During my childhood, my family had a Sega Genesis, or Sega Mega Drive as it’s known outside of North America. I remember playing Sonic the Hedgehog and its sequel, even though I wasn’t very good at them. But other than Sonic, I don’t think we had any games the console is remembered fondly for. Clearly I missed out on a lot of quality games on the console. This list is all about fixing that!
What I'm Playing - No. 60
Welcome back to another weekly wrap-up of the games I’ve been playing over the past week!
There are a several late game spoilers for Tokyo Mirage Sessions ♯FE Encore this week, including final boss spoilers. If that’s something you want to avoid, you should stop reading now. You’ve been warned!
Click a title to skip to that section. Games contained within this post:
Hollow Knight Review (Spoiler-Free)
I’ve heard Hollow Knight spoken of very highly in metroidvania circles on the Internet, and from a friend who played it a while back. As a fan of the genre, I’ve been curious about it for a long time. But, it wasn’t until recently that I finally reached Hollow Knight in my backlog, and found out for myself what all the fuss was about.
What I'm Playing - No. 59
Welcome back to another weekly wrap-up of the games I’ve been playing over the past week!
Be warned, minor spoilers may be contained within. Generally, I do try to keep things spoiler-free but this isn’t always possible/practical! If you want to totally avoid all potential spoilers so you can play these games yourself in a blind run, you shouldn’t continue reading! Click a title to skip to that section. Games contained within this post:
Advance Wars Review (Spoiler-Free)
My introduction to the Advance Wars series was with Advance Wars: Dual Strike, released in 2005 for the Nintendo DS. I put over 100 hours into that game, and fell in love with the strategic, zany wartime gameplay. It wasn’t until 2020 that I went back and revisited the game that started the series: Advance Wars, for the Game Boy Advance!