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FFXV vs FFXIII

I just beat Final Fantasy XV, and before that Final Fantasy XIII, so I thought it would be cool to do a side by side comparison of each part of the game with the other one!  I’ll try to keep things as subjective as possible ...

 
 
 
 
 

Game Pitch: 'Katamari Racing'

I saw a gif of someone glitching out in Forza the other day - the road suddenly disappeared underneath the car, and the car was suspended in air doing 600 miles per hour.  It got me thinking about how fun it would be to have a gam...

 
 
 

Borderlands and VR

Borderlands 2 is probably in my top 3 most played games.  I beat it once with each character on release, then played all the characters again with my brother, then I picked it up on PC later and beat it two more times, came back t...

 
 
 

Anal Beads and Video Games

This blog has been something that I have thought about for quite some time.  I think the revelation hit me when I was playing Crysis 2 on the 360, but it applies to so many different aspects of most of the games that I love:  ...

 
 
 

Outer Worlds Rantings and Ravings

  Elder Scrolls - like Zelda, but an RPG!  Fallout - Like Elder Scrolls, with guns! Outer Worlds - like Fallout, in space!  I like Skyrim. I really like Fallout (even 4!), and I thought New Vegas was one of the best.&nbs...

 
 
 

taterchimp's 2019 Games Played and Life Blog!

In previous years I have looked and evaluated each game that I have played and given a brief synopsis, but this year I wanted to do something a little bit different.  You see, 2019 is probably one of the second worst years that I ...

 
 
 

Fire Emblem Hard+ Difficulty Brainstorm

Three Houses is my first Fire Emblem game, and from playtime alone, I adore it.  I beat it just outside a week on my first playthrough, and again in just over a week on my second.  The character building is great, and seeing ...

 
 
 
 
 

Hey, I beat Earthbound

Emboldened after playing Secret of Evermore, I decided to try again to get use out of my SNES and old games.  I started up Earthbound, then bounced over to Final Fantasy 3 and boy do I have opinions on THAT game. So I went back to...

 
 
 

Majora's Mask Retrospective

I never played Majora’s Mask, but was always somewhat interested.  It was a bit of a blind spot for me, as I didn’t want to buy it when I had an N64, and as I got older, I didn’t want to play it because the 3 day...

 
 
 
 

Serious Sam 3 VR is my most played VR Game now

Lately I have been going on in qposts about how much I like Serious Sam 3 VR, so I decided to go into more detail than  just gushing about how great it is. It is the full game ported to VR, with improvements only.  This feel...

 
 
 

Five Hit Fighters: We want you (to playtest!)

A not-so-short while ago, I came up with the idea for a video game:  what if there was a tournament fighter where you didn’t have to worry about any of the inputs?  Instead of fumbling with controls, anyone would have t...

 
 
 

taterChili - A NVGR Recipe Blog

taterChili 5 servings   Veggie base 1 onion (yellow or white) 2 fresh peppers (jalepeno, serrano, habenero.  Go nuts) 4-6 cloves garlic Pad of butter / olive oil   Spice Paste Chicken stock - no salt added 3 tablespoons ...

 
 
 

FF 12: The good and bad

Good: Right off the bat, the game looks really good.  The first cutscene was on par with the current Final Fantasys in terms of visual fidelity, which is pretty great.  From what I have heard, your mileage may vary on this, b...

 
 
 

You not cooking: making chicken soup

What do you do with a chicken carcass?  A question asked since time immemorial.  Turns out, you make some bomb ass soup.  Full disclosure, this is a drunk blog after a shit week, so buckle up, homestuck. So last time, I ...

 
 
 

Cooking blog: At least I have chicken

I don’t really know why, but I have been bit by the culinary bug lately.  I always have had some kind of interest in it - there is something soothing about the ‘ritual’ of a recipe.  I don't know if its the ...

 
 
 

Games Completed in 2017

These are the games I played in 2017.  This is supposed to be a foreward, but then I started drinking and wrote this last.  So technically, this is a drunkblog, yaaaaaay.  Anyway, enjoy. Aragami:  A+ I love love lov...

 
 
 

The Cost of the SNES Classic By Game

The alternate title would be "Justifying spending 80 dollars on a raspberry pi, with Nintendo's fabled seal of quality" Marvel at its seal like qualities So I went out to Amazon and found the listing for every game (except Star Fox 2, ...

 
 
 

Thoughts after beating XCOM 2

I finally beat XCom 2.  I wanted to provide a ‘review’ but I remember writing a blog a while ago where I said that user reviews are bullshit, so I wanted to run down some talking points about the game that I found out ...

 
 
 
 

Photoblog: Des Moines Arcade Auciton

If you were ever wondering "why should I come to the middle of nowhere, America", I have an answer for you, and it isn't just blatantly racist senators, or college football!  Apparently we have a grand tradition of hosting an arca...

 
 
 

Game Studio Diaries Part 2: Major Progress

Well, I think I made it over the figurative hump with developing games: getting started.  In my last entry, I talked about the vision of what I wanted to create.  This time, I’m happy to be able to celebrate what I have...

 
 
 

NVGR: The Magnificent Seven Sucked

Suicide Squad was a better movie than Magnificent Seven.  There.  I said it.  Now that the clickbait is over...actually, fuck that.  Magnificent Seven has me all hot and bothered, and I think if people say it’...

 
 
 

Game Studio Diaries Part 1: The Vision

I was actually eyeing GameMaker before it went on sale in the Humble Bundle, as I do have a knack for coding and a love for video games. So when it came up, I knew I had to get it, if only to play around with.  I think I have a ga...

 
 
 

Community Game Show Pre Pilot Post

So here’s the skinny:  I want to run a podcast style (that is, audio only) game show, and I want you to be the contestants (and the audience, please).   Picking Contestants:  In the blog for the current show, I wil...

 
 
 

Steam Controller Impressions: Ups and Downs

Not too long ago, I got my hands on the new Steam controller. I have read a lot of different press on the device, so I thought I would give my two cents on how I think it feels: tl;dr: just like PC gaming, if you can tolerate the customiz...

 
 

About taterchimpone of us since 6:01 PM on 06.06.2008




My Belmont Run for Dark Souls can be seen

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AND HERE

I also did a blind run of the DLC, which you can view

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Here
And here

I also covered the progress of building my own gaming PC. I had no experience, and overall, it wasn't all bad! If you are on the fence about it, I suggest you read about my efforts

Here
And here

The series never had a part 3, because I was having waaaaay too much fun playing it. Suffice to say that it does alright these days.

Thanks for stopping by my blawg!
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