So last year I made a newcomer's guide to Metroid, and I liked writing that post so much, I decided to make more of them. This year, with the recent announcement of Xenoblade Chronicles 3, I'd love nothing more than to introduce more people to Xenoblade. I'm going to structure this much like my last … Continue reading A Newcomer’s Guide to Xenoblade Chronicles
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Ranking Smash Ultimate’s Second Wave of DLC Fighters
Well, people, it finally happened. We can now say for certain that everyone is here. We’ve had quite a journey with this second wave of Smash DLC fighters. It all began as a bit of good news in January 2020 that we would get six more fighters, and then it kicked off for real in … Continue reading Ranking Smash Ultimate’s Second Wave of DLC Fighters
Xenoblade Chronicles: Future Connected – Expectations Managed
Xenoblade Chronicles: Future Connected is an epilogue story campaign set after the events of Xenoblade Chronicles's main story. It is included for free in Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition. For my review of Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition's main story, click here. So like in Torna: The Golden Country, Monolithsoft went through the process of making yet … Continue reading Xenoblade Chronicles: Future Connected – Expectations Managed
Xenoblade Chronicles: The Definitive Review
Xenoblade Chronicles is an open-world JRPG originally released on the Wii in 2012 in North America. It was developed by Monolithsoft and published by Nintendo. A remaster / remake with an extra story chapter was released for the Nintendo Switch in 2020. MSRB is $60. I played and reviewed the original Wii version back in … Continue reading Xenoblade Chronicles: The Definitive Review
Torna: The Fun-Sized Xenoblade
Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna - The Golden Country, is an Action RPG developed by Monolithsoft and published by Nintendo. It released in September 2018 as a Nintendo Switch Exclusive. Torna is a prequel to Xenoblade Chronicles 2 and can either be bought as DLC to the original Xenoblade Chronicles 2 on the Nintendo eShop for … Continue reading Torna: The Fun-Sized Xenoblade
Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Pokemon Elevated
Xenoblade Chronicles 2 is an Action RPG developed by Monolithsoft and published by Nintendo. It was released in December 2017 as a Nintendo Switch exclusive. MSRB is $60. It's a classic conundrum when making video games. After a masterpiece like the first Xenoblade Chronicles, how would Monolithsoft follow it up? If they kept things the … Continue reading Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Pokemon Elevated
My Favorite Video Game Composers
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 2019 in Gaming
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
Xenoblade Chronicles: The Game that Most Deserves a Remake
Xenoblade Chronicles is an Action RPG developed by Monolith Soft and published by Nintendo. It was released on the Wii in Japan in 2010, then later in America in 2012 as part of Operation Rainfall. A port for the New Nintendo 3DS was released in 2015, and a Switch remake was recently announced to be … Continue reading Xenoblade Chronicles: The Game that Most Deserves a Remake