I have recently been slowly working my way through a Four Job Fiesta run in Final Fantasy V. Currently, I am in the Merged World, finishing up the last few dungeons until it's time to get to the end of the game. I've never actually…
Continue reading...
There is something of a shared experience with people who grew up in my generation, maybe some younger ones, as well: sitting in the passenger seat of your parents/guardians car as they took you to school or some other similar place, staring out the window,…
Continue reading...
Sega made so many games in the late 90s and early 2000s that shared a common theme: Peace. Harmony. Dreams of a better world. And having this dream in the coolest, most stylish way possible. January 2001, the last time you could feel positive about…
Continue reading...
There is a particular sub-genre of games that I cannot get enough. I don't know if there's a common term for it; "platformer" isn't really good enough for it. Single-screen, eliminate all enemies, platform-based game with mild puzzle elements. A Bubble Bobble-like. A Snow Brothers-like.
Continue reading...
Something I like to do is go to the Internet Archive and read scans of old magazines. Usually ones I read as a kid, and often old gaming magazines. I do this because, holy fuck, games writing is in the fucking toilet right now. I…
Continue reading...