Tag Archives: First Impressions

Diablo IV Impressions (And How it Compares to Diablo II / DII Remastered)

Posted on July 9, 2023 by Brian

Introduction   Diablo IV, Blizzard’s latest title, released last month, and like a lot of people I bought it right after its release. As the title suggests, I am playing the game on Xbox Series X. Pre-release the game had … Continue reading →

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Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Nintendo Switch) First Impressions

Posted on April 7, 2022 by Brian

This post will be relatively short for an article on this site, but it is an important one: coverage of a new game! In Kirby and the Forgotten Land for Nintendo Switch, Kirby and a lot of characters from his … Continue reading →

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First Impressions: Super Mario Maker 2 (Switch) – The 2019 Game of the Year is here!

Posted on July 11, 2019 by Brian

First, one little site update — I just noticed that my Ever Oasis First Impressions article was missing from the Table of Contents page, so that error is now fixed!  For anyone who missed out on that great 3DS title … Continue reading →

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Mattel Intellivision – Game Opinion Summaries / First Impressions, Part 1

Posted on May 21, 2019 by Brian

I got this console a couple of months ago… and quickly decided I wanted to make a Game Opinion Summaries list for it, because why not?  I have not done a list like this yet for the Colecovision, which I … Continue reading →

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First Impressions: Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana (Vita)

Posted on August 24, 2018 by Brian

Ys VIII, which released in 2017, is the latest game in the very long-running Ys series from Falcom. Dating back to the mid ’80s, the Ys series of simple but fun action-RPGs. While the Ys series has never been as … Continue reading →

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More Thoughts on They Are Billions

Posted on May 12, 2018 by Brian

Since my last post over a month ago, also about this game, I have played a little bit of many games, as usual. However, the game I’ve played the most by far is, still, this game, They Are Billions for … Continue reading →

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First Impressions: They Are Billions (PC)

Posted on April 1, 2018 by Brian

They Are Billions is an RTS/building simulation game in early access on Steam. It was released in early access in December 2017, but I got the game about a week and a half ago. I have been very hooked since, … Continue reading →

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First Impressions: Ever Oasis (3DS) – This game is great!

Posted on December 12, 2017 by Brian

This is another first-impressions article, not a review.  It reflects my opinion on the game based on the hours I have put into it so far.  I may still be early in this game, but I have played it enough … Continue reading →

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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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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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