2023
I was a “super backer” for this game’s crowdfunding campaign. The whole tribute to 16-bit era turn-based JRPGs had me from the get-go. And it is definitely that. Like if “Stardew Valley”, “Chrono Trigger”, and “Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past” were put into a blender. I’ll admit that it took me a few hours to really be taken by the game, but I stuck it out. And once it started really going, I was loving it and honestly didn’t want it to end (although I have a number of side quests yet to explore). Props to the whole team on this!
1993
I challenged myself to play one of my all-time favs on a small Anbernic handheld… while also on a plane. Crushed it.
Did obsessively playing this game as a kid heighten my reflexes as a driver?
Yes.
Did it also make me a quick learner when operating a camera gimbal to shoot from a moving vehicle on car commercials?
Absolutely.
Thank you, Star Fox.
Did obsessively playing this game as a kid heighten my reflexes as a driver?
Yes.
Did it also make me a quick learner when operating a camera gimbal to shoot from a moving vehicle on car commercials?
Absolutely.
Thank you, Star Fox.
2016
Beautiful, mesmerizing… stressful as hell.
1991
Can't stop. Won't stop.
2009
Fun game to mindlessly blast through after a stressful work week. The "Darius" series always delivers a nice low impact/high vibes bullet hell experience. WARNING: Never try to play this while also walking on a treadmill...
The weaker of the "Prime" games and the one I don't replay as often. It's no less fun and introduced new concepts such as travel to other planets + ship-related puzzles, but... it's too easy? It's got voice acting? I don't know. It's just always felt like it's missing some magic compared to the previous two.
Another every-two-years-or-so playthrough for me. As much as I love the original "Metroid Prime" for all that it brought to the table for the series, I think I love "Echoes" more. Maybe it's because of the light/dark world element which always reminded me of "Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past" or the general improvements over the original. Yes, it's the more challenging one in the trilogy, but the overall vibe is just so good.
2002
My every-two-years-or-so playthrough. This game never gets old and will always be fun to revisit. I've played it so many times, I was nearly doing a speedrun this go around.