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...]
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...]
Pyre – Point & Click Jam!
When I first started doing these analyses, I knew that one day, I would be analyzing Pyre (short enough, no abbreviation needed...), due to one simple fact: it is so very bizarrely unique. I would by no means consider myself a super fan of Supergiant Games. Some of their games are fun, others, not so much. But I will say this about the small game dev company, they certainly … [Read more...]