Sometimes it's good to go back and experience where it all began. The original Dragon Quest is an absolute classic, the grandfather of all JRPGs. While there has been a lot of positive developments in the genre over the last 34 years, I can't help but pine for the simplicity that is found in Alefgard. Developer: Square... Continue Reading →
We are amid a global pandemic, and everyone on the planet's routine has changed. Here in Northern Ireland, every business that is not "essential" has been told to close their doors, and every "non-essential" worker must stay at home. Video games are now a more important way to relax than ever. Being able to blast... Continue Reading →
Video games are often berated, usually by people that have never played them, for keeping weans indoors when they should be outside playing. If there is one game that can't be accused of this, it is Pokémon Go. Bursting onto phones during the summer of 2016, it became a phenomenon, and while that has settled... Continue Reading →
And here it is, the first "What we've been playing?" a new monthly post in which we (just me ☹️) give some impressions on the games we've played over that month. So, we'll call this the September edition, and without further ado let's get started. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening | Switch This game... Continue Reading →
If you are a fan of the Pokémon games, these beautiful pieces of art will take you on a journey through Kanto, and remind you of how epic that first pair of games really were. Starting in the iconic Pallet Town, digital artist and game developer, Simone Maendl has been working her way through the... Continue Reading →
In the past week we "celebrated" (🎉) Video Game Day, and while nobody really cared it got me thinking about how I enjoy video games. It became clear pretty quickly that I have an ideal way I like to partake in my favourite past time, and for no particular reason, apart from self-indulgence, I'm going... Continue Reading →
Back when I was a kid, it was my mum trailing me from shop to shop that kept me from playing a brand new game I'd purchased on the same trip, not instal times and updates. After that, it was the 45-minute car trip home, but back then we had the manual to keep us... Continue Reading →
Last night I stayed up late to watch this press event, realised it was probably in Japanese and decided to just follow along on Twitter instead. Then my internet gave up so I couldn't write about it. Basically, I wasted sleeping time, which I'm not overly happy about. What I am so glad about is all... Continue Reading →
This year I kept a list of every video game I played or went on to finish, which I creatively called The Big List. In this post, I am going to talk a little about the five games that I enjoyed the most. For the sake of variety, I have ruled out the games that... Continue Reading →
Over the course of 2017 many games that have been getting high praise were released, but I've got to be honest, I did not play an awful lot for any serious amount of time. I hardly finished any of those I started, but that is because I got sucked into one world in particular. Just because... Continue Reading →
