In the summer of 2001, Nintendo released the 32-bit successor to the Game Boy: The Game Boy Advance (GBA). It lived for only a brief period, a little over 3 years, but they were very successful years, and they defined an important era of my life. Allow me to indulge in my memories of the … Continue reading The Game Boy Advance: A 20th Anniversary Celebration
The Nintendo 3DS was born in March of 2011. Its last major game, Persona Q2, was released in June of 2019. That means the system had a good long life of 8 years. I still play my 3DS, so I don't consider it dead yet, but I've realized that I've never made a post solely … Continue reading The Nintendo 3DS, 10 Years Later
Fire Emblem Warriors is a Fire Emblem spinoff game modeled after the Dynasty Warriors gameplay. It was co-developed by Omega Force and Team Ninja at Koei Tecmo, and published by Nintendo. It was released in September of 2017 simultaneously on the Nintendo Switch and 3DS. MSRB is $60, though it is often discounted. I played … Continue reading Fire Emblem Warriors Review: Stranger than Fanfiction
If I enjoy a game's soundtrack, I find myself forgiving said game's bland or unimpressive parts. If I enjoy it enough to listen to it in my spare time, I find myself even forgetting the game's flaws altogether. The music will transport me back to the environments I was in and the feelings that music … Continue reading My Favorite Video Game Composers
My wife must really like me. She'll patiently listen to me gab on about the most recent game I've played, even if the game isn't cute or funny or not Animal Crossing. Sometimes she'll even watch me play the whole thing -- my Blind Nuzlocke playthrough of Pokemon Sword was quite a tense experience, and … Continue reading My Wife Played Fire Emblem: Three Houses and Loved It
Normally I feel weird reviewing DLC, but I'll make an exception for Smash. It's been a while since I dissected something in this game, and I've had the itch to get out my video game scalpel. I need to come up with better metaphors. I gotta hand it to Sakurai, he always keeps us on … Continue reading Ranking Smash Ultimate’s First Wave of DLC Fighters
If you want a Game Awards done right, you gotta do a Game Awards yourself. Welcome to my year in review, everyone! And Happy New Year! 2019 was another year full of changes. I started out the year insanely overworked, and it only got worse as I went into summer. Both gaming and this blog … Continue reading My 2019 in Gaming
Guys, this might be it. This might be the "perfect Fire Emblem" that I've been looking for. Three Houses belongs in my highest tier of games, the kind that capture my imagination and remain in my mind long after I put the game down. It's a contender for my Game of the Year for sure. … Continue reading My Fire Emblem Academia
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones is a Strategy RPG developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. It released on the Game Boy Advance in 2005. I played the game in 2019. Here we are, 3 Houses is just around the corner, and this is my last retro Fire Emblem game before getting into the … Continue reading Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stepping Stones
Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade is a Strategy RPG developed by Intelligent Systems and published by Nintendo. It released on the Game Boy Advance in 2003. When published in America it was renamed simply as Fire Emblem. To reduce confusion when talking about the game, I will refer to it as The Blazing Blade. I … Continue reading We Didn’t Start the Fire… Emblem
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