Reviews, Video Games February 17, 2023 Fear and Loathing in Tamriel: Elder Scrolls Online Review BETHESDA AND ZENIMAX PROVED THEIR ANTIPATHY TOWARD PLAYERS WITH ESO LONG BEFORE FALLOUT 76 FLOPPED. NOT RECOMMENDED It’s hard to believe that many gamers today—especially console gamers—have never experienced a massively multiplayer online roleplaying game. The labyrinthine systems and infinite grind at the core of The Elder Scrolls Online are familiar to anyone who cruised the pixelated forests of Everquest or World of Warcraft on a PC. These and other MMORPG arrangements—the ...
podcast January 27, 2023 Co-Op Gaming Cast Ep. 5 – Ghost Recon Wildlands is Better than Division 2 We’ve been playing Ghost Recon Wildlands and loving it! We’re highly recommending its co-op gameplay. We discuss why Ghost Recon makes Division 2 look weak by comparison, and why Ghost Recon better encompasses the spirit of Tom Clancy. If you know another language with even minor fluency, try turning it on in a video game! ...
podcast January 27, 2023 Co-Op Gaming Cast Ep. 4 – RNG, Loot, and Builds – Why Division 2 Loot Doesn’t Satisfy We talk about the loot in Division 2 vs Path of Exile. Why does RNG feel so punishing in Division 2 but rewarding in Path of Exile? The build guides we reference here are http://www.divisionbuilder.com/create and https://poeplanner.com
podcast January 27, 2023 Co-Op Gaming Cast Ep. 3 – Appreciating The Division 2 Discussion of things we’re enjoying in Tom Clancy’s The Division 2. We talk about Richard Bartle, the creator of MUD, and his four types of players – why Ubisoft games lack a certain magic.
podcast January 27, 2023 Co-Op Gaming Cast Ep. 2! Quitting Path of Exile (for now); We Try Dauntless and the Division 2 Discussion of POE Playstation bugs – several bluescreens per night, can’t travel to each others’ memory nexus. Discussion of annoying 3 min to 10 min short instances in games versus longer 40 min+ play for co-op.
podcast January 27, 2023 Co-Op Gaming Cast Ep. 1! We discuss our journey playing POE in Synthesis Mode on PS4 so far.
podcast January 27, 2023 Introducing Our Youtube Channel! We’re introducing our Youtube channel with a v-log. We’ll be posting more videos to discuss the site and the games we’re currently playing. Let us know what you think; we’re camera-shy!
Reviews, Video Games January 27, 2023 Fortnite: Save the World Review Seamlessly creative and collaborative group play paired with astonishingly adaptable skill, build, and loot systems make for an addictive game. Highly Recommended Fortnite: Save the World is the PvE component of the cultural phenomenon known as Fortnite. As adults in our 30s, jaded and out of the loop, we wanted nothing to do with a game beloved by children and millennials. We’re all familiar with (and sick of hearing about) Fortnite’s slick building interface, addictive pickaxe-looting playstyle, ...
Reviews, Video Games January 27, 2023 Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker Review Sexy, Sophisticated Combat Can't Compensate for Punishing Game Systems and a Dearth of PVE Content. Slightly Recommended In Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker, teams of four fight to the death or in missions involving the manga’s villains, heroes, and lovable tailed beasts. Ninjas jump and dodge through the air across sandy cliffs and cloud-drenched towers. They unleash fireballs, lightning attacks, and devastating special ninjutsu skills in conjunction with triangle-square weapon combos. The game ...
blog, Video Games January 27, 2023 Inside the Azurite Mine in Path of Exile Path of Exile was released for PS4 on March 26th, and we’ve been enjoying it for the last month. We can’t resist a game crawling with mobs and flashing with glorious seizure-inducing skill animations. It’s hard to believe Path of Exile is free to play—we would gladly have paid $40 for a game of this ...