Yakuza Kiwami isn’t exactly a fun game. It’s a game that leverages many different things, in small amounts, to pull the player through. It’s a bit funny, its combat is a bit good, its narrative is a bit engaging, and its cutscenes are a bit long (this last “bit” is sarcastic; the cut-scenes are very long).
Yes, I finished the game, so it has to have some merits. But I won’t be playing any of the other Yakuza games.
Untitled Goose Game is my favorite type of game. It’s a video game that takes a small number of mechanics and stretches them in increasingly chaotic ways. Here, you play as a goose with the ability to waddle, honk, and pick things up. Your mission: sew the seeds of confusion among the citizens of a small town. You know, goose stuff.
Here’s the essay I mentioned: https://calebjross.com/being-a-ninja-is-easy-in-a-world-full-of-idiots/
I hit a video game milestone recently: I have beaten 100 games! I thought it would be fun to rank all 100 of the games in a series of videos. Here’s the next video, ranking games 36 – 40.
I hit a video game milestone recently: I have beaten 100 games! I thought it would be fun to rank all 100 of the games in a series of videos. Here’s the next video, ranking games 41 – 45.
The remake of The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening is here and it is amazing. But, having not played the orignal since I was a child, I was surprised by the story. It’s,well, it’s pretty sad.
I hit a video game milestone recently: I have beaten 100 games! I thought it would be fun to rank all 100 of the games in a series of videos. Here’s the next video, ranking games 46 – 50. (more…)
Super Metroid is one of my very favorite games. It has been a favorite until fairly recently, in fact. This last few years of amazing game releases has pushed Super Metroid down a few spots. But it’s still one of the very best video games of all time.