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Wizardry 8 Playthrough Blog 02/2021
Wizardry 8: the Adventure Blog! I’ve been keen on replaying the whole game for old times sake - on a ‘real’ retro Win98 PC. After finally convincing my friend to install the game, we were ready to go through it together/alone, since it’s a single-player adventure. In the same fashion as other adventure blogs on this site, I thought it would be nice to do a short write-up after making a bit of progress.
Titan Quest VS Diablo 2: an In-Depth Analysis 01/2021
Originally released only two years after Sacred, Titan Quest combines Greek mythology with hack and slash: a world full of mesmerizing creatures to kill, wealth to collect, and above all: horrible bugs and boring gameplay.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons Adventure Blog 12/2020
Remember the Animal Crossing: Wild World Adventure Blog post? Well, after a very long wait, the newest installment of Animal Crossing, called New Horizons, finally arrived on the Nintendo Switch.
The Best and Worst Retro Hack & Slash Games 12/2020
This month, I’ve played the heck out of classic action RPGs akin to Diablo. Starting with Sacred, I worked my way through Dungeon Siege, the Torchlight games, Nox, and of course revisited Sanctuary in Diablo 2 and 3.
Torchlight 2 VS Diablo 2: an In-Depth Analysis 12/2020
In my original Torchlight review, I called Torchlight a ‘near-perfect Diablo 2 clone - Diablo 2.5’. Of course, I did not play its successor yet.

The Nintendo Switch has been on active duty here for longer than I can remember myself playing on any of my previous home consoles.