Tag: gaming
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My Thoughts on Hades 2 and Ghost of Yotei
I’ve said this many times, but for anyone who loves video games, we might genuinely be in the best era of all time right now. There are quality games coming out damn near every week these days, and the increasing number of talented indie developers add hundreds of awesome new games to the mix that…
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Episode 2: Our Top 5 Final Fantasy Games
WARNING: This episode contains major Final Fantasy spoilers across the series (blame Paul). On episode 2, Westen and Paul from Boss Fights discuss what they are playing right now, and then rank their top 5 Final Fantasy games. 0:00- Introduction To Paul3:00- Thoughts on “Trails in the Sky First Chapter”, “Hollow Knight: Silksong”, and “Hades…
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My Hottest Gaming Takes of 2025 So Far
This may surprise you, given the title of this article, but I don’t like a lot of “hot takes” in the gaming space. I feel like a lot of these takes are given in bad faith, and mostly for attention. Calling a very well regarded game “bad” is an easy way to get attention and…
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BigNerdGaming’s Top 10 Xbox Live Arcade Games
This is a more niche list, but it means a lot to me. I’ve absolutely loved video games for pretty much my entire life. But somehow, my love for the medium grew more than I could have anticipated during the Xbox 360 era. In part, this is because the medium took a big step forward…
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Hollow Knight: Silksong Reflections and Review- You Never Forget Your First
Back when I was 25, I was enjoying my life in many ways. After some tumultuous times in my early 20s, it felt like everything was heading in a really good direction. I spent several years not exactly sure what I would do with my life after I realized that my college major of journalism…
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The Drifter Spoiler-Free Review- A Cinematic And Thrilling… Point And Click Adventure???
I’ve liked point and click games ever since I was a young child, and I enjoyed rediscovering the genre earlier this year with Elroy and the Aliens. But for all of the good aspects of this genre, it’s not exactly one I would call exciting or thrilling from a storytelling perspective. These games tend to…
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Silksong Is Going To Be The First Soulslike I Ever Complete, Even If It Kills Me
Note: If your main thought on this piece is “BUT SILKSONG ISN’T A SOULSLIKE,” I literally do not care. It’s close enough. Touching grass is so important in these trying times. I have a weird relationship with soulslikes. I tend to enjoy them, but only to a certain point. Depending on the game, I usually…
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BigNerdGaming’s Top 10 Game Boy Advance Games
Welcome to the next edition of my top 10 lists, as I work towards eventually dropping my top 25 games of all time in one list. Today, I am ranking my top 10 Game Boy Advance games. The reason I’m doing it this way is that it’s a lot easier to parse through all the…
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Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream Review- Sneaky Good
The beauty of stealth games to me is that they are inherently puzzle games with another level of intensity attached to them. Stealth games often involve problem solving on the fly and using all of your tools to get through each level. Unlike most puzzle games, stealth games also tend to have multiple solutions to…
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Episode 1: Our Biggest Disagreements With Game Critics In 2025- The Big Nerd Gaming Podcast
Westen and our special guest AndresPlays discuss the games we are currently playing, going into Hollow Knight Silksong, Quartet, and Lost Soul Aside. From there, they go into their six biggest disagreements with game critics so far this year. With 3 positive disagreements, and 3 negative disagreements. Please like and subscribe if you enjoyed the…
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