Jan 8: Densetsu no Stafy Jan 10: Parodius 2: Fantastic Journey Jan 26: Parodius: Non-Sense Fantasy Jan 28: Jikkyō Oshaberi Parodius Feb 19: Metroid Zero Mission Feb 21: Kirby’s Dreamland Mar 6: Yakuza 5 Mar 25: Luigi’s Mansion 2 Mar 30: Kirby’s Dreamland 2 Apr 13: New Super Mario Bros While many as...

My main memory of this game was one evening I was playing it on holiday, my parents had taken me to one of those evening shows they do in the hotel which was some kind of singing act like a Neil Diamond act which I had no interest in whatsoever so I took my DS to play through the duration. So there...

So finished up main game of Crash 4 but am now going through the N-Verted levels. Last level, Cortex Castle was an absolute ball breaker. Cannot remember the last time I swore so much at the screen! This definitely is the hardest Crash I have played and while I did get very annoyed at it I reckon I ...

Jan 8: Densetsu no Stafy Jan 10: Parodius 2: Fantastic Journey Jan 26: Parodius: Non-Sense Fantasy Jan 28: Jikkyō Oshaberi Parodius Feb 19: Metroid Zero Mission Feb 21: Kirby’s Dreamland Mar 6: Yakuza 5 Mar 25: Luigi’s Mansion 2 Mar 30: Kirby’s Dreamland 2 This is a big step up from the first Dream...

I thought I finished Kirby's Dreamland 2 but turns out I need seven Rainbow Drops. No clue I needed to obtain anything special to get the true ending. Might as well try and get them but heard they were pretty tricky to find. Actually housebound because of COVID so will most likely just check out a w...

While I did not play it at the Gamecube’s launch, when I eventually tried the original Luigi’s Mansion I was impressed by its presentation and how different it was from any of Mario’s adventures. It was nice to see Luigi established as his own developed character and the graphics really pushed the n...

Jan 8: Densetsu no Stafy Jan 10: Parodius 2: Fantastic Journey Jan 26: Parodius: Non-Sense Fantasy Jan 28: Jikkyō Oshaberi Parodius Feb 19: Metroid Zero Mission Feb 21: Kirby’s Dreamland Mar 6: Yakuza 5 Mar 25: Luigi’s Mansion 2 Will save my main thoughts for the podcast but meh. It was alright but...

Not too long ago, I did manage to finish Stormy Ascent in the remake of the original in the N.Sane trilogy so I am optimistic I will stick with 4 all the way if I can overcome that! I have heard numerous horror stories about 100% completion of this game so I am not even going to try to keep my blood...

Just started up Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time . Does a nice job of capturing what made the originals so special and it does look exceptionally lovely. Also gotten my arse kicked by some of the levels already. Some of the platforming utilising dimension shifting can be really mind bending stuff ...

Have been playing a few different titles on the go. First, I tried out the demo to Octopath Traveller 2 . I never played the first one but I really did like what I saw. This was my first time trying out a HD-2D RPG and it really does look gorgeous, basically a SNES title if it had insane production ...

Jan 8: Densetsu no Stafy Jan 10: Parodius 2: Fantastic Journey Jan 26: Parodius: Non-Sense Fantasy Jan 28: Jikkyō Oshaberi Parodius Feb 19: Metroid Zero Mission Feb 21: Kirby’s Dreamland Mar 6: Yakuza 5 Finally managed to finish this off before the episode this weekend, nice! Very solid entry, enjo...

Many of my favourite entries in the Yakuza series have compelling side content that I will put countless hours into whether they be cabaret club management, estate agency, pocket car racing or defending a construction site in a real time strategy. Yakuza 5 has an abundance of such games within a gam...

Sonic CD was the Sonic game from the Mega Drive era that I was certain I would never play. I knew no one with a Mega CD and I was not going to be allowed to get a Mega Drive let alone any fancy add on. So I just accepted that it will be a game I will forever be ignorant of. Imagine my surprise many ...

Jan 8: Densetsu no Stafy Jan 10: Parodius 2: Fantastic Journey Jan 26: Parodius: Non-Sense Fantasy Jan 28: Jikkyō Oshaberi Parodius Feb 19: Metroid Zero Mission Have more to say on the podcast thread for this but overall, really great title that captures what makes the "metroidvania" styl...

This is a sublime remake of the original Metroid that really elevates above being a mere paint job. Within minutes I was completely absorbed into the world and you keep expanding your abilities, weapons and energy at such a swift pace that I was compelled to keep playing. The little indicator of whe...

I played this far later than the wonderful sequels that appeared on the DS but found it a delightful time even when restricted to one screen. Of the two Mario RPG series it definitely leans fully into the active battle system with coordinating attacks between the two brothers making for a more compe...

Just seen the Nintendo Direct now. Pikmin 4 looks fantastic, the puppy looks like a great addition and it is just so gorgeous to look at. There was a lot of remasters though. But Ghost Trick was a real gem on the DS so it is great if it gets more exposure. Also We Love Katamari is easily in my top 5...

A strange thing for me with this game is that I managed to complete it before the original Metroid Prime. I think I got stuck at the part where you hunt for the Chozo artifacts and I just dropped it for a while. Conversely, with this I stuck it out all the way through. I did go back to the original ...

Finished the main game of BOXBOY! and are now onto the bonus levels. These are considerably harder to get through. Will see how I get on during the next few playthroughs. Nice little game to play if you are bored for a bit. Also started up Metroid: Zero Mission . I bounced off Metroid: Samus Returns...

The hunting sidestory is honestly quite a nice diversion and becoming proficient at taking down bears and trapping prey is pretty rewarding. Oh good, I got deep into that hunting game back in 2016, like proper hours at it, and thought I might just be mad. Yakuza 5 seems like a throw everything at i...