This week, Nintendo did what Nintendo does best; suddenly drop the news of an imminent Nintendo Direct. It was announced on Tuesday and then shown on Wednesday, and was roughly 40 minutes long - which gave Nintendo plenty of time to showcase a smorgasbord of exciting games. Maybe they realised it was #LoveYourBacklog month and … Continue reading My 5 Favourite Announcements from the Nintendo Direct! (08/02/23)
Tag: The Legend of Zelda
Holding the Line: #LoveYourBacklog Month 2023
There I was, deliberating on what to write about this week whilst I finally make my way through Horizon Forbidden West. Then suddenly, like the cavalry coming over the hill Helm's Deep-style, came Later Levels with the return of the #LoveYourBacklog tag for 2023! Later Levels puts #LoveYourBacklog together to get the blogging community sharing … Continue reading Holding the Line: #LoveYourBacklog Month 2023
A Little Zelda, A Lotta Farming: Takeaways from the Nintendo Direct!
Hey everyone! So, this week we were treated to a full-length, 40-minute Nintendo Direct where we saw reveals and updates for SO MANY GAMES. Seriously, if you remember the Directs we got in the Wii U days, it's amazing to see how things have changed. In this post, I'm going to briefly run through my … Continue reading A Little Zelda, A Lotta Farming: Takeaways from the Nintendo Direct!
Lessons from Gaming Burnout
Over the last few months, I've found myself playing video games way less than usual - basically, I've felt burned out by gaming and the relentless news cycle around it. Subsequently, I've been looking elsewhere for my day-to-day entertainment, hence how my posts on this site have recently leaned heavily towards films. The last new … Continue reading Lessons from Gaming Burnout
11 Upcoming Games We’re Excited For!
Hey there! Yes, I know, it's been a while. It turns out that my overly-optimistic plan to continue my weekly posts during a home move was, well, just that - overly-optimistic. However, I'm relatively settled now, and we're gonna get back into the swing of things with a collaboration post! Below, several contributors have each … Continue reading 11 Upcoming Games We’re Excited For!
Blog Update: We (Finally) Started A Video Game Podcast!
It's finally happened - after much deliberation and delay, some friends and I decided to begin a video game podcast! We have named it Friendly Fire; a name which has origins in the occasional friction of our supposedly-co-operative online multiplayer games together, for example on Zombie Army 4: Dead War and Nine Parchments! This is … Continue reading Blog Update: We (Finally) Started A Video Game Podcast!
My 5 Standout Games From E3 2021
So, another year of E3 has finished, and whilst some shows fell flat (Capcom, really, what was that?), there was plenty to be excited for - whether that was brand-new reveals, or new information on previously-announced games. As usual, our predictions were mostly way off the mark (a solid five out of eighteen correct, good … Continue reading My 5 Standout Games From E3 2021
Our Expected, Hopeful, and Plain Ridiculous E3 2021 Predictions
It's that wonderful time of year again - E3 is back, following the COVID-19-forced absence last year. I don't know about you, but I welcome its return, as laughing and cheering along with my friends at the hype-fueled reveals from various publishers each year is something I eagerly look forward to. In the run-up to … Continue reading Our Expected, Hopeful, and Plain Ridiculous E3 2021 Predictions
My 5 Favourite Video Game Characters
This week, we're stopping to take a breath from the Resident Evil reviews - they will continue soon, but I thought it'd be a good idea to break them up with a list post. Specifically, I am expanding on a recent tag that went around the community online, where we had to select our favourite … Continue reading My 5 Favourite Video Game Characters
A New Dawn: Sunshine Blogger Award #2
It's Saturday once again, and this week we've got another tag post! Following on from my first Sunshine Blogger Award tag a few weeks ago, the awesome MagiWasTaken (who has somehow been posting daily for 100 days straight!) has been kind enough to also tag me for it, so it is time for a second … Continue reading A New Dawn: Sunshine Blogger Award #2
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