My History with Handhelds Part II: The PlayStation Portable
It was January 2005 and at this time I was working for a local video game store called Game Crazy. This was a place where folks could buy games and due to the literal connection to the movie rental place, Hollywood Video, it often attracted a lot of interesting people. One was a customer whose…
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My History with Handhelds Part I: A Game Boy Christmas
I have an interesting relationship with handhelds. I have always wanted one at a young age because I found them to be a great way to play games when you’re not at home. I could also play games with my friends and feel like one of the cool kids in school. Later in life I…
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Calmness and Power Wash Simulator
They say the path to happiness is… actually, I don’t know how the saying goes. It could be that happiness is where you find it which makes no sense to me. That feels like finding your car keys and going “it’s always the last place you find it.” An idiom that people say but don’t…
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Switch 2 – Keeping it Simple, Silly
The Nintendo Switch 2 was officially announced to an odd reception. Lots of gaming enthusiasts saw this reveal and went, “well, it’s just a more powerful Switch” unbeknownst to them that this is exactly what they wanted. But, reason why this select sect of people voiced their opinion is due to Nintendo’s history of reinventing…
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Nintendo’s New Schtick is to Annoy Everyone
It’s been seven years since the Nintendo Switch launched to the masses. Since it’s release, it has decimated the gaming landscape reaching unbelievable sales numbers that rivals the PlayStation 2 and even their own Nintendo DS. Despite that, people like myself feel as if the tech needs an upgrade as most modern games have demanded…
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Not My Batman
Suicide Squad is approaching quickly and while it seems that Rocksteady can’t seem to catch a break, there are so many others out there who are willing to sling hate for the sake of it. Sure, this is Kevin Conroy’s last performance as the caped crusader as he died November of 2022 so it is…
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The Day After
It was 2002 and everyone in high school played guitar. When all I saw was a place filled with folks who only wanted to play guitar and nothing else, I decided to pick up other instruments. It was the first of many lessons in musical “supply and demand” I learned, but I digress. I obtained…
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The Trent Crimm Effect
I didn’t expect to sit there and have an epiphany from a character I once didn’t like. It was oddly suspect to find the character of Trent Crimm going from one of the more malicious components of Ted Lasso’s life to a character who became one of my favorites from the beloved show. Before I…
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The E3 Catch-Up
It is that time of year again where I order a bunch of food and eat it while game companies shovel my mind with a myriad of titles that I might never get to. My body is a temple and I am willing to shove it with a bunch of chicken wings and useless information.…
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World’s Loudest Ninja
The easiest thing you can do is denounce racism. I know it seems rather odd for me to start out saying something as forward as this, but I think it is important for me to cut to the chase. My long-winded style of explaining myself thoroughly or in metaphors helps with ease folks into the…
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Impressions : Destiny 2 Beyond Light Expansion
[This article was originally posted over at Seasoned Gaming on 12/07/2020. Please visit the site and leave a comment on the article if you wish.] I am the biggest sucker for loot-based role-playing games. Classics like Borderlands and Diablo still live in my mind rent free till this day. Even though we have come so far from…
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Opinion : Sony’s Digital Frontier Needs Updating
[This article was originally posted over at Seasoned Gaming on 11/23/2020. Please visit the site and leave a comment on the article if you wish.] It is no surprise that we are swiftly spiraling into the digital age. With cloud gaming on the rise thanks to many companies such as Microsoft, Google, and Amazon; it…
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The Lich King: World of Warcraft’s Perfect Ice-Cold Contender
As Blizzard creates bigger enemies for us to face off against, we cannot forget about the most influential villain of all time.
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The $10 Conundrum: Why Price Hikes Mean More Than an Up Front Increase
[As per usual, I have written this article on Seasonedgaming.com. You can visit the site at that link to view what others have been writing, and if you wish to view this article directly, please do so here. Thank you.] Recently it has been revealed that NBA 2K21 will be upping the price by $10 for the…
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Destiny has an Identity Crisis
This week over at Seasoned Gaming I wrote about Destiny 2, and how the psychological implications of it’s addiction leads the game to drift in a landscape of issues. I know, I said last week that this one would be a bit more laid back, but I have failed to do so. I had a…
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Common Loot 