Video gaming has been used as an escape from reality to a fantasy world for decades; one plays the Elder Scrolls games to role-play as axe wielding brutes or mystical sorcerers in a sprawling fantasy landscape rife with dynamic and unique voice acting, sound design, and orchestration. Another individual desires the immersion into theContinue reading “Animal Crossing: New Horizons: A Review”
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Review: Greenville 1989
Greenville 1989 is a narrative co-operative game in which players take on the role of a typical 1980s teenager who just wants to go bowling.
A Trip Through the SNES Classic: A Link to the Past
From what I’ve seen in fandom circles, A Link to the Past is one of the most beloved games in the Legend of Zelda series, right up there with the all-time classic, Ocarina of Time.
Review: The Order (2019)
Time spent at college is considered to be extremely exciting for so many people.
Review: FAR: Lone Sails (2017)
In this game, you have an androgynous character traveling a grayscale landscape with red being the only other color. The art style is beautiful. As you side scroll in your large land vehicle, the scene is ever-changing.
A Trip Through the SNES Classic: F-Zero
It’s shameful, I know, but up until I got the SNES Classic, I’d never played a game in the F-Zero series. I didn’t even know what type of game that it was, though the title sounded familiar. For those in the same boat, F-Zero is a racing game set in the future. It’s the seriesContinue reading “A Trip Through the SNES Classic: F-Zero”
Review: Detective Pikachu (The Game)
Between the movie adaptation coming out and one of my friends highly recommending the game to me, I finally decided to play Detective Pikachu. It’s a spinoff of the Pokémon franchise for the Nintendo 3DS/2DS that’s not as bizarre as it sounds. I had no idea what to expect from it. What I got was aContinue reading “Review: Detective Pikachu (The Game)”
Maid-Sama!: An Anime Review
Everyone has different versions of themselves that they present to the world. Who we are at work or school verses who we are when in the comfort of our own homes. Sometimes these worlds collide before we are ready. In Maid Sama! that is exactly what happens. Misaki Ayuzawa is a girl on a mission.Continue reading “Maid-Sama!: An Anime Review”
Review: The Umbrella Academy
Everyone wonders what it would be like to grow up with superpowers. How would we be? How would we take those powers and make our own justice? We grew up inspired by the heroes of comic books and want to be like them. Netflix’s new hit show, The Umbrella Academy, gives viewers a look intoContinue reading “Review: The Umbrella Academy”
Review: Sacred, Vol. 1 (Manga)
At Zenkaikon this year, I had the pleasure of meeting Lizbeth Jimenez, the author of the manga Sacred. I was first attracted to her booth because of the artwork hung around it. She creates anime style artwork that’s both adorable and creepy. It’s exactly my aesthetic. I decided to pick up volume one of Sacred because of it.Continue reading “Review: Sacred, Vol. 1 (Manga)”
