Tag: Beaten 2025

  • Tales of Phantasia (PS1)

    Tales of Phantasia (PS1)

    (English Translation by Phantasian Productions) Of all the game genres I write about on this blog, longform RPGs are the ones most likely to induce a serious case of writer’s block.  After investing so many hours into a given game, I wind up painting myself into a corner trying to devise some kind of succinct…

  • 1942 (NES)

    1942 (NES)

    Do not under any circumstance play this game.  And I don’t mean that in an ironic sense or as attempted bait via reverse psychology.  I mean this is not a good game.  That’s not to say it’s anywhere near the worst game on the NES (there’s some pretty stiff competition for that title), but it’s…

  • The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (GBC)

    The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (GBC)

    As opposed to the Zelda games I’ve reviewed previously on the blog, this was my first playthrough of Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons.  Nostalgia goggles can definitely have an impact when playing through retro games, so it’s always interesting to come at an older game with a completely fresh set of eyes, free from…