Gaming off the Beaten Path

Last week, we looked at the story and characters of Valkyrie Profile on the PlayStation. Now it's time to delve into the gameplay. ⁠#retrogaming #mygamingjourney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #valkyrieprofile⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

It's back to game reviews this week, for part one of our look at PlayStation RPG Valkyrie Profile. We will start by taking a look at the story and characters of this Norse-inspired title that is frequently cited as a hidden gem. #retrogaming #mygamingjourney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #valkyrieprofile ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Int...

Taking a break from game reviews to talk about some long dormant series' I would like to see come back. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#retrogaming #mygamingjourney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

It's once again back to the 90's to look at one of the decade's most popular genres: 2D fighters. Was Garou (or was that Fatal Fury?) Mark of the Wolves a strong example of the genre? Or did it fall flat. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#retrogaming #fatalfury #garou #mygamingjourney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Intro...

Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island was a huge departure from the first game. Was that a positive? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#retrogaming #supermariobros #mygamingjourney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain was my first step into the not-so-great Kingdom of Nosgoth. Was this vampirific adventure worth playing? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#retrogaming #legacyofkain #mygamingjourney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

We take our first look at the Sega Master System with the company's "other" mascot. Was Alex Kidd in Miracle World worth a playthrough? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#retrogaming #alexkidd #mygamingjourney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The hotly anticipated Magic: The Gathering - Final Fantasy will soon be upon us. I'm so pumped that I am going to rank all 161 new legends based on how they will perform as commanders. It's time to see which commander came out on top. I can't describe all these cards in full detail, so you may want to check out the card gallery for reference: ⁠⁠mtggoldfish.com/spoilers/Final+Fantasy⁠⁠...

The hotly anticipated Magic: The Gathering - Final Fantasy will soon be upon us. I'm so pumped that I am going to rank all 161 new legends based on how they will perform as commanders. Part 2 sees some pretty major steps up in power level. I can't describe all these cards in full detail, so you may want to check out the card gallery for reference: ⁠mtggoldfish.com/spoilers/Final+Fantasy⁠ ⁠...

The hotly anticipated Magic: The Gathering - Final Fantasy will soon be upon us. I'm so pumped that I am going to rank all 161 new legends based on how they will perform as commanders. Part 1 starts us at the bottom of the list, but there is still some potential here. I can't describe all these cards in full detail, so you may want to check out the card gallery for reference: mtggoldfish.c...

It's back to the 10s list with one of history's most revered games. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past is iconic, but what makes it so great? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#retrogaming #legendofzelda #mygamingjourney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at:⁠⁠...

An early PS1 title, Jumping Flash! was an incredibly innovative game. But does that mean it was good? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#retrogaming #jumpingflash #mygamingjourney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at:⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aura Blaze - YouTube⁠...

English translation patches have opened up a whole new world of gaming for me. Metal Max Returns never left Japan back in the day, but was it worth the wait? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#retrogaming #metalmax #mygamingjourney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

It's morphin' time! 90's kids will be all too familiar with Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers. But was Rita's Rewind worth a playthrough? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#retrogaming #powerrangers #mygamingjourney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

It's time for another Neo Geo fighting game. Was Kizuna Encounter: Super Tag Battle up to the console's high standards? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#retrogaming #neogeo #mygamingjourney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aura Blaze - Yo...

Finally back this week to look at yet another Mega Man game. But this time, we are checking out a handheld console. Was Mega Man V (not to be confused with Mega Man 5) worth a playthrough? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#retrogaming #megaman #mygamingjourney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear m...

This week it's time for a look at one of the more well-known internet darlings of the modern era. Could Disco Elysium live up to the enormous hype? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#retrogaming #discoelysium #mygamingjourney⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

A new year means an old sports game review. Was Football Frenzy an all-pro? Or should it ride the bench> ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#retrogaming #footballfrenzy #mygamingjourney⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aura Blaze - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

I recently took my first trip to the bleak and depressing world of Shadowrun. Was this cyberpunk adventure worth the playthrough? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#retrogaming #shadowrun #mygamingjourney⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aura Blaze - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

I don't play too many shoot 'em ups, but this one caught my eye. Was Lords of Thunder worth checking out? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#retrogaming #sega #turbografx16 #mygamingjourney⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aura Blaze - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

It's a little late for scary season, but I couldn't pass up the chance to talk about one of my all-time favorite games, the iconic Resident Evil 4 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#residentevil #survivalhorror #mygamingjourney⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aura Blaze - You...

Back on the horse after being sick all week, it's time to finish our look at Lost Odyssey. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#lostodyssey #mygamingjourney⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aura Blaze - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music | Aur...

It looks like Final Fantasy; it sounds like Final Fantasy...but it's not Final Fantasy? And it's on an XBox console? Lost Odyssey gets a lot of praise, but was it truly a hidden gem? https://gobp.blogspot.com/2024/04/mega-man-and-bass.html https://gobp.blogspot.com/2024/10/lost-odyssey-part-1.html Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at: https://www.youtube.com/aurab...

It took me some time, but I finally completed the Quintet trilogy. Was Terranigma a fitting end? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#enix #terranigma #mygamingjourney ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Aura Blaze - YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠   ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Music |...

We take out first official look at the Neo Geo this week. The console was known for its fighting games, but was Far East of Eden: Kabuki Klash one of the better examples? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠#SNK #Neo Geo #retrogaming #mygamingjourney⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Read more on ⁠Gaming Off the Beaten Path⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Intro song: "A Glass of Tears Half Empty" by Aura Blaze - Hear more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...