Some days just hit differently. Maybe work’s been relentless, you’ve had a string of awkward social interactions, or you just wake up in one of those moods where nothing feels quite right. On days like that, I don’t want anything demanding. I’m not looking for a challenge or some fast-paced new release that expects me … Continue reading Comfort Games: My Go-To Escapes When Life Gets a Bit Much
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening is an action-adventure game that was released in September 2019 for Nintendo Switch, it’s a remake of the 1993 version that was released in 1993 on the Nintendo Gameboy. This game sees Link washed up on the shore of Koholint Island after his ship is caught in a storm … Continue reading The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening – 2019 (Review)
**Possible spoilers ahead** Final Fantasy VII is an RPG that was originally released in 1997 for the PlayStation. It’s the seventh full instalment of the Final Fantasy series that dates back to 1987 when Final Fantasy was released on the NES. This instalment follows main character Cloud Strife, a mercenary employed by an eco-terrorist group … Continue reading Final Fantasy VII Remake (Review)
This morning I started playing the Final Fantasy VII remake, and it got me thinking about how much time I put into the original when it first came out. I also started to think about other games that I’ve spent hundreds of hours playing, games like Skyrim or Sim City. But the game that I … Continue reading A Link to the Past
Last year we discovered a new game; Moonlighter. We watched a trailer for this delightful little dungeon crawling shopkeeper game and straight away we knew that it was our kind of game. It was reasonably cheap for a physical copy, so we went ahead and ordered a copy. When it arrived, I was knee-deep in … Continue reading Moonlighter – Sales and Slashing (A Review)
Yesterday was a bad day for hip pain. So, not feeling like I could concentrate on writing, we played Skyrim. Skyrim is probably up there with Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, The Last of Us, and Mass Effect, for the games that I’ve played the most. Yes, it’s buggy as hell. Yes, … Continue reading Skyrim, Ho!
It's been an interesting weekend so far. I woke up on Friday night and started to feel ill. I spent the rest of the night being sick and not sleeping, woo! Yesterday I felt rough as anything so I wanted to play Resident Evil VII, but I didn't think my stomach could handle it, so … Continue reading A Weekend with Zelda
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