WHAT A YEAR for gaming. The hits (across all genres) just kept coming and coming. Gamers were spoiled this year, and I’m not sure I’ve ever 100% completed this many games in such a short time. I ended up being in for a surprise when I found it difficult to choose the 10 best games […]
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I’ve been on a massive retro gaming kick since we moved into our new house. Modern games simply haven’t had as much appeal for me recently! I’m finding so much to love about older titles. And I keep being delighted that classic games I play for the first time (like Rocket Knight Adventures on the
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As I grow older, I really appreciate games that emphasize quality over quantity. Being an adult with two kids, my free time is much more limited than it once was. So I’ll take an excellent game that can be finished in under 10 hours over a “just okay” 40+ hour game any day of the
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Growing up in the 90s, there was nothing quite like getting a new Nintendo Power in the mail. The bulk of my gaming news came solely from the sweet, sweet pages of the magazine. So did strategy and tips for beating games! I would always rollerblade around our neighborhood mailbox (ah, the 90s) on the
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Since the announcement of Metroid Dread, I’ve been on a huge Metroid kick! I just finished replaying the “main” series (ending with the spectacular Metroid Fusion, my favorite GBA game). What’s next while I wait for October 8th? An excellent Metroidvania, of course! I’ve been playing Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights and am absolutely
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The time is right for ranking the Shantae games since I finally received my epic physical order from Limited Run! I’m more of a recent convert to the series, but have loved catching up on all the games the past few months. If you’re unfamiliar, the Shantae titles are generally some hybrid of platformer and
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If you’re a fan of old-school platformers like Donkey Kong Country, then stick with me for this Kaze and the Wild Masks review! I’ve always adored quality platforming games. The Mario series has long been one of my favorites, but I actually hold the Donkey Kong Country games in even higher regard! So when one
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With all that’s been going on recently getting ready for our move, the release of Cyber Shadow came out of nowhere for me! Published by Yacht Club Games (Shovel Knight), the game was impressively created by the one-man team of Mechanical Head Studios. I downloaded it shortly after launch on my Switch and had a
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“A cozy management game about dying” is perhaps my favorite tagline for a game ever. And it really is an apt description for Spiritfarer, a lovely indie game from Thunder Lotus that I recently completed on my Switch! (I enjoyed it so much that I added it to my top 10 best games of 2020
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If you were a Nintendo fan in the 90s, there’s a good chance you loved Nintendo Power. I had a subscription all throughout the N64 era, and before that read the all the issues in the days of the Super Nintendo at a close friend’s house. I used to rollerblade to our neighborhood mailbox the
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