Pretendies, for short. Welcome to the 1st annual Games I’ve Played This Year of the Year Awards here on The Pretend Gamer! If you can recall, I review whatever games I feel like playing. Many games I played this year were released in years past thus I had to come up with a name besides … Continue reading The Games I’ve Played this Year of the Year Awards 2018
No Biased Review Today
Hello all, I know I promised to post a biased review today but that won't be happening. I had written the review but discovered that my Xbox One hadn't saved all of the screenshots for the game in question. I'm trying to figure out why but I haven't had much luck thus far. I've decided … Continue reading No Biased Review Today
Bayonetta 2 Review
The absurdity continues. Imagine, for a moment, a young lady in a beautiful dress walking down a busy city street. She is being followed by a short foulmouthed Italian-American man. She’s out on the town so of course she wouldn’t be expected to carry her own bags thus the man is carrying them. Since it’s … Continue reading Bayonetta 2 Review
The Quiet Man: Answered Review
Second time’s the charm, right? As promised, here is my review of the second playthrough of The Quiet Man. Subtitled Answered, this version comes with sound (unlike the first time) and that is really the only difference. Although the addition of sound doesn’t seem like it would change much, I would argue that it did … Continue reading The Quiet Man: Answered Review
Square Enix and Final Fantasy
A love story. Back in the early 2000s (I refuse to say aughts), I remember going to my friend’s house down the street every weekend. My most vivid memories of that time are of me watching my friends play through Final Fantasy X and X-2 when those games released in 2001 and 2003 respectively. I … Continue reading Square Enix and Final Fantasy
The Quiet Man First Playthrough Review
Embrace the silence. During Square Enix’s E3 2018 livestream, the title that stood out the most to me was The Quiet Man. It was neither a JRPG nor a big budget Western title like Shadow of the Tomb Raider. It mixed FMV (full-motion video) with traditional video game cutscenes. In addition, it starred a deaf … Continue reading The Quiet Man First Playthrough Review
Bayonetta Review
Bust a cap in yo’ ass! Back in 2010, when Bayonetta first released, I was only vaguely aware of its existence. Sure, I had seen reviews and a trailer or two for it but I never bothered to actually play it. It apparently sold a decent amount of copies for a new IP but there … Continue reading Bayonetta Review
Microsoft’s First-Party Lineup
My concerns going forward. If you watched E3 this year (or have been reading my blog), then you know that Microsoft surprised everyone with a slate of studio acquisitions. Playground Games, Undead Labs, Ninja Theory, and Compulsion Games are all a part of Microsoft’s first-party studio lineup now. Additionally, Microsoft has founded a completely new … Continue reading Microsoft’s First-Party Lineup
Shadow of the Tomb Raider Review
Lara the Spelunker From the moment I first played the 2013 reboot Tomb Raider, I was in love. I loved the exploration, the tombs, the combat, the platforming, and the aesthetic. Thus, I was looking forward to the third and final installment in the reboot trilogy: Shadow of the Tomb Raider. I knew going into … Continue reading Shadow of the Tomb Raider Review
The Switch to the Future
Will Nintendo’s little console be able to compete in the future? For those of you who have forgotten, the Nintendo Switch launched in March 2017. That’s three whole years after the Xbox One and PS4. You could say that, given the past history of console lifespans, the Switch released halfway through a console cycle. The … Continue reading The Switch to the Future
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