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I've played through Final Fantasy VII exactly once. It was about 15 years ago, and I absolutely loved it. A few years after that, I started itching to play it again, but never got around to it. Then there started to be rumors of a remake, so I decided to wait. Then I started listening … Continue reading Returning to Midgar: FF7 and the Materia Lockdown Challenge
This post is the written version of a podcast episode on YDWMY Reviews about my feelings on having completed The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past for the very first time. Listen instead of reading here. I've been a fan of the Legend of Zelda series for as long as I can remember. … Continue reading The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
There's a story in my family that while my mom was going into labor, my older brother was kept occupied by teaching a family friend how to play the legend of Zelda on the Nintendo Entertainment System. I grew up with that original Nintendo and its classic games, and with an older brother who actually … Continue reading After 29 years, I beat The Legend of Zelda!
I completely bought into the hype for Red Dead Redemption II. When the game first got announced, I watch the initial teaser trailer with glee, having really loved both the story and the gameplay experience of the first Red Dead Redemption. As more information started coming out, I decided to stop paying attention so that … Continue reading Red Dead Redemption II is incredible and is also not very fun.
I've been goofing off lately with Euro Truck Simulator 2 and American Truck Simulator. They are video games where you drive a semi truck on long-hauls and get punished for speeding, driving in the wrong lane, running red lights, or doing just about anything else that is typically fun in a game where you drive … Continue reading Getting my virtual trucker’s tan on!
