Category Archives: Modern Games

First Impressions: Steam Link hardware – Computer Games on your Television!

Posted on November 30, 2017 by Brian

… Yes, it’s been far too long. Between being busy, that more than 6-day power outage after the huge windstorm of October 2017 knocked out power to more than half of this state, some computer problems (I think Windows messed … Continue reading →

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Wii WiiWare & Wii Virtual Console – Pre-Shutdown Interesting Titles and Suggestions List

Posted on October 11, 2017 by Brian

… Yes, it’s finally an actual update!  I’ve been meaning to write something here for weeks now, but keep getting distracted by Starcraft Remaster and now also Overwatch… bah. (There are so many games to play right now, it’s a … Continue reading →

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First Impressions – The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Wii U) – An Open-World Critic’s Take

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Brian

I have always been critical of open-world games, but one of my favorite franchises has gone in that direction now, so I’ve tried this game despite my misgivings. Perhaps I should have held this back until or unless I finish … Continue reading →

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Review: Splatoon (Wii U) – A Surprisingly Great Shooter from Nintendo

Posted on July 14, 2017 by Brian

… Sorry the site was down for a couple of days. Fixed. And here’s a new review too, finally, of a game I have been playing a lot of for the past month or two. Introduction Splatoon is an online … Continue reading →

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New old summary update(s)

Posted on June 30, 2017 by Brian

I’ve finally gotten back to continuing to add hyperlinks to all the articles in my old summary lists, and here are two more: the Sega 32X & 32X CD list here: https://blackfalcongames.net/?p=151 and the Nintendo Gamecube list here: https://blackfalcongames.net/?p=129 I’m … Continue reading →

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PC Platformers Game Opinion Summaries, Part 15: Digital-Download 2d games (Part 12)

Posted on April 29, 2017 by Brian

The next update is done, covering six games which vary from pretty good to just okay. With this the 2d digital-download-games section is, for now, complete. Next I will move on to 2.5d games. Table of Contents — Insanity’s Blade … Continue reading →

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PC Platformers Game Opinion Summaries, Part 14: Digital-Download 2d games (Part 11)

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Brian

With this update I get to the end of the alphabet for 2d platformers and start on the games I got since deciding to stop adding new titles to random updates, but instead to put them at the end of … Continue reading →

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PC Platformers Game Opinion Summaries, Part 13: Digital-Download 2d games (Part 10)

Posted on March 31, 2017 by Brian

Yes, it’s finally an update to this list! This time I cover five games. One I like a lot, while the other four have some positives and negatives. With this update I’ve almost reached the end of the alphabet for … Continue reading →

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The Issues of Kickstarter Crowdfunding, and Crowdfunding and Digital versus Physical Game Preservation

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Brian

There are two sections to this article, each separate but related. Both are issues I’ve been thinking about for some time, but the release of Torment: Tides of Numanera reminded me of some of them again, so here I have … Continue reading →

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PC Platformers Game Opinion Summaries, Part 12: Digital-Download 2d games (Part 9)

Posted on February 25, 2017 by Brian

Six summaries again this time, and it took a little longer than I wanted, but all six summaries are fairly long and detailed so I think I used the time well. Five of these six games are not the best … Continue reading →

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