Category: Takes
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Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth Has Made Me a Photo Mode Convert
As games have gotten better and better looking, video games have leaned into digital photography. Almost every big release has a photo mode now, and Xbox and Playstation consoles are set up to allow you to easily access and share any photo you take. For years, I’ve been a bit of a grinch on this.…
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Way Too Early Thoughts on Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth (Spoiler-Free)
Including the demo, I have now put about six hours into FF7: Rebirth. This was my #2 most anticipated game of 2024. Early on, I’d say I may have even underrated how hyped I should have been for this game. Here are some quick takes and a bit of advice from my early hours with…
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Gaming Round Up: FF7 Remake, FF7 INTERmission, Lil’ Guardsman, Helldivers II, and Unicorn Overlord
In the lead up to the release of Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth this Thursday, it has been tough to center myself on one video game. Over the past 2-3 weeks, I have been bouncing around several video games, some of which for only a few hours. Because of this, it seemed easier to just do…
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“Ubisoftication” is a Good Thing, Actually
It seems that every time a new open world game comes out these days, I hear the same tired buzzword about their design from game critics. Putting a lot of markers on the map to tell you where the side content is, is “Ubisoftication”. Thanks to the new Zelda games and Elden Ring in particular,…
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3 Quick Takes on Helldivers 2: It’s Only Hell Getting In
For the second time this year, a game has come out of nowhere to take the gaming world by storm. Helldivers 2 didn’t have a giant marketing push and is only selling for $40. It’s pretty obvious that it wasn’t expected to be a massive success. Like many, Helldivers 2 was not on my radar,…
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Skull and Bones Open Beta Impressions: Lost at Sea
Ubisoft has pulled off a seemingly impossible feat. We have a AAA open world pirate game coming out in about a week with absolutely no hype behind it. Skull and Bones first began development in 2013, and was announced in 2017. As with anything that has this turbulent of a development cycle, hype has slowly faded.…
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Dondoko Island Might Be The Greatest Minigame of All Time
I absolutely adore a great minigame in my video games. For long RPGs in particular, minigames can be a way to dramatically enhance the experience. When you are going to put 50+ hours into a game (and sometimes way more than that), it can become a grind, and breaks are good. A minigame can put…
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3 Quick Takes- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Since there is no way I’ll finish this game any time soon, this post is to offer some early thoughts. I am currently in the middle of Chapter 4, with maybe 10 hours or so of playtime. Combat is Better (But Still Could Use Some Work) I fell off Yakuza: Like a Dragon almost entirely…
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Nintendo Has No Incentive To Innovate With Pokémon
I don’t play any sports games, but I always know when they come out. Inevitably, I’ll see one viral tweet after another pop up to trash the latest Madden or NBA2K whenever a new one is released. There are a lot of reasons why these games are bad. But mainly, these games have no real…
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Is 2023 The Best Year In Gaming History? A Metacritic Investigation
For those of us that play a lot of video games, a question has been lingering in our minds for months now… “Is this the greatest video game year of all time?”. It seems like just about every AAA game has delivered. And especially in the past few months, we’ve had some incredibly strong indie…
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