Happy Thursday, friends! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is your favorite New Game+ Mode? While you’re here, be sure to heck out Andy Tuttle’s weekly New Game Releases … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Starting New Game+
Happy Thursday, folks. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is an underused (or maybe never-used!) game concept you’d like to see more often? Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Novel
Title: ActRaiser Original Platform: Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) Original Release Date(s): December 16, 1990 (JP) / November 1991 (NA) / March 18, 1993 (EU) ActRaiser is an early SNES title developed by Quintet and published worldwide by Enix between … Continue reading Late to the Party: ActRaiser (1990)
Hello, fellow Avocadoans! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is your favorite instance of cave exploration in a game? Other game content published here at The Avocado this week … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Spelunking
Christian, Jasmine, and Spencer explore the story, dungeons, and bosses of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Nintendo’s crisis of confidence in the late 2000s and Skyward Sword‘s connections to From Software level design are discussed. The crew confesses its … Continue reading Franchise Festival Podcast Season 1 Episode 17 – Skyward Sword Part 2 (Discussion)
Happy Thursday, friends, and Happy New Year too! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a relatively simple bonus prompt to close out the year, tell us about one or more of your favorite … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 Is Done With 2020
Turn-based roguelike Dicey Dungeons is the newest game by VVVVVV (2010) and Super Hexagon (2012) developer Terry Cavanagh, published independently for PC in 2019 and for the Nintendo Switch on December 15, 2020. My love for this game is no … Continue reading Interview with Dicey Dungeons’ Terry Cavanagh
Happy Christmas Eve, participating Avocadoans! And Happy Thursday to everyone else! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, tell us about a fond memory you have playing a game on Christmas. … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Opening Gifts
Happy Thursday, folks! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what old game (pre-2020) did you play and enjoy for the first time this year? Don’t forget to vote in The … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 Recalls Other Years
Happy Thursday, Avocadoans. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what’s your favorite in-game holiday? Bonus points if it’s made up specifically for the game! While you’re here, don’t forget to … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is in Holiday Mode
Happy Thursday, folks. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is a game you have been playing intermittently for a long time but never finished? While you’re on the site, … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 Is Playing the Long Game
Christian, Jasmine, and Spencer cover the development history, gameplay mechanics, minigames, localization, and cut content of Skyward Sword (2011). This game’s unique status as the intersection between portable and home console series entries is discussed. The crew mourns Zelda‘s lost … Continue reading Franchise Festival Podcast Season 1 Episode 16 – Skyward Sword Part 1 (Discussion)
Happy Thursday Avocadoans, and Happy Thanksgiving to our American commenters! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is your video game comfort food? Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Comfortable
Happy Thursday, Avocadoans! What’s games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, tell us about your favorite lighting effects in a game. Feel free to drop pictures in the the thread. Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Lit
Hello folks! The Franchise Festival column is still on break until January 2021, but I would like to hear your requests for future article topics. I think we did this once back around Franchise Festival #50 and I haven’t covered … Continue reading Franchise Festival Wants To Hear Your Article Ideas!
Happy Thursday, folks – hope those of you who are seeking a new console get one! As a bonus prompt, what 2020 games have you missed but hope to play before the end of the year? If you haven’t yet, … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 Has FOMO
Hello Avocadoans. What games have you been playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt – for reasons entirely disconnected from current events I’m sure – what game or game genre is best at distracting you … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Distracted
Christian, Hamilton, and new full-time co-host Jasmine go in-depth with The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks. The crew covers this controversial Nintendo DS game’s development history, gameplay, and cut content. Zelda‘s silliest species – the Lokomo – is revealed. Today … Continue reading Franchise Festival Podcast – Season 1 Episode 15: Spirit Tracks (Discussion)
Happy Thursday, folks! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a strikingly simple Halloween bonus prompt, tell us about your favorite video game scare! Doesn’t have to be a horror game – just let … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Scared
Happy Thursday, folks. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, tell us about your favorite interface scare in a horror game. Please also be sure to vote in Dramus18’s Best Video … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 Messes With Your UI
Happy Thursday, folks. What games are you playing and what do you think about them? As a bonus prompt, what is your favorite scary insect/arachnid/creepy crawly in a game? Be sure to also check out the following game articles published … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Full of Spiders
