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Easter Basket Memories, or That Easter When My Life as a Gamer Was Solidified
Holidays can serve as memory markers that crystallize moments to stick with you for a lifetime, which is certainly the case for one of my Easters of yore.
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Backlog BBQ: Until Dawn
Picture this: you are a young adult heading with friends to a secluded mountain, in the dead of winter, to spend what is supposed to be a fun getaway weekend a at a friend’s family cabin. This weekend, however, has some serious I Know What You Did Last Summer vibes.
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Mario Party is an A-hole (explicit)
Games are supposed to be fun, whether it is in card, board, or video format. They bring people together in providing a pleasant combination of escape and competition. Sometimes, however, a game will come along draped in the deceit of promising a good time while simultaneously preparing to bring forth great agony with the pain…
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Backlog BBQ: The Last of Us
If ever a game required a palette cleanser to recover mentally and physically from the experience of play, The Last of Us is that game.
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Backlog BBQ: Marvel’s Spider-Man
Do you remember your first time? Were you nervous? Excited? Peter Parker was my first…first platinum trophy that is.
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Backlog BBQ – The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
A thing happened – I actually finished a game…Something Zelda games always seem to do better than their cohorts is creating a strong sense of immersion…Once again, I was agog like a tourist on their first visit to Disney World.
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Backlog BBQ: Setting the Flame
The original Nintendo Entertainment System barreled into my life one Christmas like the Kool-Aid Man. My six-year-old brain was overloaded by the surge of expectant excitement fulfilled. The explosion of ecstasy certainly let my parents know they had nailed their Christmas shopping. Video games have been a staple for me ever since. Growing up, I…
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