Comparing Splatoon 1 to Splatoon 2

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact So it might not be a secret that I am a big Nintendo fan. Well before the Switch’s release, I wanted a Wii U, if only to play the Virtual Console title Earthbound. This article isn’t about that game. One of my next purchases was Splatoon. I found the demo to be a blast […]

Pokemon News: 5/30/18

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact Okay, so some Pokemon news dropped early today. An upcoming Pokemon game for the Nintendo Switch is confirmed to be Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu and Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee. There were rumors that this would be the titles of the new Switch game, but I decided to wait to report on it until it […]

Retro Review: Mario and Luigi: Partners in Time (DS)

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact So, Mario has been in a lot of games throughout the years. He has been in every (or almost every) game genre as well. This game in particular has him in another RPG. This is the second game in the Mario and Luigi series. Of note, the first Mario and Luigi game had a […]

Bone by Jeff Smith Review (Single Volume, Comic Book Series)

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact Let’s start this review with how I discovered this somewhat unknown comic book series. I was visiting some relatives on a pretty normal trip. I certainly don’t know how long ago. There was some downtime, and I noticed the first book of the series, Out from Boneville. I took a chance, and decided to […]

Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle Review (Switch)

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact Mario and Rabbids, where to begin with this game? I suppose I should start with how strange the concept is. This game is a crossover with the Super Mario series, and the Rayman spin-off series, Raving Rabbids. Unexpectedly, the game is also a turn based tactical shooter. Without going into too great detail, most […]

Good or Bad: Removing Chance in Pokemon

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact Ok, before we begin, let me say a few words about myself and Pokemon. Pokemon was the game that solidified my interest in gaming, particularly Nintendo, and gave me the interest in studying game design. I might not be writing these blogs if that game never existed! So do you want to be the […]

Casual vs. Ranked Case Studies

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact Ok, online games can be great. You can play with friends who are far away. Additionally, can play with anyone and learn more about the game, and perhaps make new friends too. There can be a lot of fun and new experiences involved with playing online. As a long time Nintendo fan, it was […]

Dream Allies in Kirby Star Allies

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact Alright, I had recently played and reviewed Kirby Star Allies. One thing my readers may have noticed is that I didn’t really discuss the dream allies, or guest characters featured in this game. This was mostly due to not using them in my play through, and I wanted to play as them in guest […]

Comparing Star Allies to Other Games

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact Another thing I noticed when playing Star Allies was that it borrows some features from past Kirby games, and mashes them together. Let’s look at what they are, where they are from, and which game does it better. Let’s look at the four player action first. The first Kirby game to feature four players […]

Kirby Star Allies Review (Switch)

Links-Home–Reviews–Articles–Library–Contact So, not long before Kirby Star Allies was released, I had tried the demo. At the time, I found it kinda fun, but the demo was short enough that I didn’t know if it was worth playing the rest of the game. Not long after its release, I had seen some reviews online. Some […]