A confusing climb to the top led me to a deadly gauntlet! Do I have what it takes to eek by the first challenge in the Colosseum of Fools? About 11 hours in and I’m still liking Hollow Knight a lot! Even in moments when it crushes my soul like this one 😦
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The Bottoming Out of Pocket Rumble
Pocket Rumble was never going to usurp the likes of Street Fighter V or Tekken 7 at the top of the fighting game throne. However, I truly feel like the game had a chance to be bigger than it is today. The game had a lot of positive buzz when it was announced as a console exclusive for the Nintendo Switch a year ago. Nowadays, the game has been largely left behind by almost everyone that ever had any interest in it.
Roughly two months after launch, the game has fallen out of the Nintendo eShop top 30, the online leaderboards have tapped out around 10,000 players, and my recent online sessions felt like there were only a handful of people in the world still playing it. Despite how much I enjoy playing it, I’m reluctant to stream it anymore, as I tend to run into the same players repeatedly because they’re seemingly the only ones online with me.
What went wrong? And is there any way to get the game’s momentum back?
Road to Hornet! Back to the World of Hollow Knight!
Working my way through the Greenpath until I square off against Hornet in Hollow Knight!
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Overwatch and Fan Expo Canada 2018!
Overwatch was HOT at Fan Expo Canada 2018! While Jenna, Randy and I squad up and take on the world, we talk about the Overwatch cosplay we saw at the show, merch Jett bought, and share our impressions on many unreleased games we got to play! This includes Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Tetris Effect, Starlink, Diablo 3 on Switch and more!
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Lost Already? Playing Hollow Knight for the First Time!
These spooky caves in Hollow Knight sure can be confusing. Thanks to the chat for the help! I still have my concerns that this game isn’t going to be my cup of tea, but let’s keep pressing forward until I inevitably get stuck!
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Mega Man 11 Demo!
The Blue Bomber is back on Nintendo Switch! Armed with two new abilities, we get our first taste of Mega Man 11 and the Block Man stage on Casual and Normal difficulty. That boss fight is really cool!
Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King Review
Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King is clearly a riff on The Legend of Zelda formula. But is that a bad thing? Some may write the game off as a clone at first glance due to its striking similarities with A Link to the Past. However, in a world where Super Mario Bros. and Metroid have had their formulas iterated on thousands of times over by game creators the world over, the Zelda formula seems like largely-uncharted territory by comparison. On top of that, if the derivative game is good based on its own merits, is there really a problem? Blossom Tales wears its influences on its sleeve, but it also tries its best to provide a worthwhile experience while adding its own spin to the mix.
Kaboom? Jett and Randy Play Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes!
Randy and I work as a team to diffuse a series of bombs in Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes! The last challenge taught me that I don’t know how to read Venn diagrams!
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Closing Out Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King
SPOILER ALERT!
After a number of false starts, I finally get myself back on track and finish off Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King once and for all! Full written review coming soon!
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I Need a Hero (Shooter)
Not long after the game’s launch in 2016, I bought Overwatch out of curiosity. It was the biggest game in the world at that point and I wanted to see what the hype was about. As much as I enjoyed it back then, it quickly fell out of my rotation, as I was still investing most of my competitive gaming time into Street Fighter V, and just starting to ramp up my obsession with Pokemon Go. Despite my own pressure and poking from myself and others to get back into it, the game collected dust on my shelf.
Inspired by the recent release of Paladins on the Nintendo Switch, I’ve found myself falling in love with the hero shooter genre as a whole in a big way.
In Third Person 