Pokemon Legends: Arceus is an Open World JRPG developed by Game Freak and published by Nintendo. It was released in January 2021 as a Nintendo Switch Exclusive. MSRB is $60. Prelude: Not Ready for Love It's no secret that I named my blog Hookshot, Charge Beam, Revive after the three game series that impacted me … Continue reading Pokemon Legends: Arceus is the Revival That Pokemon Needs
Pokken Tournament Deluxe is a Pokemon fighting spinoff game developed by Bandai Namco and published by Nintendo. It originally released in arcades and Wii U in 2015. A port to Nintendo Switch was released in September 2017 with the combined content from both Wii U and arcade versions. MSRB is $60. I played the Nintendo … Continue reading Pokken Tournament Deluxe Review: Giving Fighting Games a Fighting Chance
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
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
The Switch is already 3 years old. Remember back in October of 2016, when it was just an idea? Pretty soon it'll be old enough to go to preschool. And then before you know it, your Switch will want to go to rock concerts and it'll believe it knows everything... When the console launched, it … Continue reading The Nintendo Switch: 3 Years Later
Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX is a remake of Blue Rescue Team, released on the Nintendo DS, and Red Rescue Team, released on the Game Boy Advance, both coming out in September of 2006. The remake will release on March 6, 2020, for $60, and will be a Nintendo Switch Exclusive. These are my … Continue reading Pokemon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team DX Preview
Pokemon Sword and Shield are JRPGs developed by GameFreak and published by Nintendo. They released on November 15, 2019, cost $60 each, and are Nintendo Switch exclusives. I played Pokemon Sword. As a warning, I'll be covering some minor story spoilers. Ever since Pokemon Sword and Shield were revealed at E3, I've deliberated on whether … Continue reading Pokemon Sword: A Double-Edged Experience
Gretchen Rubin, one of my favorite people on the internet, has a mantra that anticipating happy events is part of living a happy life. Just thinking about or planning a new experience can make a person's currently dull circumstances lighter. Considering the post-E3 landscape that we are in, now is a good time to celebrate … Continue reading The Art of Anticipating a Game
Ever since the first games, Game Freak has always presented Pokemon as creatures that you share a special partnership with. In the beginning, they simply conveyed this through its RPG mechanics. The hours you spent leveling up was meant to create an emotional investment in your pocket friends. I once had a theory that the … Continue reading Building Bonds with your Pokemons
2018 has been a prolific year for me. I've finished dozens of games, way more than in any other year in my life. I feel very accomplished having so many under my belt. That being said, I find myself unable to discuss all the games I would like to, or make all the recommendations I … Continue reading Mini Review Marathon 2018
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