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Chronos: Before the Ashes (Xbox One, Playstation 4, Nintendo Switch, PC)
“Chronos: Before the Ashes is an atmospheric RPG that chronicles one young hero’s lifelong quest to save their homeland from a great evil. Central to this quest is an ancient labyrinth, which holds the secrets necessary to restore life and peace to their home. However, the architects of this labyrinth designed it to open only once a year. The labyrinth is a test, and each time the hero fails they are cast out and must wait one year to return.” Gameplay Just to note, Chronos: Before the Ashes is an overhaul of the 2016 game Chronos which was initially released for Oculus Rift. The gameplay is very much in style…
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Observer: System Redux (Xbox Series X|S, Playstation 5, PC)
“Observer: System Redux is the next gen remake of the cyberpunk, detective thriller set in the year 2084 in Krakow, Poland. The world lies in ruins with corporations seizing power after the fall of governments. You do their bidding. No lie will remain hidden from you, as you hack into the minds of those you interrogate. When your past catches-up, you must act on your own and unravel the mystery of your son’s disappearance. Your name is Daniel Lazarski, you’re an Observer.” Gameplay Full disclosure, I’ve never played the original version of this game. So to me, I walked in completely blind to this remake of Observer. Observer, at its…
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Bounty Battle (Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch, PC) Review
“Bounty Battle is the ultimate indie fighting game: a new multiplayer 2D fighter, where you can pit your favorite indie heroes against one another! Indie heroes from games like Guacamelee! and Darkest Dungeon, to Dead Cells, Owlboy & more battle it out in this fighter frenzy.” Gameplay The game starts off by giving this amazing vibe that it is Smash Bros but with indie game characters. So I am immediately on board. I go through the training and start learning the rather confusing controls. Get into the game, and it is just dreadful. Either the AI does absolutely nothing against you or they completely dominate you in seconds. There’s just…
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Through the Darkest of Times (Xbox One, PS4, Nintendo Switch) Review
“Through the Darkest of Times is a strategy game, that lets you play a resistance group in Third Reich Berlin. The game covers the entire time from Hitler’s seizure of power 1933 to Germany’s unconditional surrender 1945. You plan actions of your group while at the same time try to balance the morale of your members, get resources needed for the actions and avoid getting caught by the Gestapo (Germany’s Secret Service Police during the Third Reich). Big political events follow the actual historical time-line and influence your options and what happens to your group. Your members are fictional and procedurally generated on each playthrough. They come with different personalities,…
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A Journey Through The Best of #CageFest
On my Twitter Account I run what is called “#CageFest.” I do the fabled Twitter tradition of Follow Fridays with Nicolas Cage face morphs of characters, people, etc, morphed. I run several of these a week. There’s been some good ones over the past couple of years, and I felt it was time to share some of them that were my personal favorites. Alvin from the Chipmunks This one was just pure luck. It is a face morphing software, and it somehow detected a face on Alvin the Chipmunk. This is one of my all time favorites. Cats The Musical The Movie Cats the Musical was released in December 2019, and…
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WTF Wrestling Merchandise
Long time. No see! It is so great to be back and writing on the blog. What better way to be back than to discuss some of the greatest wrestling merchandise known to man? There’s Something About Triple H Action Figure Evidently Triple H picked up some hair styling tips from the classic film There’s Something About Mary. You have to admire the amount of dedication it would take to make your hair stand up like that. Is this a great action figure? ….Or the greatest action figure? Sable Yo-Yo Ahhh… the attitude era was edgy because they had ladies with big cleavage, and the leader was Sable. Buy (checks…
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Nate’s RetroPlays Reviews Doom 64
Doom 64 is a first person shooter (FPS) that was released exclusively for the Nintendo 64. The title was developed and published by Midway Games. It was released in 1997 for both North America and PAL regions.
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Roundguard: Taking the Peggle Concept To New Levels
“Roundguard is a bouncy dungeon crawler with pinball physics, lots of loot, and a randomized castle full of oddballs. Press your luck against hordes of dangerously cute monsters and challenging roguelike elements in this all-round bouncy adventure! If you love roguelikes & Peggle, then Roundguard is for you. Roundguard is made by Wonderbelly Games and published on consoles by the Quantum Astrophysicists Guild. “ Gameplay This is a roguelike Peggle. Now having said that, I feel this takes the concept of Peggle, and not only addresses problems I had with the series, but also takes it to new levels I didn’t even think of. They definitely thought outside of the…
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Super Mario Multiverse – Yoshi’s Cookie
March 10 may seem like an innocuous day for some, but for Nintendo gamers it is Mario Day or Mar10. For this fun day I want to take you back. The year is 1992. I am at my relatives’ house for the holidays and I know I’m going to be absolutely bored out of my mind. I go into my cousin’s room to hang out and low and behold, he has a Super Nintendo Entertainment System, and just received a brand new copy of Yoshi’s Cookie. “What’s Yoshi’s Cookie?” I asked him. Having heard of Yoshi from Super Mario World. I was intrigued. Could it be a solo Yoshi game?…
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Hovership Havoc – Roguelite Twin Stick Shooter
Originally released for Steam PC, Hovership Havoc was recently brought over to Xbox One. It is described as “a twin stick shooter with 3rd person boss battles. Traverse through randomly generated rooms of a futuristic factory destroying robot enemies. Upgrade your hovership and obtain randomly dropped abilities that can strengthen your chances to survive through the entire factory. “ Gameplay The majority of Hovership Havoc is played as a twin stick shooter much like classics in the genre such as Geometry Wars. However, the levels and enemies are randomly generated. It has roguelite elements in that when you die, you keep your character’s progress, but start the game right from…
