The year is zooming by, as most years seem to do now! Here are a few items that have happened so far this year: Continue Reading... "2024 – Mid Year Check-in"
2024 – Thinking Up New Years Resolutions
I haven’t seriously done New Year’s resolutions for a few years. Now it’s 2024, let’s give it a whirl! For the year of 2024, I will: 2. Read 20 books – This is the standard goal, I’m pleased with the yearly results so I don’t see a huge reason to… Continue Reading... "2024 – Thinking Up New Years Resolutions"
Games I like but don’t play well
Ever played a game that you liked, or wanted to like but struggled so much with either the mechanics or choices in combination with mechanics that you ended up walking away? This has happened to me more than I am comfortable with and wanted to list out my current gaming… Continue Reading... "Games I like but don’t play well"
Looking ahead to My 2024 in Games
Here are the games I’m looking forward to in 2024. Note not all of these will be games released in 2024 but items I’m looking forward to playing that I know I won’t be able to get to in 2023. This is a fairly long list (never been a better… Continue Reading... "Looking ahead to My 2024 in Games"
Top 10 Best Games I Played in 2023
The following are my favorite gaming experiences of 2023. These games may not have necessarily been released in 2023, but I played them in 2023 and enjoyed them tremendously! Honorable Mentions: Like a Dragon / Yakuza / Judgement Games Starting around October I binged on Yakuza-like games, finishing Yakuza 6,… Continue Reading... "Top 10 Best Games I Played in 2023"
Best Games I Played in 2020
The following are my favorite gaming experiences of 2020. These games may not have necessarily been released in 2020, but I played them in 2020 and enjoyed them tremendously! 2020 was a bit of a light year for games, but was the start of a new console generation. The year… Continue Reading... "Best Games I Played in 2020"
What is Game Emulation and Why Use It?
Nostalgia and growing up with video games Growing up playing video games creates such nostalgia for the systems played. Unfortunately, over time the consoles stop working, and life changes such as moves away from home may mean that you leave those older systems behind. What do you do if you… Continue Reading... "What is Game Emulation and Why Use It?"
Best Games I Played in 2022
The following are my favorite gaming experiences of 2022. These games may not have necessarily been released in 2022, but I played them in 2022 and enjoyed them tremendously! Looking at my 2022 list I think this is my year of CRPGs. I had to cut more than a few… Continue Reading... "Best Games I Played in 2022"
Best Games I Played in 2021
The following are my favorite gaming experiences of 2021. These games may not have necessarily been released in 2021, but I played them in 2021 and enjoyed them tremendously! Metroid Dread I honestly thought that the days of my enjoying a Metroid game were behind me. The magic of my… Continue Reading... "Best Games I Played in 2021"
What is the Metaverse?
Facebook renamed itself to Meta in October 2021. The following year Facebook doubled down on metaverse being the future of the company by investing $13.7 Billion on metaverse R&D in 2022 alone. Fall of 2022 Meta saw 11,000 positions cut. In March of 2023, the company announced the elimination of… Continue Reading... "What is the Metaverse?"