My Yakuza series journey begins (or has it begun?)

Last week, I decided to pick up Yakuza 6: The Song of Life on PlayStation 4 as an early birthday present for myself. I've been playing through Yakuza 0 for the past year and it converted me into a fan of the series – so much so that I went on to pre-ordered Yakuza Kiwami,…

Dragon Quest IV: Chapters of the Chosen, a story in 5 parts

Having only discovered Dragon Quest (DQ) around two years ago, it has quickly become one of my favourite video game franchises. In fact, I sometimes kick myself for not trying it sooner. Because of this, I've been trying to hunt down all of the core entries in the series, which isn't at all easy when…

Shelved games: Why I gave up on Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

Today, I decided to cross Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch from my backlog list. I haven't finished it and I don't intend on ever doing so. Now, before the pitchforks and "try it again" comments come out, I should lay out my reasons as to why I'm permanently shelving the game. It's…

Mobile Suit Gundam: Target in Site is mecha porn

Mobile Suit Gundam (MSG) has always been a fascinating property to me. Even though it was never shown in South Africa during its US and UK 80s/90s heydays, it was something I always caught whiffs of. Model kit photos here, anime music videos (AMVs) there, and even a PlayStation game or two. When I heard…

New purchases: more Dragon Quest! (29 October)

Thanks to my previous day job and after-hours freelance obligations, I didn't have time to write something new for MyBakclog. Now that I'm at a new company and have a lot more free time in the evenings, it's time for a new post! This also means it's going to be a bumper pickups article. Upgrading…

I missed out on these games and it sucks

Hundreds of video games are released on a monthly basis – though this number is probably higher due to the ill-conceived Steam Greenlight programme and its influx of subpar titles. And due to immortality (currently) being out of reach for us humans, we'll never be able to play each and every one of these games.…

New purchases: adding to my backlog (9 July)

As much as I've tried to kerb my video game spending, the recent influx of gaming sales hasn't helped one bit. In fact, I've added a few more titles to my backlog that I hadn't really intended to, but these purchases tie into two previous articles. This is, of course, apart from the books I've…

2061: Odyssey Three, a book of monoliths & meanderings

After completing 2010: Odyssey Two, I needed to get my hands on the next book in the series. Several months later (because I can be stubborn about buying books new vs. second hand), I finally found 2061: Odyssey Three. As much I as loved 2001: A Space Odyssey and adored 2010, did 2061 stand up…

Digital vs. physical: a video game collection nightmare

As video games continue to evolve as entertainment, so do the devices they are played on. We've moved past the days of cartridges that you blow into, which have been replaced by flash memory, hard drives, and Blu-ray discs. As a video game collector, or someone who just accumulates games (like me), is it better…