My god, it’s full of stars… -Dave Bowman, 2001: A Space Odyssey Let’s…
Gaming
It’s time to put the Slipstream Mage (@JTorto40) in the driver’s seat of this podcast and talk about Forza Horizon 4!
Fight’N Rage for Nintendo Switch, developed by sebagamesdev, fixes many problems with the beat ’em up genre. How? Find out.
Some geese aren’t looking for anything logical … Some geese just want to watch the world burn.
-Alfred Pennyworth [paraphrased]
Final Fantasy VIII Remastered has finally brought Square’s ultimate black sheep out of the past to modern consoles.
“This time, The Warrior of Light must become The Warrior of Darkness.”
Forager at launch for Nintendo Switch was an all-consuming, highly enjoyable game where I quickly ran out of things to do.
PlayStation games without a case find a new home: I affordably custom printed new inserts and salvaged new cases myself!
Puyo Puyo slides onto the Nintendo Switch but how does this puzzle classic appeal to a brand new first timer?
They Are Billions is clearly a solid game with an interesting concept that’s executed well. It’s also clearly not meant to be played on console.
Katamari Damacy, by L.E. Hall, hews to the game as closely as the Prince running after his rolling Katamari; whether the finished product will pass muster and become a star will depend on the regal dispensation of the particular reader.
Space Harrier cruises onto the Nintendo Switch, bringing fond memories with it! Welcome to the Fantasy Zone! Get ready!
When I was a kid, growing up on three acres of land in the middle of the Hawaiian rainforest on an electric generator, I didn’t have many video games and I didn’t get to play them as frequently as I can now. This is more than I deserve.
“I’m a reasonable guy but I’ve just experienced some unreasonable things.”
-Big Trouble in Little China
‘Ere she is! Introducing the Game Room World Tour, a collab for everyone!
Guilty pleasure gaming is a weird thing but why do we feel guilt about what we play at all? Is there just too much pressure?
If you like JRPGs or are a fan of mind-bending stories and Japanese culture, give this a shot, just be prepared to lose a significant chunk of your life to this video game epic.
‘Tis impossible to be sure of any thing but Death and Taxes…
-Christopher Bullock, The Cobler of Preston
The scientific man does not aim at an immediate result. He does not expect that his advanced ideas will be readily taken up. His work is like that of the planter—for the future. His duty is to lay the foundation for those who are to come, and point the way.
-Nikola Tesla, Problem of Increasing Human Energy
Culture is only true when implicitly critical, and the mind which forgets this revenges itself in the critics it breeds. Criticism is an indispensable element of culture.
-Theodor W. Adorno
“We are healthy only to the extent that our ideas are humane.”
-Kurt Vonnegut
Journey was the subject of the very first episode of Mage Cast but like sand, the pod was course and rough and got everywhere.
I sort of promised a list of hidden gems but I came to the stark realization that figuring out what a hidden gem is is hard!
Here it is all in one place: my Top 111 (that’s one-hundred eleven) favorite games of all time! It’s a faves list, not a best of!
Music is the literature of the heart; it commences where speech ends.
-Alphonse de Lamartine
What is the function and purpose of a game review/critique?
I’ve got eight slugs in me. One’s lead, and the rest are bourbon. The drink packs a wallop and I pack a revolver.
-Tracer Bullet, Calvin and Hobbes
Certainly, I’m sure you’re very busy and I’m very busy and maybe we don’t have as much time to play games as we would like. But my hope is that with Nintendo Switch being a system that you can play at home and bring with you, we’re going to be able to find more of those moments where we’re able to play the games that we all enjoy and be able to enjoy them that much more.
-Yoshiaki Koizumi
Don’t be afraid to make a mistake. But make sure you don’t make the same mistake twice.
-Akio Morito, founder of Sony
