Posts

Showing posts from July, 2021

Hog of War: Sonic Unleashed (Xbox 360/PlayStation 3, 2008) Review

Image
NOTE: This review is part of a retrospective of the Sonic franchise. Feel free to read the other Sonic reviews I’ve done here - https://expithecat.blogspot.com/search/label/sonic%20retrospective Just to get this out of the way - before anyone comments saying ‘Expi you dumb fuck, Unleashed was also on Wii and PlayStation 2 and Java-based mobile phones !’ since I left those platforms out in the title, I didn’t include them since they are essentially different games with the same level themes and story. I will get to reviewing the Wii/PS2 version of the game and maybe the Java version if I feel like it , but I figured I’d at least start with the 360/PS3 version since that’s what I feel most Sonic fans think of when Unleashed is mentioned. So, anyway, here goes. Background and History Sonic Unleashed’s development can be traced back to 2005, when Sonic Team began development of the new “Hedgehog Engine,” an next-gen engine that would be used commonly in later Sonic games (at least the ones

Owning the Nintendo Switch, 2 Years Later: Re-Retrospective

Image
  After I graduated in May 2019, I received a Nintendo Switch from my aunt and not long later I wrote a review of the system. My overall opinion was that it was a really good console with a great library of games, but I did have some concerns - largely regarding the system’s features and the future with the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X (which I referred to as Project Scarlett) on the horizon. But of course, since then I have spent a lot more time with the Nintendo Switch - building up my game library for the system with both Nintendo’s exclusive library and third party games that I want to bring with me on the go. In my Top 5 consoles list, I even put it in the #1 position - indicating it as my favorite console of all time. And between having a lot more experience with the system - so much so that I’ve considered it my favorite console of all time - in addition to the game releases that have come out and that I’ve tried since I got the system and the release of PlayStation 5 and X