Books I aim to read in 2017 [update]

I've never been one for making lists of books I want to read. Frankly, I have far too many tomes and the idea of choosing a select few tends to send my mind spinning. This year, however, I decided it was finally time to decide myself to a few titles. When writing the list in…

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An update on my gaming backlog (31 May)

After having completed both Persona 5 and Dragon Quest Heroes straight after each other, I've decided to take a break from gaming for a while. It's not just those two titles, but also several RPGs I played back-to-back before them. I need a break to focus on the other parts of my backlog. For now,…

Dragon Quest Heroes is an enjoyable but flawed game

After finishing off Persona 5, which was an intense and rollercoaster ride of a game, I wanted something a little more mindless to cleanse my palette. I knew that Dragon Quest Heroes (DQH) was a hack-and-slash title and thanks to a sale on the PS Store, I picked it up for a decent price. To date,…

My Dark Tower novel series is now complete

I've been a fan of Stephen King's novels for quite a few years now. In fact, they inspired me to start writing fiction. Like many, my fascination with them first began with The Shining. After that, I began collecting as many of his books as I could, or as many as I could afford. His…

I’m playing 3 Dragon Quest games and didn’t realise

Last night, I finally completed the story section of the first Dragon Quest Heroes games. Upon shutting down my system and heading off to bed, I wondered if I should grind in Dragon Quest II on my Android phone, or Dragon Quest VIII on my Nintendo 2DS. It was then I realised that I'm actually playing…

Not purchasing new video games is difficult

I'd like to start off by saying that this is, of course, a first world problem that I'm complaining about. I understand that. Now for the article. Part of the reason I created this website was to force myself to play through some of my video game backlogs. One of the difficult aspects of having…

An update on my gaming backlog (24 May)

As much as I'd like to say that I am cruising through my gaming backlog, slashing games and defeating those titles both good and bad, but sadly I cannot. As many of you know - or the two people reading this post - working your way through a backlog is a difficult task, especially when…