Cary’s E3 2017 Notes
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Posted on June 16th, 2017 by
So another Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3 for short), one of the biggest video game trade shows, has come to a close. And yet again, I didn’t get to go this year. But that won’t stop me from writing about it! So here’s my takeaway points from this year’s E3.
New Fire Emblem amiibo
Posted on June 14th, 2017 by
I just got a new two-pack set of amiibo figures, so I thought I’d share with you what they look like and such. Apparently they’re characters from a new Fire Emblem game. You’ll have to forgive me, but since I’m not much of a Fire Emblem fan, I don’t have much to say about these figures.
Nyko Peripherals (PS4)
Posted on May 9th, 2017 by
Sometimes the tangle of wires coming out of your game system is just a pain in the neck. If you want to simplify your setup, Nyko has several options to make your gaming gear easier to store and charge. The Charge Block serves as a drop and forget controller rest and charger while the SpeakerCom is a cheap and easy way to play without needing a headset and mic.
Dice Stars (Boardgame)
Posted on May 4th, 2017 by
In Dice Stars, players choose dice from a common pool to best fill in their scorepad. Choosing stars is important as they can double or zero out sections of your score. Players roll dice into a common pool and then choose sets of dice in the pool to score on their pad. A quick, 20 minute game provides players with interesting choices to mitigate luck and provide strategic play, while still providing some of the highs and lows of a dice-based game.
Dice Stars
Publisher: Wizkids
Ages: 10+
Players: 1-4
Time: 20 minutes
(Review copy provided by Wizkids)
Discover the World of Super Mario in McDonald’s Happy Meals
Posted on April 29th, 2017 by
Looks like McDonald’s is doing Mario toys in their Happy Meals again. I don’t know when they started or how long this promotion lasts, so I wanted to post this as quickly as possible so it would at least be topical for a little while. Click on the link to see pictures and read more details.
Legends of Andor (Boardgame)
Posted on April 26th, 2017 by
Legends of Andor is a cooperative fantasy adventure boardgame, where the players combine efforts to achieve an overarching goal while simultaneously protecting the kingdom from attack. Players range the countryside combatting evil and growing in power. Fully cooperative, the players race against the game clock governed by a deck of cards that slowly ramps up the difficulty of the game until the players ultimately win or lose.
Me and You Love the Wii U
Posted on April 21st, 2017 by
When a brand-new game console comes out, I like to write a blog about the console that came before it, and talk about my favorite games on it. So now that the Nintendo Switch has been released, I’d like to honor the Wii U and go over my favorite games for that system (not in any particular order).
Pokémon Easter Egg Decorating Kit
Posted on April 14th, 2017 by
Pokémon has always been popular, but in the past year or so, it’s had a resurgence in popularity thanks to the mobile game Pokémon GO, and successful new titles in the franchise like Pokémon Sun and Moon. So because of that, here I present to you, the Pokémon Easter Egg Decorating Kit! I saw it at the store and just had to write about it. I could’ve sworn I wrote about the same thing a long time ago, but I couldn’t find an article about it so I either must’ve imagined it or it was such a long time ago that it’s not on the Internet anymore.
Care For Our World (iPad)
Posted on April 12th, 2017 by
Last year I reviewed a game called Buddy & Me, a downloadable 2-D continuous runner for Wii U and mobile devices. The charming hand-drawn visuals in the game made it look like a children’s picture book come to life. Ironically, the next game the makers of Buddy & Me have made really is a children’s book! Care For Our World was originally an award-winning children’s book, and just in time for Earth Day, now it’s an app you can download and read on the iPad!
A local GameCon for charity (Boardgames)
Posted on April 11th, 2017 by
I attended a local charity game convention Saturday, I thought I’d make a brief post as it may inspire others to do the same. In brief, I had a good time teaching beginner games to a host of new gamers. The star of my day was a 5 player game of the AEG rerelease of The Captain is Dead. A close second place was repeated plays of Escape: The Curse of the Temple with some brand-new to gaming sophomores.
The local game shop, The Sage’s Shoppe (complete with extra letters) paired with a couple gamer high school teachers to host an all-day gameathon in order to raise money for the school’s summer backpack program. Low income kids often have their only decent meal of the day at school, so they are given backpacks full of food for the weekends so they can have a good meal on Saturday and Sunday, too. The summer program attempts to help with this over the summer months when school is not in session.
