 2020
F-Zero was released in North America in August 1991 as one of five launch titles for the brand-new Super Nintendo Entertainment System, alongside other titles - Pilotwings, Gradius III, SimCity, and Super Mario World. With the release of F-Zero, Nintendo reinvigorated the racing game genre and created a franchise whose presence(or absence) can still be … Continue reading F-Zero
Boss battles have a significant place in gaming, it can act as a test of everything we have learned in the game thus far or it can simply be the final(albeit stronger) enemy between you and the end of the level. The Legend of Zelda games have provided some memorable moments whether its Link's encounter … Continue reading Bullsh*t Boss Battles – Shadows of the Empire
The future is now. It's been a mere two days since Sony gave what so many of us had been beyond eager to see, the presentation finally revealing more about the Playstation 5 as well as a multitude of upcoming game titles. It feels crazy to think it's been seven years since I was sitting … Continue reading Thoughts on Sony’s Playstation 5 Presentation
It all begins with a portrait of a small girl known only as Patient 13, with the ominous words underneath... There was a little girl, who had a little curl right in the middle of her forehead.When she was good, she was very, very good.And when she was bad, she was horrid... Possession 1881 is … Continue reading Possession 1881
