Late last month I had written about my journey playing through the Dragon Age franchise this year. Now that I’ve rolled credits on the fourth installment of the franchise, I have a few thoughts I wanted to share. I’m a bit taken aback by the severe ups and downs of… Continue Reading... "Dragon Age: The Velguard Thoughts"
My History with Dragon Age I’ve been a huge fan of medieval-type fantasy since I was a few years old. In the 1980s, I fell in love with the campy He-Man and the Masters of the Universe animated series. Nothing has captured my imagination and given me the feeling that… Continue Reading... "I played the Dragon Age franchise in 2024"
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"
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"
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"
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"
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"
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?"
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"
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"