I've been a Mega Man fan for longer than I can remember. Even though the series is often known for its punishing difficulty, I can't help but love the core gameplay of it all. It's pure video game goodness. Unfortunately, for a while there, I was wondering if we'd ever see another entry in this beloved series. Things had been quiet on the Mega Man front ever since the release … [Read more...]
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (Switch) – Funky Kong Country
Man, oh man... this game. I can't begin to tell you how thrilled I was when I first heard that Nintendo was porting this game to the Switch. Donkey Kong Country for the SNES is one of my all time favorite games ever. Naturally, I hold the entire series in high esteem. And of course, I played the original version of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (DKCTF) four years ago … [Read more...]
Owlboy – “What If Platformer/Shooter… But With Owls?”
I was severely on the fence, when I was trying to decide to get Owlboy. The reviews were raving about it, claiming it was such a fantastic game. But I have been fooled by these gushing reviews of "indie darlings" too many times in the past (Golf Story, for instance). And when a game has a dev cycle of almost ten years, that usually spells disaster. However, I am happy to say … [Read more...]