Optimistic Weekly Update 1/19

I’m back at it after a week in New York! This week I played Dragon Age: Inquisition, Mass Effect, and Monster Hunter World. Dragon Age: Inquisition (PS4 Pro) After leaving for a week and coming back to this game I’m beginning to remember why I dropped off of it so hard the first time. There is a […]

Optimistic Weekly Update 1/15

This week I played Yakuza 0, Xenoblade Chronicles X, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Dark Souls III, and Bloodborne. Last week’s post can be found here. Yakuza 0 (PS4 Pro) My feelings on this game remain largely unchanged from last week: it’s a spectacular, ridiculous, epic, bizarre crime drama. The sheer momentum at which it progresses makes […]

Optimistic Weekly Update 1/8

Happy New Year everybody! I took a couple weeks off from the weekly updates for the holidays, but have no fear, it’s back. I’ve played a lot of games lately, so instead of talking about what I’ve played this week alone I’ll cover what I’ve been playing over the last few. I played Yakuza 0, […]

Optimistic Gamer’s Top 5 Games Of 2017

This year’s top five was extraordinarily difficult to pick, which is a testament to how crazy a year it has been for video games. Without further ado, here are my top five games of 2017. #5: Horizon Zero Dawn Building up to Horizon was a lot of uncertainty. I certainly didn’t know what to expect […]

Creative Christmas: What’s On The Gaming Menu?

This is part of a Christmas collaboration event by Later Levels. If you want to learn more, click here. 28 December 2017: It’s now time to head out to the kitchen to put on your oven gloves and start preparing Christmas dinner. It consists solely of video game food; what’s on the menu? What’s On The Menu? Oh, anything […]

Creative Christmas: Gaming Goodies Under The Christmas Tree

This is part of a Christmas collaboration event by Later Levels. If you want to learn more, click here. Question: Your help must have worked, because it’s now Christmas morning and presents are under the tree! There’s a fancy box with your name on it; which gaming-related item are you hoping is inside? My Gaming Related Item As an […]

A Monster Hunter Holiday Appreciation Post

Happy holidays, everyone! As I sit here writing this snow is falling outside, which is pretty rare for Seattle. In fact, it has been years since we had a white Christmas, and I’m really hoping that one or two inches stick until at least tomorrow morning. I was planning on taking a short break from […]

Creative Christmas Day 3

This is part of a Christmas collaboration event by Later Levels. If you want to learn more, click here. Question: You receive a call from Santa, as the elves desperately need a hand in the workshop getting all the toys ready. Which video game character would you recruit to help out? Who I Would Recruit The answer […]

Creative Christmas: My Favorite Christmas Gaming Memory

This is part of a Christmas collaboration event by Later Levels. If you want to learn more, click here. Question: You’re wrapping presents while listening to cheesy festive tunes, and start to reminisce about holidays past. What’s your favourite Christmas gaming memory? My Favorite Christmas Gaming Memory Way way back in the year 2002, two of my favorite games […]

Optimistic Weekly Update 12/18

Well folks, ’tis the holiday season, and as such I’m a busy bee and haven’t really had the chance to play many games. I’m writing this in the tiny amount of free time I have between shopping and errands I need to run, so today’s update is going to be a quick one. Last week’s […]