10 Games to get to Know Me

 February 9th, 2023

I did this on twitter and ended up getting long winded about it and realized hey wait this is the type of thing that'd work well on cohost. SO, a list of not my favorite 10 games, but 10 games that reflect me and my tastes, WITH DETAILS. An extended version of my twitter thread.

  • ➕Akumajou Densetsu (ya know, Castlevania 3 but with the good soundtrack)
  • ⚙️Guilty Gear XX Accent Core +R
  • 🪖Bionic Commando (NES)
  • ⚔️King's Field 1 (US) (Or Shadow Tower, if you prefer)
  • 🐟EVO: A Theory...
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King’s Field and Shadow Tower on the PS2: Some More Mini Reviews

 June 4th, 2016

King’s Field: The Ancient City

This is probably the most fondly enjoyed and remembered of the old King’s Field games… and in a lot of ways it is probably the best one, but there was something lost in transition, going from the PS1 to the PS22. The PS1 King’s Field had a strong, weird aesthetic. Even if that aesthetic was driven by their sheer ugliness and and console quirks, they had a look. Shadow Tower had a great aesthetic, period.  KF:TAC has no aesthetic. It’s honestly a...

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King’s Field and Shadow Tower: Some Mini Reviews of Fromsoftware’s PS1 work

 May 18th, 2016

So when I hang out with my friends, I usually waste time in between chatter playing old games. Often odd or old things I wouldn’t normally bother which but might be of some interest to me from a more… academic perspective. And this usually ends up with me finding new games to love too.

So when I loaded King’s Field up, I expected to be put off by it’s horrible combat and ugly aesthetics immediately. Instead I found myself immediately compelled. I find myself now, having worked all the way up t...

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