Game in Hand

As an EA Insider who has played this game for what I can now confirm is over ~2 years now, I still think there is much to love about this game. Rooftop and current unpatched insane physics are going to make meme worthy videos but there isn't a lot inherently going for downtown island city for anyone looking for the keystones of original skate 1,2, or 3 in this game. For better or for worse, it's a...

As someone who LOVES Donkey Kong, treated to a Mario Odyssey inspired Donkey Kong, how can I feel/be more positive? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

To say Silksong's 2 week heads up followed by path of exile 2's 4th act announcement was schedule disrupting would be an understatement. Definitely a whole bunch of cool games announced and some mid to less cool game DLC and updates announced. Overall I don't think we'll hit a lull of games to play any time soon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Enjoying a nice slow summer with only Donkey Kong Bananza on the go. The BF6 open beta was a nice surprise. Hopefully when it comes out in the fall it lives up to the beta expectations. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

THPS3 was as good as I remember. THPS4 was an improvement. THPS4 was culled for being poorly written and voice acted Definitely my hot take, the original THPS4 was a turn in the wrong direction for the series. That said, I just wish some of those stages like Hawaii and London didn't feel like they amputated half the content. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Filler episode! <3 see you in August. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Early celebration for the (unofficial) 50th episode and 1000 downloads of Game in Hand! As much as I complain, I really love this game, hope they continue to put out more characters and map events. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I think Funcom has a good recipe here, I love playing sandcastles in the desert. But the sum of all pieces in the current end game cycle just kinda makes me wonder what makes this their choice for definitive end game for players. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sony State of Play, Xbox State of Xbox, Summer Games of Fest, Steam Next of Fest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I am a Mario Kart simp, so of course I would like it. It is a huge ask to pay such a large price up front for what we have day 1. I think we will be more judgemental about what comes in the future as I do feel like they didn't quite nail free roam or incentivize completionist mentality, or simply WHY STICKERS. I did play around on the hovercrafts, helicopters and seeing what I could find. I did se...

Sneaking this one in, as lame as it sounds, I can't put it down. Once you go 60fps, you never go back. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I find the Dune lore fairly engaging so I was more than willing to jump on the beta weekend with an open mind and enjoy some survival craft. I do think the start needs to be accelerated a bit more than it already is with super respawn times, because the opening sprawl and time commitment to figuring things out is massive. Some people dig that, I imagine they are targeting those people, especially....

Biggest flaw about the game is it treats itself like a less than full priced game. It's a game to remember. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Day 1 for Gamepass, our cup runneth over. <3 I don't think there is a better reason to need to re-play, or experience Oblivion for the first time. But man, no matter what, Bethesda going to Bethesda. What originally felt like a game on the edge of the limits of content and design, comes back almost 2 decades later, seemingly feels like realizing graphics both improves but does not make the game...

You take the good with the bad. It's fun having a house designed by some cryptic guy, play out like familiar board games, and struggle like a poorly implemented rogue-lite function. Sounds a lot easier than the hoops most of us go through to get a house. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

2/4/2025 - Nintendo Direct Recap and Thoughts. Nvidia states it is 10x more powerful than the original switch, therefore by Nvidia logic 5070=4090=switch 2. 3/4/2025 - Apparently the follow up stream was filled with people just spamming about price. *List of edits and updates for accuracy!* *The panel in handheld mode is capable of 120hz, VRR, and HDR. Metroid Prime 4 for example is being advertis...

A great pixel roguelite. It is a true sequel with extra classes and expanded advanced specializations. It still needs some TLC and polish, but it certainly has kept my interest. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hints of Return of the Obra Dinn was the main reason to pick this game up, sad only the main game is included. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Someone should stand up and say the original was better while agreeing you can still have fun playing FF7 rebirth/remake. It is really an amusement park themed retelling, of the concept of final fantasy, using FF7 as a foundation, that was allowed to M.Night Shyamalan too many times. I just think people would have paid money for half the game this actually was but focusing on the right kind of cha...

Nostalgia bait, except they delivered on it. It's hard not to feel like the great circle picked up where the trilogy ended. I haven't enjoyed an indiana jones game since Fate of Atlantis and really the lego games were the only real contenders. Odd start to the year with Sony events and discussions, Xbox deciding even you can be an xbox if you want to be, and having two Take Two studios releasing g...

Good start to a unpolished ARPG. I know it's not updated enough to say anything definite, but a month an a half later, there are more peak players logging into Path of Exile 2 than people playing GTA V. Banana has overtaken POE2, so... obviously it's not THAT good... I guess. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Honestly, there were a bunch of indie games I left off my top 2024 lists and should have slotted them in somewhere, somehow. Check out Cryptmaster, The Ten Bells, The Case of the Golden Idol, and Nine Sols. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Top 5s - Honorable mentions, Top 5 JRPGs, Top 5 non-JRPGs, Top 5(ish) Disappointments, and a handful of rambles. Happy new year everyone! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I promise I'll only call it Mario and Luigi brotherhood like 3 times. I am seriously at a loss here. Nintendo outlets rejoicing over Brothership, Media and User scores on Metacritic are aligned, calling this game an 8/10. Why am I not on the same wavelength? Worse, I am seeing the outlet I agree with is none other than IGN. The M&L recipe was followed but to me it tastes like a copper penny. Z...

Atlus' studios are really good at the persona formula and despite some changes that made them try and indicate "yeah it's made by the persona team, but it's a "new" RPG!", blind taste test would say otherwise. The art style and music are simply interesting and refreshing vs some of the blandness we've been exposed to recently. The plot is a bit bonkers and again we're experiencing an "okay just go...