Seeing as Halloween is fast approaching and since Nintendo is about to release a remake of the game, I figured now would be as good a time as any to pull out this old gem, and give it a good analysis. Note, this analysis pertains only to the original GCN version of the game. Many of my gripes about this version may well have been cleaned up for the New 3DS remake. I'm not sure, … [Read more...]
Marvel’s Spider-Man – Arkham Spider
About a month before news first broke about Insomniac's new ambitious Spider-Man project, I was talking with a good friend about how awesome it would be if Marvel made their own version of the excellent Batman Arkham games, but with Spider-Man, because he'd be such a great fit for that style of gameplay. Lo and behold, a short time later, the world was introduced to this latest … [Read more...]
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door – The Last Great Entry In The Series
So, after analyzing Paper Mario: Color Splash, I figured I owed it to myself to analyze a good entry in the once beloved series of Paper Mario. And, while the original is indeed a fantastic game, it can't hold a candle to its direct sequel, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (PMTTYD). On a side note, as I sat down to write this analysis, I realized this will be my third RPG … [Read more...]
Octopath Traveler – 8 Characters, 8 Stories, 1 Fun Game
Long ago I became disenchanted by JRPG's. They were long. They were tedious. They were all the same. In a word: boring. News of a new Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest was as exciting to me as a lecture on ontological empiricism. In this genre of games, there seemed to be little in the way of innovation. So, why, you might ask, would I even bother to play Octopath Traveler (OT), a … [Read more...]
Golden Sun – A Solid Gem in the GBA Library
I've been pretty dang bored, lately. I've got many, many games, but my problem is, I've played them all too many times. Needing a break from the usual, more recent stuff, I decided to pull out my old GBA stash of games, as I haven't touched that handheld system in years. That's when I decided to replay Golden Sun (GS). I have fond memories of playing this game nearly 20 years … [Read more...]