The Importance Of Challenge In Gaming
I am a very loud advocate of difficulty settings in games. Having access to a wide variety of user-controlled settings guarantees the best possible experience for the player. I myself […]
Yes, Video Games Need To Be Fun
I’m 31, I’ve been gaming since I was a wee-lad. In that time I’ve witnessed all kinds of debates about gaming as a whole. This is one of the strangest. I never thought I’d need to write an article where I say that Video Games need to be fun. That’s kind of assumed? Cars need to drive, Boats need to float. Entertainment products need to entertain.
PDXCon Game Announcement Recap!
Paradox Interactive let fly a ton of new game announcements at PDXCon. I’ve compiled a list of them together with their trailers and some of my thoughts.
Accessibility and Difficulty are not the same.
I tried to avoid this topic when Sekiro first released, but it has continually come up throughout the industry over and over again and it will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. Before I share my perspective of the matter, let’s blow some minds right out of the gate.
A Video Game Review Score: What does it mean?
First of all, I want to stress the fact that you should never take a score at face value. The context written in a review is really important and any reviewer worth their salt should have outlined reasons why a score was given.
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Beta Impressions
I recently wrote an article about Monster Hunter where I displayed some aggressive opinions on the game’s lack of challenge compared to past titles. Monster Hunter World Iceborne is releasing on Xbox One and PlayStation 4 on September 6th and a free beta just went live. Here are my impressions.
Classic Games I’d Love To See Again.
While we have witnessed a lot of remakes, remasters and even sequels to games a decade old. There are still some gems that are close to my heart that are lost to me. Here are some classic games that I’d love to either see remakes or remasters of, or even a sequel on new hardware.
Monster Hunter left its hardcore fans behind.
While it is still a great game. Capcom may have alienated its core fans to make mainstream concessions.
Last Oasis and the Survival Sandbox
The survival Sandbox may not be the trendy genre they once were, but there still exists a fanbase who really enjoy them, myself included. That said, they have traditionally come with a large number of issues. This has made some of them difficult for many players to enjoy.