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with as most of them require a certain amount of commitment even if it s for only an hour or two at a time and as time goes on and we all get older people seem less and less likely to make time for their friends the other part of it is that as an autistic person i find the prospect of an activity primarily based on socialising and communicating somewhat daunting not to such a degree that i don t want to do it in fact as a follow on from the above i have actually found myself craving it somewhat as i have felt increasingly abandoned by people i once considered close friends but rather it is simply something that i need to expend a fair amount of mental energy doing last night i tried big walk for the first time and it was a truly excellent experience let s talk about that after the jump continue reading big walk social gaming done right big walk cooperative game friendslop house house multiplayer game shmups truxton extreme a classic brought right up to date august 15 2026 pete davison 1 comment the original truxton is an all time classic of the shoot em up genre released in 1988 by toaplan it s a notoriously challenging example of the vertically scrolling shoot em up and widely beloved in both its arcade and home console incarnations many of the original members of toaplan have in more recent years reformed under the tatsujin banner itself a reference to truxton s original japanese name and as well as licensing out the classic toaplan games they have the rights to they also decided that what the world really needed was a brand new truxton and they were right truxton extreme is an absolutely superb new shoot em up that strikes a great balance between accessibility for genre newcomers and ongoing challenge factor for series veterans let s take a closer look after the jump continue reading truxton extreme a classic brought right up to date arcade games masahiro yuge shmup shoot em up shooting game stg tatsujin tatsujin extreme truxton truxton extreme video games quintet terranigma humanity s second chance august 8 2026 pete davison leave a comment an interesting question that some games particularly rpgs occasionally ask is whether or not the world you re trying to save is actually worth saving and perhaps by extension if it s even possible to save it after it reaches a certain point of decay terranigma the third entry after soul blazer and illusion of time in what is considered to be a loose trilogy of games by quintet explores this idea with an ambitious story that concerns the restoration of the world after a great disaster it s an interesting progression from soul blazer which suggested that all life even that which sins is sacred to illusion of time which posits that everyone deserves a chance at redemption all the way through to terranigma which offers probably the most complex look at the world and our relationship with it it s a thoroughly fascinating game and a real highlight of the super nes library so let s take a closer look after the jump continue reading terranigma humanity s second chance action rpg heaven and earth illusion of gaia illusion of time jrpg quintet rpg snes soul blazer super nes terranigma switch splatoon raiders thank cod it s not a roguelike july 31 2026 pete davison leave a comment i m sure it was exceedingly tempting for the team behind splatoon raiders to make the game into a roguelike after all the very design of the game arguably lends itself particularly well to what we today understand as the roguelike formula even if that has over the years somewhat diverged from the original meaning of the term but no they decided to make a hand crafted game with deliberately designed challenges a solid sense of structure and progression and the result is a highly entertaining game particularly for those of us who have always rather liked splatoon in principle but have never ended up sticking with the competitive multiplayer side of things for one reason or another yes they absolutely delivered on providing a solid single player splatoon experience and i d like to talk about that a bit more so join me after the jump and let s do just that continue reading splatoon raiders thank cod it s not a roguelike action rpg looter shooter nintendo nintendo switch 2 splatoon splatoon raiders third person shooter video games quintet illusion of time darkness and light july 20 2026 pete davison 2 comments after 1992 s excellent soul blazer quintet followed up with a spiritual successor a year later illusion of time known as illusion of gaia in north america and gaia gensouki in japan was not a direct sequel to soul blazer but rather a game that tackled similar themes albeit from a different perspective this time around you haven t been directly tasked by a god equivalent to save the world from a great evil nope this time around we have a good old fashioned hero s journey with our teenaged hero starting from the obligatory humble beginnings and culminating in punching out a comet that is also evil we also have one of the absolute worst english localisations i think i ve ever seen in a game but don t let that put you off playing illusion of time the story at least makes enough sense to follow and the actual game side of things is rather wonderful so let s take a closer look at all this after the jump continue reading illusion of time darkness and light action adventure action rpg illusion of gaia illusion of time jrpg quintet role playing game rpg snes soul blazer super nes super nintendo terranigma quintet soul blazer all things bright and beautiful july 14 2026 pete davison leave a comment i m not a religious man but i do have some enduring memories of my time attending a church of england primary school one of those was presumably as part of our government mandated daily collective act of worship hearing stories of what god jesus and friends had been getting up to in olden times but presented in child friendly picture book format the guideposts bible story series if you re curious the image of these books beige in colour with large simply presented titles on the front and attractive painted illustrations has stuck with me over the years but what has stuck with me more is the tone in which they were written or perhaps more accurately the tone in which our headteacher a gentle man to an arguable fault read them to us and while i was playing quintet s soul blazer a truly excellent super nes action rpg my mind just kept coming back to those afternoons in the group room sat on the green carpet listening to these tall tales there was something not only calming and pleasant about the tone in which this game told its story but something that felt like it carried deeper spiritual meaning i hesitate to call it a religious experience because that s pure hyperbole but i will say that soul blazer is one of the most potent examples of how the ideas and philosophies of a religious outlook on life can be effectively used in a game join me after the jump and let s talk about that a bit more no pressure guv continue reading soul blazer all things bright and beautiful action rpg gaea gaia heaven and earth illusion of gaia illusion of time jrpg quintet rpg snes soul blader soul blazer super nes terranigma final fantasy xi playing final fantasy xi for the story part 1 the zilart saga july 11 2026 pete davison leave a comment i have been meaning to play through final fantasy xi s story for literal decades at this point ever since i first tried it shortly after its original english release i was fascinated by this game but never managed to make much progress through it on its original launch this was down to how deliberately slow progression through the game as a whole was and how dependent on playing with others the game was designed to be this was a massively multiplayer online rpg designed in the old school everquest esque mould where partying up was pretty much necessary for your entire adventuring career and thus it would take quite a long time to get anything done final fantasy xi hasn t been like that for quite a long time now though much of the game can be played solo in conjunction with the computer controlled trust party members so i decided it was high time i actually played through one of the few remaining final fantasy games i have not yet rolled credits on hit the jump and let s talk about how my journey has gone so far continue reading playing final fantasy xi for the story part 1 the zilart saga chains of promathia ffxi final fantasy final fantasy xi jrpg mmorpg online rpg retro games rise of the zilart square enix video games one shots thank you for your application a depressing poignant look at a future that isn t far off july 3 2026 pete davison leave a comment few phenomena in video games are more curious than the advent of the work simulator games where you do a job that is rather tedious and which you would probably complain about if you were doing in real life however i can t deny that there s something quite comforting in games like this and moreover many jobs are eminently gamifiable with clear criteria for success and failure metrics to track your performance and the opportunity to explore an unfolding story as a backdrop to the repetitive core mechanics thank you for your application developed by icelemontea studio and published by no more robots is a game like this it s a game that casts you in the role of an interviewer at a big corporation in an exceedingly dystopian near future setting one that doesn t feel like it s a long way away from life in 2026 join me after the jump and let s talk about that continue reading thank you for your application a depressing poignant look at a future that isn t far off icelemontea studio indie games no more robots pc games steam thank you for your application work simulator one shots i am furious about the state of my hobby july 1 2026 pete davison 4 comments this week may well go down in history as one of the bleakest the world of video games has ever seen with the biggest news being the impending record layoffs at microsoft and sony announcing that it is both closing the digital ps3 and vita stores and stopping the production of physical discs these are not signs of a healthy industry and while nintendo appears to be hanging in there with a tad more goodwill than other companies they re not exactly blameless in all this either as the continued existence of game key cards continues to loom unwelcome over the collectors market and their hardware prices are not exactly welcoming to those new to the hobby i am angry really angry because the stuff this week is just one example of a whole heap of things that have been going horribly for video games as a medium in the last few weeks months probably even years and it all feels like it could have been so avoidable let s chat a bit about that after the jump continue reading i am furious about the state of my hobby business idiots capitalism corporate interference games industry physical media playstation video game preservation switch star fox 2026 a refreshing throwback june 27 2026 pete davison leave a comment star fox is back again and this time people for the most part actually seem to like it this is more than can be said for the past attempt to bring it back which for the record i still feel was vastly underrated and completely misunderstood the most common criticism that has been going around about this new switch 2 reboot of the classic series is that it s basically just another retread of the same story that has been re told in multiple games at this point specifically it s an almost note for note remake of star fox 64 aka lylat wars in europe due to a trademark dispute that hadn t yet been resolved by that point with not a whole lot in the way of brand new stuff added mind you star fox 64 came out 29 years ago at the time of writing so although that original version is readily accessible on switch devices via nintendo s subscription based online service it s not the worst idea in the world to give it a 2026 era sheen in fact as it turns out i have so far found it to be a thoroughly refreshing game to spend some time with hit the jump and let s talk about that a little more continue reading star fox 2026 a refreshing throwback 3d shoot em up lylat wars nintendo nintendo switch 2 rail shooter reboot remake shmup shoot em up star fox star fox 2026 starwing velan studios posts navigation 1 2 232 next get moegamer as a newsletter type your email subscribe or subscribe via rss random post cyberdimension neptunia art imitates life categories categories select category announcements articles anime community delving into ace combat ace combat 7 skies unknown air combat castlevania castlevania ii simon s quest castlevania iii dracula s curse super castlevania iv dragon quest chapters of the chosen hand of the heavenly bride final fantasy xi kirby and the rainbow paintbrush dream course kirby s adventure musou dynasty warriors warriors 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