Final Fantasy VIII

Information: Review Date: July 19, 2021 Release Date: September 9, 1999 Platform: PlayStation Publisher: Square Developer: Square Genre: RPG Anecdotes: “……” Description: Irvine: Shut up, get lost, and bleep off. He acts like he’s God’s gift to women when really he’s just a creep. He won’t leave the women alone. He also keeps stopping me… Continue reading Final Fantasy VIII

Game of Life

Information: Review Date: July 15, 2021 Release Date: September 30, 1998 Platform: PlayStation Publisher: Hasbro Developer: Hasbro Genre: Board Game Anecdotes: Back in my Monopoly writeup, I had talked about playing family board games and the age old tradition of the brother cheating and game ending board flips. This is Life, though, which doesn’t produce… Continue reading Game of Life

Parasite Eve

Information: Review Date: July 14, 2021 Release Date: September 9, 1998 Platform: PlayStation Publisher: Square Developer: Square Genre: Adventure Anecdotes: Square is known for its Final Fantasy series, which really set the standard for RPGs everywhere. Square, however, dabbled in other genres at times. Here, though, it really looks like they were trying to cross… Continue reading Parasite Eve

Grand Theft Auto

Information: Review Date: July 13, 2021 Release Date: June 30, 1998 Platform: PlayStation Publisher: Take Two Interactive Developer: Visual Sciences Genre: Mayhem and Nonsense Anecdotes: Throughout my years, I have heard many things about the Grand Theft Auto series, but I have never played it. I heard plenty of things about the games being “immoral,”… Continue reading Grand Theft Auto

Resident Evil 2

Information: Review Date: July 10, 2021 Release Date: January 21, 1998 Platform: PlayStation Publisher: Capcom Developer: Capcom Genre: Horror Anecdotes: Up until a few years ago, I knew nothing about the Resident Evil series, but I looked around the Internet to find out what the longest running franchise is. As I scrolled down the list,… Continue reading Resident Evil 2

Tomb Raider 2

Information: Review Date: July 9, 2021 Release Date: November 21, 1997 Platform: PlayStation Publisher: Eidos Developer: Core Design Genre: ZZZ Anecdotes: My brother would sit around playing Tomb Raider. It was a boring watch, as it was just some woman running around doing nothing interesting. I figured I’d try its sequel. It isn’t any better.… Continue reading Tomb Raider 2

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Information: Review Date: July 8, 2021 Release Date: October 2, 1997 Platform: PlayStation Publisher: Konami Developer: Konami Genre: Nonlinear Platformer Anecdotes: When I studied up on the Castlevania series, a clear trend emerged. Fans divided the series into two subgroups: the earlier, stage based games, which were standard platformers like Super Mario or Ghosts ‘N… Continue reading Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Final Fantasy VII

Information: Review Date: July 7, 2021 Release Date: September 7, 1997 Platform: PlayStation Publisher: Square Developer: Square Genre: RPG Anecdotes: First off, the July 7 thing is just a coincidence, but once I saw it, I made sure not to change it. Final Fantasy VII is the most popular game in the series. It has… Continue reading Final Fantasy VII

Mega Man 8

Information: Review Date: July 6, 2021 Release Date: January 17, 1997 Platform: PlayStation Publisher: Capcom Developer: Capcom Genre: Linear Platformer Anecdotes: I have painfully limped my way to the eighth game in this series and I’m seriously regretting putting all 11 games on my list. I’m beginning to hate the series and Capcom more and… Continue reading Mega Man 8

Resident Evil

Information: Review Date: July 1, 2021 Release Date: March 30, 1996 (!) Platform: PlayStation Publisher: Capcom Developer: Capcom Genre: Horror Anecdotes: I hate the jerks at Capcom. Ok, now that that’s out of my system, let’s dive in to Resident Evil. This game, released on my birthday in 1996, marks both a departure from what… Continue reading Resident Evil