Category: Video Games

I do think A Link Between Worlds might be my new favorite video game. Not only was it a sequel to the Link of the Past that c

ame out so many years ago on the SNES, but it was just really good. It brought back all the old awesomeness but also new and great too.

It also was pretty challenging as well, which is refreshing. Too many new games are simply easy to beat. I do kinda miss those impossible spots when I was a kid, and this had a few tough ones. There was a lot of thought put into some of the puzzles.

I knew I was really enjoying this when I went out of my way to collect all of the little Maiamai creature things. I was kinda doing my best at the end to extend the fun instead of defeating that last dungeon.

Excellent game, and yet another fine reason to own a trusty 3DS. Perhaps one of my all time favorites.

I know I’m a grown man, but I still had to play Pokemon Y on the 3DS. There’s just something a bit addictive about the formula to those games.

I started my quest with Chespin. I wanted to start off with someone a lot different for me than in previous games. Plus he looked kinda cool to me.

I was very much impressed with the increased visuals used on the 3DS. Everything was finally made more modern and in 3D. It was really cool to see the little critters rendered in 3D. They just seemed better.

While this wasn’t a very challenging quest (I think I lost once), it was still a fine quest that was taken. It’s a great little way to pass a little free time here and there.

The formula still works, and the upgraded visuals and overall quality were very solid.

Being the super video game nerd that I am, I always wanted to play Earthbound, since I didn’t play it way back when it came out on Super Nintendo so very long ago. I recalled it being in the really big box with a guide, but I just wasn’t playing many games at the time as I was so busy with school and working part-time and all.

So when I saw that Nintendo released Earthbound for download on the Wii U, I was pretty excited to finally gvie it a shot. Plus, I really needed something to play at the moment too.

Despite being an old Super Nintendo game with now ancient, graphics, sound and gameplay, it was still a pretty amazing game. I was always such a fan of the JRPG’s growing up (especially on the Super Nintendo), and to play such a great one was a treat.

The story was pretty entertaining. Very funny and quirky, and a great change from the typical JRPGs. What an amazing game. The dialog was pretty funny too. If I were a kid (I guess I still am if I got so excited over a game) it’d of been pretty hilarious.

The only drawback might be the difficulty at the very beginning of the game. It got pretty tough there, but after some good old fashioned 90’s level grinding was able to get through it.

Awesome game, and I will now say “fuzzy pickles” whenever I take a photo. Though I have no idea what that means.

I was pretty excited to play Pikmin 3 as soon as it came out for the Wii U, well as excited as a grown man can get for a video game anyway. Pikmin 2 way back on the Gamecube was one of my all time favorites, so the third installment was a must play for me.

Turned out to be just as great as I was hoping. The whole mood and gameplay is still extremely unique and refreshing. While most games are quite violent and gory, this goes to show that a great game doesn’t have to be that way at all. The detailed worlds harken you back to when playing out in the yard was so much fun. Great stuff.

The little Pikmin are pretty amazing too. Despite getting hundreds of them, you do your absolute best to save any before nightfall. The pressure kinda does mount on you as daylight fades and you must call it quits for a mission. This whole timed aspect is kinda lost in most modern games, and while a bit challenging at times does really add to the gameplay a great deal.

My only regret is that I wish the game were a bit longer! I was able to breeze through it in probably 10 hours or so, but will be going back to collect the remaining fruit. You gotta collect all the fruit, it’s too much fun not to.

A very amazing and unique game, and easily one of my favorites.