From the moment I saw it, I had a hunch that Scarlet Nexus was going to be a great game. The whole idea of battles using psycho-kinesis within an anime-like world with a cool story to boot sounded like a winner from the start. Scarlet Nexus… Continue Reading “Why Scarlet Nexus & Hitman 3 Lead the Pack for My GOTY”
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It isn’t often that I finish a game that spans 40 hours as quickly as I finished Final Fantasy VII Remake in 2020. I thought it did a wonderful job in bringing the world of Midgar and the characters within it to life in… Continue Reading “If Final Fantasy VII Remake Stays the Course…I’m on Board”
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The headline is not a typo. When it comes to Final Fantasy VIII, that game has a special place in my heart. As I was recently scrolling through the game library on Xbox Game Pass for PC, I saw the remastered version of the game.… Continue Reading “I Liked Final Fantasy VIII More Than VII”
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With all of the video games that I’ve played over the years, I’ve come across a lot of characters. All sorts of protagonists, antagonists, and sorts of characters in between have graced my television screen and arcade monitors at one point or another. Many… Continue Reading “Video Game Characters That Have Inspired Me”
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I haven’t felt this way about a game in a long time. Back during the Super Nintendo Entertainment System days, I came across a role-playing game named Chrono Trigger that completely changed the way that I looked at what could be accomplished in a… Continue Reading “CrossCode: A Retro-Inspired Masterpiece”
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