Happy 420, everyone. I hope you’re all doing well during quarantine. Now that my local school districts have extended their closures to the end of spring semester, it gave me enough time to start playing some games I’ve had in my backlog. One of those games being Hey! Pikmin for the Nintendo 3DS. It is …
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Coronavirus’ Impact in Gaming
My family and I were originally planning to take a trip to Disneyland last weekend, but then we had to cancel it a few days before the actual trip when it was announced that the park will be closing for the rest of the month due to the coronavirus that’s spreading over California. Then just …
A Hat in Time Review
It took me a while because of money and other games in my backlog, but I finally got my hands on a Hat in Time for the Nintendo Switch. And after completing it last night, might as well right my review of it. A Hat in Time was originally a PC game developed by Gears …
Top 10 Female Characters For Smash DLC
After a few months of nothing and an omission at the 2019 Video Game Awards, the 5th DLC fighter has finally been revealed, and it’s Byleth the main protagonist of Fire Emblem Three Houses. Fan backlash aside, this ends the first Fighters Pass and begins “Volume 2,” where we’re getting 6 more characters into the …
A Lukewarm Follow-Up to Charizard Pandering
Merry Christmas, everyone. Get your chestnuts roasting on an open fire because I’m going to be making a follow-up to my article defending Charizard and the constant special treatments it’s been getting from Game Freak. To summarize what was said on my previous article, a lot of Pokémon fans are upset about the constant Charizard …
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A Lukewarm Defense to Charizard Pandering
Dynamax is the latest battle mechanic introduced in Pokémon Sword & Shield. It turns your Pokémon giant-sized for 3 turns and transforms whatever moves it knows into nukes similar to Z-moves. There also exist another form of Dynamaxing called Gigantamax forms, which are similar to Mega Evolutions except it comes with a G-Max move exclusive …
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Why Haunted Castle Should Be Canon
Happy early Halloween to those who live within the U.S. by the time I’m writing this. Thought I might make an article related to the holiday before the beginning of November, especially if it’s related to video games. And I know just the right game to talk about during my days at Disquis (until they …
Moonbase Alpha
It’s been 50 years since the moon landing, and before the year ends, I have to talk about one video game that’s about moon travel. That game happens to be Moonbase Alpha, and it became a meme sensation for a while when it first came out. Released on July 6, 2010, Moonbase Alpha a realistic …
Playing Friday the 13th on Friday the 13th
Happy Friday the 13th, everyone, at least by the time I’m writing this article. What more can I do than to play a video game based on the iconic slasher series of the same name. And now that it has a physical copy available on the Switch, I finally have the chance to try it …
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Is Anime Killing Video Games?
On the first week of September 2019, youtuber ConnorEatsPants posted a video showcasing his highlights during his reaction to the September 4th Nintendo Direct. Throughout the video, he constantly jabs at anime style video games announced in the direct as “weeb sh*t,” which has upset a couple of people from twitter. Connor responded to the …