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Jaydyn’s Final Thoughts On The Witcher Season One

Warning: Spoilers for The Witcher Season one below For several weeks I made my way through the entirety of Netflix’s The Witcher. For a little context, I am new to the whole world of The Witcher: I have both “The Last Wish” and “Sword…

Animal Crossing Bunny Day Event is Maddening

The Bunny Day event in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is driving players mad with an overabundance of eggs everywhere. Like seriously, everywhere you fish, chop, and dig: eggs. There are a lot of fun items to craft and outfits to assemble with the Bunny…

Games To Play While Quarantined

I said it yesterday in the piece about the GDC relief fund, and I said it before in the article on shows to watch during this time. The world and the people of it are having a bit of a sad face moment. No…

Raze Energy: First Impressions

As someone who is just not a morning person, and never will be, I need something to pick me up in the morning, since I have to be at full attention at 8 AM. I stray away from coffee as it is…

DOOM Eternal’s Platforming Isn’t THAT Bad

When DOOM (2016) hit, I was hooked from start to finish with its visceral and gory action. Traversing through its levels was a breeze as the Doom Slayer went from combat encounter to combat encounter, all without any tricky puzzle-platforming. When DOOM…

Time-Skipping in Animal Crossing: Cheating or Convenience?

As the Animal Crossing franchise hits 20, I recall vast, fond memories of the Gamecube iteration, Wild World for the DS, and New Leaf for the 3DS. Whether it was running errands, grabbing a 200-bell cup of java at Brewster’s, or finding…

Shows To Watch While Quarantined

I don’t feel great about opening every article with this same rough phrase and tone for the last few days; however, it is essential. This reality is a very trying time for many of us. It’s especially trying for those who are…

The Problems of Being the 2nd Player in New Horizons

Animal Crossing: New Horizons released last week, providing people a nice slice of life in the midst of this ongoing pandemic. However, after a few days of playing as the second player on the Switch, there’s a clear imbalance between the first…

Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii) Impressions

It was my day off, so I decided to dig into a game that I bought during my trip to LVL UP: Donkey Kong Country Returns. I don’t think I’ve played a proper Donkey Kong Country before, and even if I did,…

The Sad Truth: Smartphones Killed the MP3 Player

When I was a freshman in high school, I saved up what was a significant amount of money for a kid and Dad took me to buy an early-gen iTouch. My mind raced at the prospect of being able to listen to…