Off the Beaten Path

There are so many gaming franchises out there that are overrated. Do I really have to tell you them? Everyone knows them. Call of Duty, Assassin’s Creed and Battlefield are pretty much all people play these days. I’m here to tell you to branch out again*. Here are some games that I am excited to get. See how many of them you know: Starbound, Sir, You are Being Hunted, Stardew Valley. You’ve never heard of any off them, have you? There are so many games out there that are amazing. Take a break from the big names for a while and try something new!

*See The GBA IPad Emulator Post.

Terraria vs Minecraft: Which is the better game?

Even if you’ve spent most of your life with consoles, you’ve almost definitely heard of the PC hit Minecraft. With over 12 million copies sold, it is the most played game that hasn’t had an official release yet, second only to DoTa 2. I am also going to talk about a less known game, but by no means a worse game: Terraria. Whatever you do, don’t call Terraria a Minecraft clone, because it’s not. I know most of you will toss Terraria aside, saying that being 2-d makes it a terrible game. There are pros and cons for both of them. If you would like the building aspect of the game more, then I would recommend Minecraft. Being 3-d and having more materials to use makes the building possibilities for Minecraft more enjoyable. However, if you are interested in adventuring, Terraria is the game for you. Think you’ve seen it all by going from side to side of the map? Explore the caves, brave the dangers of the dungeon, challenge the bosses, or find the floating islands in the sky. That is really the deciding factor of which game is really better. One last thing, though. Stop calling Minecraft a survival game. It’s a sandbox game. Just because you have hunger doesn’t mean survival is a big part of the game.

The GBA IPad Emulator

It’s come to my attention that the current most popular app that people are getting on their IPads at our school is the GBA Emulator. It’s nice to see that classics making a comeback, but I’ll I see people play is Pokemon. I’m here to tell you to branch out. The GBA has a lot more games to offer. I, myself am playing Metroid: Zero Mission, Metroid: Fusion, and The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. I am really loving all three of them. Go on to a ROM site and try something new for once.