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Planet Zoo Remains A Suprisingly Pleasant Favorite

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:February 14, 2021
Post category:GAME REVIEWS

Planet Zoo is a zoo simulator. You can play in either career, challenge, or sandbox mode. A lot of it can be played online, but it's not necessary. I played for a couple of hours in career mode. It's one of the few times where I've played a game tutorial and felt like I was doing some positive with my time by learning to play a game. That's just the way this game is. Personal revelation: I love animals! Always have, and always will. When I travel, one of my first attractions is usually a zoo, aquarium, or natural history…

5 Cool Indie Switch Games in 2021

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:January 31, 2021
Post category:GAME REVIEWS

I've been meditating on a few game on my Switch that I simply didn't have a lot to say about but that I enjoyed playing. I recorded some gameplay and present it to you here with some short thoughts on some good, even popular, but fully engrossing with no absolution for full-length articles. So, as you my guess, you're in for a treat. (P.S. The numerical order of the games has no significance other than organization.) 1. Part-Time UFO I love this game. I don't know how they managed to make a game about a UFO with a claw so…

Carto: Pieces of the Map is a Terrific puzzle exploration game

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:January 27, 2021
Post category:GAME REVIEWS

Finally, my love of tile board games like Carcassonne has been revived. But it's completely different mind you. Carto is a tile-placement puzzle released to much praise last year. My first impressions were very positive, but I set them aside until today. It's a terrific game! While it's probably the best adjective, I'm not really fond of describing games as cute anymore, because there are so many vocabularic adjectives for a game of this caliber. Perhaps this is "clever," "witty," "minimalist," "pleasant," and "empathic." There's a whole slew of wonderful descriptions. So, let me garner your attention and put the…

Metaverse Keeper is a Little Hidden Gem on Nintendo Switch

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:January 27, 2021
Post category:GAME REVIEWS

This game has a very simple concept behind it, one that I'm not sure of the importance of really--it's very light--but it's good enough to kick off another exploration of the eShop and click to purchase. Metaverse Keeper seems to have been promoted really hard lately. I never really thought a whole lot about this title, but since it's resurfacing in the real metaverse of social media, I'll take a look here. (By the way, this has nothing to do with Meta or Cyberpunk, which is odd--but fine.) So, without any more delay, here's Metaverse Keeper. Metaverse Keeper Has a…

NES Nostalgia: Games From My Youth

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:January 26, 2021
Post category:PIZZAPOST

I wanted to call this "NES Games That Influenced Me" or something like that. Honestly though, I can't totally remember WHY I remember these games, only that they evoke some mood or emotion when I play them. I guess you could call it nostalgia. Yeah, that's probably it. The main reason for this is I wanted to try writing about something I haven't tried.

OPUS Rocket of Whispers is Beautiful & Full of DEEP Gameplay

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:January 23, 2021
Post category:GAME REVIEWS

Mysterious backstory, cosmic balance, ancestral duty. Stop me if you've heard this one before. Heavy topics, yes, but not to worry. This game is poetry, and these types of themes are in the prequel OPUS: The Day We Found Earth. It seems that there is even a theme in common between that game and OPUS Rocket of Whispers, but I am hesitant to say, conclusively, what it is. I'll give you a quick background on this game. It takes place somewhere that may be Earth or possibly a blue equivalent. You play two characters. Alternating as the story sees fit,…

The Last Campfire is THE Game For Heart & Imagination

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:January 15, 2021
Post category:GAME REVIEWS

I hesitated the first time I played this. I was up late at night and wanted to try something relaxing and I chose The Last Campfire on the Switch. Visually nice, interesting, but I was a little startled by the minuscule, but there, elements of macabre. Okay, it was just a single skeleton, but that’s enough to not be my usual thing! I set it aside and haven’t thought about it in a while. I’m happy to inform you that this game is actually quite good. It needs to be reconsidered by skeptics, even you if you are one. It’s a sweet and empathic story. Things can change before you would expect them to and it deserves a lot of merit for that.

Yoshi’s Crafted World is A Beautiful Cardboard Dream

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:January 13, 2021
Post category:GAME REVIEWS

I had to remember how to play this game, but once I did I remembered how care free it is to play this game, a nice array of forgiving obstacles and a high attention to detail in its very particular artistic style. I meant to write something about it a while ago, but I kept overthinking it. Today I have some video, screenshots, and seasoned thoughts on Yoshi’s Crafted World.

The Gardens Between is a Game That Does Some New Things

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:January 13, 2021
Post category:GAME REVIEWS

I'm not sure if the preface of this game is an homage to any other pop culture time traveling islands, but maybe not. I had some theories while playing that maybe some kind of altered planes of existence, which had me thinking about the name. The title, The Gardens Between has a mystical ring to it, but I don't know if that is intentional. I think it might be, but that is my own projection. There's no dialogue or anything to reveal these things, but that's actually okay with me because it's super original and such an interesting gameplay experience!

Knights and Bikes is the Best Game About Adventure & Imagination

Post author:mrdavepizza
Post published:January 10, 2021
Post category:GAME REVIEWS

I knew when I read the description of Knights and Bikes on the Nintendo eShop page, and the bounty of awards adorning it, that this was probably going to be pretty cool. It explores some great themes like imagination, curiosity, and adventure. Also, it’s about finding those adventures in a place you don’t need to journey far to find.