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
Good morning Avocadoans! What games are you playing this week? As a bonus prompt, what is your favorite instance of sailing in a video game? I’m sure we’ve covered this prompt before, but it’s been a while and it ties … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Going Overboard
Christian, Spencer, and Hamilton explore the development, gameplay, story, dungeons, and bosses of The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass. The Temple of the Ocean King is litigated at length. Your hosts discover that, though they have very different opinions on … Continue reading Franchise Festival Podcast – Season 1 Episode 14: Phantom Hourglass
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week I’ll be dropping knowledge on Tetris. Cover art, unless otherwise noted, is from … Continue reading Franchise Festival #100: Tetris (Highlights)
Good morning, folks. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, tell us about a game that picks you up and makes you feel better. Be sure to check out Franchise Festival … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Motivated
Happy Thursday! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, tell us your memories about a game from long ago that’s tough to find/play nowadays. Continue reading Weekly Games Thread Seems to Recall…
Welcome back to Franchise Festival, where we explore and discuss noteworthy video game series from the last four decades. Older entries can be found here. This week we’ll create-a-history of The Sims. Cover art, unless otherwise noted, is from MobyGames. … Continue reading Franchise Festival #99: The Sims
Welcome to Thursday, Avocadoans! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what do you think of the Xbox announcements this week? Are you planning to pick up a Series S or … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 Is Aware of the Xbox
Happy Thursday, folks. What games are you playing and what do you think of ’em? As a bonus prompt, tell us about some of your favorite video game costumes or outfits. While you’re here, be sure to also check out: … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is in Costume
Christian, Hamilton, and Spencer explore the second half of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. We go in-depth on the Arbiter’s Grounds, Snowhead Ruins, Temple of Time, City in the Sky, Palace of Twilight, and Hyrule Castle before discussing our … Continue reading Franchise Festival Podcast S1E13 – Twilight Princess (Part 2)
