This has been an analysis long in the making... I've mentioned before that I never analyze a game unless I've beaten it. Well, it took me just over two years to beat this behemoth. I started playing December 25th, 2019. I beat the game December 31, 2021. This was without question my greatest gaming accomplishment ever. Forget being the best at mashing buttons, this game pushed … [Read more...]
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Trilogy – Ladder vs. Stepladder
Said it before, said it again, said that I'll say it many more times, and here I am, saying it once more: the Nintendo DS was a fantastic system for weird video games. And a video game in which you take on the role of an anime-style defense attorney, defending the most bizarre clientele imaginable, from the most ludicrous murders possible (and even impossible ones, too), … [Read more...]
Luigi’s Mansion 3 – I Ain’t Afraid of No Ghost!
It's October once more, and you know what that means! Yet another Halloween-esque game analysis (as I don't really go for horror games, I'm admittedly starting to run out of these, but not this year, at least)! A couple years ago, I analyzed the first Luigi's Mansion. A good game that has not aged terribly well. Luigi's Mansion 3 (LM3) is a drastic improvement over that … [Read more...]
The World Ends with You: Final Remix – Lost in Translation
I've said it before, and I will say it again (likely many, many more times), the Nintendo DS was a haven and a gold mine for weird, experimental, and straight up bizarre games. And The World Ends with You was absolutely no exception. Sadly, for most bizarre, experimental games, their lives began and ended with the Nintendo DS (or, if they were lucky, the Nintendo 3DS). Few have … [Read more...]
Trauma Center: Under the Knife – “Let’s Begin the Operation!”
I've said it before and I'll say it again: the Nintendo DS was an amazing platform for weird, experimental games. And Trauma Center: Under the Knife (TCUtK) is certainly no exception. Like most "weird" games, I'm fairly certain I first heard about this little gem through Nintendo Power, although, admittedly, my memory's a bit hazier on this one. Can't have fond, bizarrely … [Read more...]