Video Games
NES Dungeon Crawler Candelabra Estoscerro Hits Kickstarter in time for PAX East
While the world of gaming continues to explore graphical limitations, virtual realities, and the question-laden streaming of games through a Chrome browser, many players are enjoying whatever system they happen to own whether it be a modern unit or one of the past. There is a whole subset of players that enjoy older consoles and with that comes a group of developers creating games for those system...[Read More]
Prediction – Microsoft and Nintendo Team Up for Industry Dominance
It is no mystery that Sony has been the top-dog in the console gaming world with their PlayStation 4; it is the most sold console of the generation. However, one contender that has been turning heads since its monumental, record-breaking launch is the Nintendo Switch, a true handheld-television hybrid of a machine that may not be the most technically powerful but has steadily gotten more popular d...[Read More]
Resident Evil 2 Demo Marks Promising Release
Capcom has a history of taking their games and recreating them in a way that respects the original release while injecting new ideas to elevate the game’s ideas. Most notably, Resident Evil was recreated for the Gamecube, turning up the fear and highlighting the game’s fixed camera angles. This love and attention to detail seems to be at play for the remake of Resident Evil 2. Resident Evil 2 was ...[Read More]
Fallout 76 Top 10 Tourist Locations
“Almost Heaven”. “Wild and wonderful”. “The Mountain State”. You might’ve heard West Virginia called such as these many times, but until you experience this beautiful countryside for yourself, you might not know exactly how apt these descriptors are. Now, travel can be expensive. Fortunately, when Fallout 76 releases on November 14 of this year, Bethesda Game Studios is providing an inexpens...[Read More]
Fallout Games – Ranked
With the impending release of Fallout 76, it’s well worth taking a look back at the eight previous Fallout universe games to grace various screens. Presented here we have writer Aaron’s ranking for the previous games in the franchise.
How Endearing Switch Game Pode Came to Be – An Interview with Yngvill Hopen
Video games as an artistic medium still have a lot of untapped potential to convey stories and emotions. We’ve seen a wide range over the years, but there was definitely a race to squish the most polygons into a single screen for the longest time. Now that the graphics of games are shifting more towards the importance of artistic direction with games like Stardew Valley, Breath of the Wild, and Fo...[Read More]
Azeroth Arrival – Part Two – World of Warcraft at PAX East
Six years have passed since I last set foot on the virtual soil of Azeroth. Three additional expansions have further broadened the world, and piled more lore on the never-ending battle between The Alliance and The Horde. With the seventh expansion, Battle for Azeroth, slated for release this upcoming August, I had the opportunity to sit down for a short interview with two of the current World of W...[Read More]
Return to Azeroth, Part I – Good Times in World of Warcraft
We’d been building up to this moment for months. We’d been so close the previous week, only to come up short in the final battle, but this time everything was going our way. Everyone was still online, Tati was on top of her healing game, Banu and our off-tank had everything on lockdown, and we the DPS team were cranking out damage like a crack UFC beatdown team. The year was 2011, and my guild was...[Read More]
Just Shapes and Beats Interview with Mike Ducarme
Here at Marooners’ Rock, we’ve been following Just Shapes & Beats since at least 2015. Yesterday, we even published our review that was written by me of course. You can click on over to a new tab and read it here on why you should pick up the game on Steam or Nintendo Switch! Heck, why not both! With all of that said, I got to sit back and chat with Mike Ducarme who is the Good Guy...[Read More]
DUSK – A Throwback with Guts
Even as video games continue to push the boundaries as a medium visually, there is something timeless about a retro look. For those that played on a PC in the early 90s, there is a visual style that probably comes to mind. Blocky polygons, rudimentary lighting that was monumental at the time, and blazing fast gameplay. Dusk takes the mold of games like Quake to create something unique that will ha...[Read More]
There will be no Loot Boxes in Monster Hunter World
Capcom has had some rough patches over the years, especially when it comes to cancelling Mega Man games, making weird mobile ports, and still saying nothing about Monster Hunter XX on Switch. However, Capcom is also on a bit of a golden streak with games like Resident Evil 7, which became an instant classic and reviving a troubled series. With Monster Hunter World, there is hope that one of my fav...[Read More]
Five Obscure Games of 2017 Worth Playing
There simply isn’t enough time to talk about every single game that comes out. There are hundreds that we miss out covering due to the sheer volume of titles, many of which are certainly worth playing. As someone who enjoys searching the vast libraries of games on a system, I often come across some fairly obscure games that for whatever reason get pushed further and further back on my list. ...[Read More]