Today is November 7th, a perfectly ordinary Tuesday to most people. Or, for fans of Mass Effect, November 7th can be shortened to “N7,” a nod to Commander Shepard’s special forces rank in the games. BioWare has historically celebrated all things Mass Effect on N7 Day annually with cast reunion livestreams and community artwork and,…
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BlizzCon Makes Its Return To In-Person Events
After a four year gap and an acquisition by Microsoft, Blizzard returned to their usual convention center in Anaheim California for an in-person BlizzCon event. On the opening day of the two-day event this weekend, Phil Spencer, CEO of Microsoft Gaming, took the stage to welcome Blizzard and Blizzard games players to XBox. Even though…
RGG Direct Fall 2023
RGG hosted their fall games Direct as a follow-up to the RGG Summit that took place earlier this year, and with it came a ton of new information focused mostly on Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. Infinite Wealth seems to be shaping up into one of RGG’s biggest games yet, and with Gaiden releasing in…
The Bard Experience in Baldur’s Gate 3
While I am definitely not an expert at Dungeons and Dragons, I’ve spent a good amount of time playing the game with different classes and in various settings. In particular, my real-life DnD campaign where I play as a Bard is different than the other campaigns I’ve played in. My Bard experience has been rocky,…
Beginning Baldur’s Gate 3
The third installment to the Baldur’s Gate series released on August 3rd this year, after three years in Steam Early Access and a total of six years in development. Over this time, Larian Studios, BG3’s developers, grew to include multiple new offices around the world in an attempt to pull off their ambitious vision. Being…
Finally Experiencing Baldur’s Gate: Two Classic CRPGs
While I had known about the practically legendary Baldur’s Gate games for years, the impending release of the long-awaited Baldur’s Gate 3 is what really motivated me to finally play them myself. Baldur’s Gate 1 and 2 were released in 1998 and 2000 respectively and are considered to be must-plays for any fan of DND…
Diablo 4: Mom’s Back, and She’s Angry…
I was late to the Diablo game, with my introduction to the series being 2012’s Diablo 3 which I started several years after its release. Prior to Diablo 3, I had never tried a dungeon crawling action RPG and I was further intrigued by the story and lore that supports its gameplay. On June 6th…
Five Years Ago Today…
Five years ago, on July 25th 2018, I made my first blog post on this site. Over the course of these five years, my plans, content, and even the site itself, have gone through multiple iterations, but back then I only had one goal in mind. I had always loved writing and so I contemplated…
Completing the Tears of the Kingdom Main Story
Even though many potential winners are slated for release this year, the long-awaited direct sequel to 2017’s Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was highest on my list. When Nintendo announced the sequel during E3 2019, I was genuinely surprised that the game would continue the where BoTW’s story left off. While BOTW was…
Annapurna Interactive: The Last Summer Game Fest 2023 Showcase
June 29th marked the last showcase in partnership with Summer Game Fest: Annapurna Interactive. I was especially excited for this one as Annapurna Interactive is the publisher of Stray, a short game that I enjoyed immensely. Unfortunately, as Stray was released just under a year ago, there was no news of a sequel. The only…