BlogHide Resteemswhoisjohn (77)in gaming • 6 days agoShrines in Tears of the Kingdom... unlock all that you see as soon as you canI have been a fan of Zelda since the very first game was released in 1985. To me, it is one of the most amazing franchises in the history of gaming and Nintendo has done very well to keep it fresh…whoisjohn (77)in gaming • 17 days agoZelda Tears of the Kingdom - initial thoughtsSo I finished Link's Awakening which was a mostly fantastic game with a few flaws that, as I mentioned before, I could have done without and I think they put in there merely to make the game…whoisjohn (77)in gaming • 21 days agoLink's Awakening complete: Here are my overall thoughtsWhen I first acquired this Nintendo Switch, my game choices were dictated by what my local friend had for me to borrow and when I saw he had multiple Zelda games, I asked him to give me the most…whoisjohn (77)in gaming • 22 days agoLink's Awakening: Two big tips to avoid frustrationI have really been enjoying this game which is a revisit to a classic game that was originally released exclusively on Game Boy. Honestly, because I never got a Wii and only recently got a Switch…whoisjohn (77)in gaming • 24 days agoZelda: Link's Awakening (Switch): Wonderful Zelda game in old school styleI was there when the first Zelda came out in the 80's. This was the birth of RPG's for a lot of people and it was the first wide-release game that was ever put to market where you could actually…whoisjohn (77)in gaming • 26 days agoCan Ubisoft pull it back? I think Rayman is the answerUbisoft is finding themselves in hot water these days in that they have found themselves the target of a sort of boycott by gamers. This largely is a result of the Assassin's Creed upcoming release…whoisjohn (77)in playstation • last monthTinykin completed: My overall analysisJust as I stated in the original early write up about this game, it is an extremely easy game that will pose very little difficulty to anyone who isn't a baby. People that enjoy really difficult…whoisjohn (77)in gaming • last monthI'm an idiot apparently: Playing *Animal Crossing* for the very first timeThis game is famous and has been out for a very long time. I never played it because I never had a system that it existed on or if I did, I was unaware of it. At first glance it doesn't seem…whoisjohn (77)in gaming • last monthTinykin: An extremely casual game that has fun controls and an interesting world... Early opinionThis game kind of brings me back to the days of playing the N64 with Super Mario World I believe it was called only we have much greater graphical capabilities. It also introduces elements of a…whoisjohn (77)in gaming • 2 months agoElements of gaming that I don't care for: Underwater levelsI have been gaming since there were home consoles to play. We got a Pong system when I was a very young kid so yeah, i've been around for a while. In a lot of games we start to notice things that…whoisjohn (77)in gaming • 2 months agoBorrowed a Turbo-Grafx 16 mini from a friend.... I'm now happy I never bought oneBack in my "golden age" of gaming I was one of the few people that had access to a TG-16. For various reasons, mostly the stiff competition between Sega and Nintendo at the time, the marketplace…whoisjohn (77)in gaming • 2 months agoEiyuden Chronicle: Rising completed: Here are the pros and consI made it all the way through the main story of the JRPG / semi-metroidvania game and finishing games is something I rarely accomplish in the past few years. So I guess that says something about…whoisjohn (77)in gaming • 2 months agoEiyuden Chronicle: Rising: Some things that are going to annoy people about this gameI have been having a good time with this game because I was in the mood for something more laid back and simple with limited complication as far as controls are concerned. With JRPG's and…whoisjohn (77)in gaming • 2 months agoEiyuden Chronicle: Rising - A decent old-school JRPG/ Metroidvania with entirely too much dialogueAt first glance, this game looked like something I would really enjoy: A semi-linear story with simplistic game-mechanics combined with and art style that reminds me of the SNES or Genesis days…whoisjohn (77)in gaming • 2 months agoWest of Dead: Another rogue-like in a sea of rogue-likesI have been searching for a game to really sink my teeth into after finishing Cult of the Lamb . As is tradition with me, I am bouncing around from game to game trying my damndest to enjoy…whoisjohn (77)in gaming • 2 months agoSomeone out there want to try to convince me to continue with Dishonored 2?I have had this title in my library for a long time. After completing Cult of the Lamb , which I absolutely loved, I found myself in an all too familiar situation: I have no idea what to try to…whoisjohn (77)in gaming • 2 months agoAtari 50: The 50 year anniversary compilation game that honestly, is better left in your memoryI am an older gamer and being old doesn't bother me at all. I was around when the Atari 2600 hit the shelves and quickly became a part of nearly everyone's life. It was an exciting time to be…whoisjohn (77)in gaming • 3 months agoCult of the Lamb completed: Here's my pros and consI don't often play a game to the very end anymore and when I say "very end" I mean to one of the endings. I'm not sure if "Cult" has multiple endings but I played the game to the point where the…whoisjohn (77)in gaming • 3 months agoResist the urge to change the difficulty in Cult of the Lamb to the easy settingWhen you first fire up the game Cult of the Lamb gives you the option of choosing a difficulty setting. They recommend that you play it on the "regular" setting so that is what I did. You…whoisjohn (77)in gaming • 3 months agoCult of the Lamb: Simple, cute, and loads of fun!My time away from Assassin's Creed Odyssey continues and I accidentally landed on something that is right in my wheelhouse. A game where you can just pick up and play, eases you into more…
