Tag: Opinion
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Modern Gaming Woes: Performance Problems
Last week I finally got the chance to play Star Wars: Jedi Survivor! My most anticipated game of April. While I’m not really a Star Wars fan I enjoyed the previous game Fallen Order quite a bit and had been looking forward to seeing how the sequel would take what was done in that game…
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Why it’s good to have Comfort Games
Been awhile since I’ve written a discussion instead of a review! With so many big releases happening all at once, leaving me with lots I want to talk about, it’s been hard to find time to squeeze in a discussion. However, as we seem to have a break in big game releases right now, I…
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Episode 9: Leon is Blonde is now live!
Hey everyone! The newest episode of the podcast is up for all to enjoy! On this week’s episode, me and the guys discuss Overwatch 2 woes, the insane number of Final Fantasy games, how great Fatal Frame: Mask of the Lunar Eclipse is and the fact that you should buy it, and also how great…
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What justifies a Remake?
With the long awaited remake of Dead Space finally releasing today, I thought now would be a perfect time to discuss remakes in gaming once again! Previously, I had talked about remakes and when the right time to remake a game was, this time though I’d like to discuss what makes a remake feel justified.…
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God of War and knowing when to end a series
Happy New Year everyone! Hope everyone has had a good start to their 2023. So far it’s looking like the year is going to be pretty great when it comes to games! We’ve got things like Spider-Man 2, the Breath of the Wild sequel, Final Fantasy XVI and so much more. But before we get…
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Games That Never End
If you’ve been following the blog for some time now you may remember a few posts I did discussing the length of games. How long or short a game is can be very important to the overall experience. You can have an amazing game with some great game play but if that game lasts way…
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Psychological Horror – Horror that sits with you
To end this month of horror game related posts, I thought I’d talk about what might be my favorite kind of horror, and that’s psychological horror! Unlike with shock horror, that mainly focuses on things like jump scares and freaky imagery, psychological horror generally requires a bit more thought. It focuses more on dread and…
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Co-op Horror: Putting Fear into Friendship
Horror games are easily some of the most creative kinds of games around. This mainly stems from the fact that developers are always trying to find new ways to scare people! And through that drive we tend to get some pretty creative ideas. But there’s one kind of horror game that people really don’t seem…
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Indie Horror Games: Like a needle in a hay stack
With cheaper and more easily available development tools like Unity and the Unreal Engine, making your own games has never been easier! This can be seen pretty easily with the rise of indie games in recent years. Games that are developed by one person or a small group with a small budget and normally without…
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Pseudo Horror Games: A Gateway to Horror
Like I mentioned in last week’s post, pseudo horror games are a great way to see if you’d enjoy a full on horror experience without needing to completely commit to one. This is because, as you may have guessed, pseudo horror games aren’t really horror games. They are games that have plenty of horror elements…
Games for Thought 