I took a bit of a break this year from videos, and this Phantasy Star Online video was intended to be a little bit of a warm-up. Whenever I try to do a less intense video, I always try to go back to making video versions of old articles. However, the script typically changes so […]

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Let’s play a game that takes place on Christmas Eve. Join me while I complete the Hello Mart Stamp Rally in Blue Stinger for the Dreamcast.

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Draconus: Cult of the Wyrm is a Dreamcast game that may seem like it has no relevance beyond its year of release. It’s the spiritual sequel to the 1998 PC exclusive, Die by the Sword, which offers free-ranged sword movement 20 years before The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. More importantly, the developer behind Draconus […]

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How I was blindsided by nostalgia despite being overly cautious.

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Many like to boil Shenmue down to an open-world adventure game. Fundamentally they wouldn’t be wrong, but it undermines the title’s ambition. What makes the game special is not the countless items you can examine, the number of characters or size of the towns. It’s the craftsmanship of the world, its citizens and how the […]

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The Sega Dreamcast is a beloved system for many thanks to the sheer quality and creativity behind its game library. That being said, it can be hard to go back to. The Dreamcast was the last system to live in the era where most 3D games were just awkward. They typically contained a lot of […]

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This post was a part of the My Collection series. I’m not a fan of standard rhythm games. Stuff like Guitar Hero, Dance Dance Revolution and those Hatsune Miku rhythm games just never appealed to me. However, I do love rhythm games that feature linear stories with progression. Space Channel 5 is probably one of […]

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This post was a part of the My Collection series. I like 3D Sonic games for some reason. Most of them range from average to bad, but they tend to offer a lot of variety and sometimes will deliver on the promise of Sonic’s speed, at least for his levels. Sonic Adventure is one of […]

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This post was a part of the My Collection series. When you’re as dedicated to video games as I am, it’s hard for anyone who isn’t invested in the scene to surprise you with a video game as a gift. Either they get you something you asked for or they end up taking a complete […]

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This post was a part of the My Collection series.  Most melee action games take place in third person, but Maken X on the Dreamcast is a rare exception. The game instead opts for a first person perspective. It’s a bit awkward and floaty but the rest of the game easily makes up for it. […]

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