Discovering Spiritual Truths in Video Games
It sure has been a while since I posted anything for this column, but I’m back with more retro goodness! I haven’t dived into any emulator or ROMs yet, as I have quite a backlog of old games that I can access via Nintendo Switch Online, Steam, Amazon gaming and PS Plus. In that way, […]
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The term Metroidvania comes from a combination of the games Metroid and Castlevania. Metroid was a standout game in that you had free roam of the map but had to come back to areas after you got upgrades like turning into a ball or special weapons. Castlevania was a side-scrolling platformer with lots of action and powerups, so […]
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Publisher One or Eight and developer Team EARTH WARS have just released Lost Epic, and it certainly lives up to its name. The game touts a Souls-like (read: challenging) experience in a 2D side-scrolling environment). While this hack-and-slash foray does have some high points, much of it feels a bit unpolished while parts of it come […]
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There are times when we come to have an experience that we weren’t expecting to have but find that it was something that we needed. It Takes Two is a game that I didn’t think I needed until I saw the announcement trailer drop back in late 2020. Unlike most video game trailers that appear to be […]
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When PAX East begins, which is from March 23-26th this year, I get tons of emails from developers about their upcoming games and if I’m interested in trying them out. I often opt to do a blog post of my review but I would like to do some Youtube videos which I export from my […]
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The 90s were so good to me when it came to video games. I was born in the 80s, but grew up in the 90s and got to experience the early rise of gaming consles. The NES, SNES and SEGA Genesis were taking the USA by storm and you weren’t the “cool kid” if you […]
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It’s been a while since I created a post for the Retro Gaming Club, but I’m happy to keep this column going and play more retro games! There are always more games that are released than there is time to play them all, sometimes even every month. This week I was looking through the PlayStation Youtube […]
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Coffee is part of my life, and has been even more since I’ve been married to my wonderful Colombian wife. Colombia produces some of the world’s best coffee and we drink it every morning, though her cup is much more filled than mine. I don’t need it for the caffeine, it’s all about the taste […]
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Books are wonderful and I am one who loves to collect them for various reasons. If it’s a video game book, I look for ones that contain the industry’s history or artwork that is hard to find. The good people over at Bitmap Books have put together volumes that make my wallet tremble, so this […]
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I had the opportunity to play this new JRPG from NIS for the Switch. My full review is here, but you can get a preview of it below. Let me know your opinion on this game and any other Ys game you may have played, as I’m new to this series and it’s the first […]
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