We watch the opening cutscene (albeit with no audio for this stream), and read the documentation.
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Cyberpunk 2077 Video Game Review
Normally, I do a review of the video games that I’ve beaten once I beat them, on top of whatever I’m doing for Nintendo Power Retrospectives or other works. Cyberpunk 2077 puts me in a weird spot, because due to how spectacularly high-profile it was and how high profile its failings were, it’s a game that has been picked apart by hordes of other critics, like starlings attacking a freshly restocked suet bird feeder. So, on the one hand, what do I say that other people haven’t said while picking this game apart? On the other, it would be somewhat negligent if I didn’t say anything. So, here goes.
Read moreNextGen #17: May 1996
We’re continuing with NextGen Magazine and are finally getting caught up with where we are in Nintendo Power Magazine.
Read moreNintendo Power Retrospectives: Special – Looking Back on the SNES
We’re coming to the end of the SNES’s lifespan, so I give some thoughts looking back at the console’s life, what it introduced, and the impact it had on video games – and how that may have helped lead to the exodus to the PS1.
Read moreLet’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 144 – Free
We watch the ending cutscene, and I give my final thoughts on the game.
Read moreLet’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 143 – Godslayer
We have our final boss fight with the Dark God Bu’Shin.
Read moreLet’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 142 – The Friends We Made Along The Way
We make our way to the final boss fight, and the party readies themselves for the battle to come.
Read moreLet’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 141 – The Rift
We head to the portal to Dimension World, picking up some more gear along the way.
Read moreAstro’s Playroom: Video Game Review
I have finally, after much waiting, obtained a PS5. With that, among other things, comes Astro’s Playroom, a platformer designed to showcase the features of the Dual-Sense Controller.
Read moreLet’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 140 – Unlimited Power
The Dark Bishop sacrifices himself to his god, and the party withdraws to town in order to regroup before heading to the last area of the game.
Read moreLet’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 139 – Maybe Fear the Reaper
We finally get to the boss fight we’ve been waiting for – our third match with The Reaper.
Read moreLet’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 138 – Dialog & Monsters
We fit a couple more dialog triggers in leading up to the next boss fight, before we hit another wall and have to retreat.
Read moreLet’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 137 – Missteps
I screw up some button inputs and have to cut my run short.
Read moreFar Cry 4 and First Person Driving In Video Games
Driving a car in first person in a video game is, to me, the anti-fun. Far Cry 4 is a game that manages to make that experience worse, and ruins the enjoyment of the game.
Read moreLet’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 136 – Interrupted Cutscene
We attempt to push through to the next boss fight, only to run into some unexpected game design choices.
Read moreLet’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 135 – Promotion
We head back to B5 to recruit another party member and get another party member a class change.
Read moreLet’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 134 – Alas Poor Villain
We learn the fate of the Duke, and chat with Virgo before returning to town to level up.
Read moreLet’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 133 – Boss Rush
We fight our way through a bunch of former boss monsters on our second attempt.
Read moreLet’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 132 – Almost There
We almost make it to the next cutscene trigger before running into a hard time.
Read moreLet’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 131 – Regroup
We turn in a quest, and restock on Transfer Potions.
Read moreNintendo Power Retrospectives: Part 111
We’ve reached the end of Nintendo Power’s 8th year, and with it the 8th Nintendo Power Award winners!
Read moreLet’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 130 – Ripcord
We do another go, and run into a really tough enemy and have to pull the ripcord and return to town.
Read moreLet’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 129 – Thunderstruck
We start to make our way to the exit, before running into a monster that makes us fall back to town.
Read moreLet’s Play Wizardry: Tale of the Forsaken Land: Part 128 – Master of Unlocking
We start our way through the teleporter maze, and activate the switch for the exit.
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