This is a review that's been over twenty years in the making - sort of. Back in 2004, before my wife and I had children, we would occasionally pass our time by playing video games. Back then, one of the systems we owned was the Nintendo GameCube. Since both of us liked to play, I made sure to try to buy as many multiplayer games as I could. I had always been a huge Final Fantasy fanatic, so when I saw that there was a multiplayer Final Fantasy title exclusive to the GameCube, I didn't...| www.oldgamehermit.com
This post was originally going to be completely different. I had planned to take this opportunity to announce that, going forward, I was no longer going to be purchasing or reviewing any of the “One D&D” products. I had given WotC the benefit of the doubt and bought and read through their 2024 editions of the core D&D rulebooks, and...|
Over the next few weeks I’m going to be diving into the heralded Doom 3. Before jumping into that classic, I wanted a brief refresher on the first two entries in the Doom series. After all, it has been a little while since I played and discussed the original Doom games. Lots has changed since I last talked about Doom...|
I have to say, as my backlog continues to venture into the territory of “online only” games, it’s starting to get a little tough to write some of these reviews. Allow me to elaborate. The game I’m going to discuss today is Unreal Tournament 2004. I’m writing this in 2025, and as you may have guessed by the game’s title,...|
It’s been almost two years since I reviewed the Virtual Console release of the original Pokemon games, Red/Blue. At the time, I had never played a single Pokemon title in all my years of gaming. By the time I was finished, I was hooked. When I learned that Nintendo was going to release the original versions of the sequel in the same fashion, I was eager to dive in. In September of 2017, they made good on their promise. Pokemon Gold/Silver were finally here. I started playing on day one and ...| www.oldgamehermit.com
The time to reveal the random game playthrough is here. I have rolled the twenty-sided die and the result is…. 12! If you refer to the list from the previous entry: “Would you like to play a game?” – You’ll see this means that Half-Life 2 will be the next title I play. I think that I might actually stream...|
I’m winding up my 2003 game reviews with a classic survival horror title, Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly. It’s been five years since I reviewed the first Fatal Frame. And, while it wasn’t the most riveting horror title I’ve played, there were enough unique gameplay elements that I knew I wanted to see more. If you’re not familiar with the...|
In the next few days, I’m going to be posting reviews for both Fatal Frame II and Unreal Tournament 2003/2004. With the completion of these two titles, I have finally cleared the last game of 2003 on my main backlog. Now, I could easily just continue chugging along down my list as I’ve always done. But, I feel like I want to do something different.| www.oldgamehermit.com
Those of you that know how I feel about modern D&D vs old school D&D are probably shocked to see that I’m posting an article for Daggerheart. Honestly, I’m a bit surprised I even pulled the trigger and bought a copy. After all, if you paid any attention to the hype surrounding this release, you have probably heard that Daggerheart...|
It’s been a couple of years since I made a post citing my personal technology picks. I’m planning on building a new gaming PC sometimes in the next twelve months, so a part of me wanted to wait a until then to make this post. But, at the end of the day, I feel like I’m overdue for an update. A couple of readers have pointed out that I’ve never mentioned the type of mouse and keyboard I use. This was an intentional choice when I started making these posts, simply because I used to burn...| www.oldgamehermit.com
In a time when most popular PC games were following the cookie-cutter fads of either FPS or RTS, the publishers of Max Payne dared to break the mold. Max Payne was one of the last boxed PC games I purchased before my extended vacation from gaming altogether and perhaps was the last PC game, aside from Wizardry 8, to capture my attention and suck me in for any length of time at that stage in my life.| www.oldgamehermit.com
Goodman Games has done it again! The latest entry in the Original Adventures Reincarnated line finally out and should be available in stores shortly after I publish this review. For OAR #9, Goodman Games chose to modernize the classic dungeon module, The Caverns of Thracia. Like the previous conversion of Dark Tower, this mega-dungeon is another of Jennell Jaquays’ (aka:...|
Can you believe it has been over ten years since I reviewed the original Max Payne? It doesn’t seem like that long ago. But in truth, that review was made during the early days of this blog, before I had decided on a structure and schedule for my game reviews. Even though quite a bit of time has passed since I played it, it’s one game that has never left my mind. Max Payne is one of the gaming experiences that just sticks with you. With that thought in mind, I’m pleased that I can final...| www.oldgamehermit.com
I swore I’d never touch a Pokemon game. I resisted it for twenty years. To me, it seemed too cute and gimmicky. But now, with the release of the original Pokemon games on the 3DS Virtual Console, I decided to finally set aside my reservation and see what all the fuss was about. I have finally set foot into the world of Pokemon.| www.oldgamehermit.com
It’s been a while since I last stepped into the world of Pokemon. In fact, I think my last review was back in 2018, shortly after the Virtual Console release of Pokemon Silver/Gold. Today I’m going to talk about the third generation of Pokemon titles; Pokemon Ruby and Pokemon Sapphire. Of course, I would be remiss if I neglected to mention the traditional third entry in this generation of games; Pokemon Emerald. So yes, that game will be covered in this review as well. Sadly, unlike the p...| www.oldgamehermit.com
If I’ve been a little quiet lately it’s because I’ve been busy playing the recently released Tomb Raider game. I know that traditionally I’ve focused mainly on retro games when writing on the blog. However, it is my intention to cover just about any type of game that interests me. My recent experience with Sleeping Dogs showed me just how much fun a lot of modern games can be. So, once I heard that Square Enix’s reboot of the Tomb Raider franchise was about to be released, I decid...| www.oldgamehermit.com
Recent years have seen the release of a number of classic Tomb Raider remasters. First, an updated collection of the original three Tomb Raider titles (Tomb Raider I-III) was released for nearly every platform you can think of. Then, just last month, this was followed with a second collection of remasters (Tomb Raider IV-VI). The last time I reviewed one of Lara Croft’s adventures was in 2018. Since that time, I’ve been patiently waiting for the next entry in the series to pop-up on my ba...| www.oldgamehermit.com
