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TGIF Open Thread!

Good morning all! Hope your week went quick and it wasn't to much of a headache cause we made it! It's Friday! My week draaagged but it's basically over so whatevs! It's the weekend and I'm happy about that. Will be doing some cleaning...

 
 
 
 
 
 

PS1 REVIEWS REPORT: 40-31

We are now closing in on the final third of Retro Sanctuary's Top 100 PlayStation 1 Games list and we are naturally getting the good stuff. However, there are some serious errors on this list. For me, it's extremely inappropriate to ha...

 
 
 
 

TGIF Open Thread!

Good morning everyone! It's that lovely time of the week! It's Friday! The week was weird in that it went fast and slow at the same damn time. We made it at least. Nothing to crazy happened other then that I finally, after the 3rd atte...

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

TGIF Open Thread!

Good morning all! It's that lovely time of the week! It's Friday and also my pay day so smiles all around! I should be working buuut our systems decided to take a shit sooo write TGIF a little earlier then normal it is! This week kinda...

 
 
 
 

PS1 REVIEWS: Threads of Fate

Made by some of the same team that developed the uber-serious Xenogears game, at a time when Square seemed to have a Midas touch, Threads of Fate was made to be a contrasting light-hearted adventure that still makes an impression. At t...

 
 
 
 

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Review

The Legend of Zelda series has a long and storied history, but rarely does Nintendo follow up even its most beloved games with iterative sequels.  While making a follow up to one of the most beloved Zelda games seems like an obvi...

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

TGIF Open Thread!

Gooood morning all! It's that wonderful time of the week! It's Friday! Wasn't able to login to the site last week, so thanks again to Queen for taking care of TGIF for me. Until further notice, TGIF will stay here until the blogs break...

 
 
 
 

Mega Man Lordspective: Mega Man X6

Producer: Tatsuya Minami Director: Koji Okohara Release: 2001 Console: PS1   Commonly thought off as one of the worst games in the series, there is a lot of truth to that sentiment. At its best, Mega Man X6 is an imbalanced mes...

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

TGIF Open Thread!

Hello, Destructoid! It's that wonderful time of the week! It's Friday! A sad week on Destructoid, unfortunately. If you have missed the latest events, Gamurs (Destructoid's new owners) fired our great Chris Moyse without any warning, ...

 
 
 
 

My Top 10 Games of 2022

2021 felt like one of the quietest years in the video game industry in a while.  The PS5 and Xbox Series had yet to hit their stride, with few blockbuster releases, though there were several, smaller titles that captured our atte...

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

TGIF Open Thread!

Goood morning Destructoid! It's that wonderful time of the week! It's mother fuckin Fridaaaay! This week went fast as all hell and I'm happy for it. Work sucked but whatevs, I finish today and I'm gonna enjoy my two days off with my ne...

 
 
 
 

My ICO Review

"Ico [was] one of the first games that tried to evoke emotions from the player. Ico was the starting point and proof that emotions can exist in games, kind of a wake-up call for designers. " - Josef Fares , creative director of Brother...

 
 
 
 
 
 

Quickposts

bong264

Casual Sunday Evening Status:

 
 
Exber

#18 Movie of 2023: I dont watch anime but japanese animated movies I watch from time to The art here is excellent, plus the freedom and soul only animation The plot is ok, but that scene with the crying girl at the end is

 
 
Flegma

Last day of my vacation, Im sweating like a pig and I finally clear the final puzzle in Hatsune Miku Logic Paint S (maybe 535 nonograms if I calculated it No mistakes, no hints, 65 This is what I

 
 
Flegma

Got through Cocytus in GFD:UM and the boss on my first go at it, now to see if the Warrior difficulty level adds something

 
 
Flegma

Spotted Getsufumaden: Undying Moon in store, and bought Ive been playing it probably more than I shouldve most weapons unlocked, and I finally dared to go to the ancient battleground Using the second difficulty level, not the easiest

 
 
PhilKenSebben

Dear morons in charge of The front page is beyond ridiculous The only reason left people come here anymore, cant be achieved without a bit of effort to close tons of How long do you think the few readers left, will tolerate that shit?

 
 
Lord Spencer

Weekly Update, here are the games I am currently I am going to review those within brackets once completed: - -13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Switch) -Knights and Bikes (Switch) -Yakuza 6: Song of Life (PS4/5)

 
 
bong264

Suffering through the heat to paint more stuff, although were finally getting a break next week Behold! Colin Baker! Er I mean a hobbit from 1984s asgard fantasy This guy is really tiny being on a 15mm base and

 
 
bong264

Current Status:

 
 
Zoey Handley

I find it interesting that Im one of very few critics to have covered Rise of the Triad: Ludicrous Edition at I thought that way more people would be excited about Kind of shows what strange priorities I

 
 
Exber

#40 Beaten in 2023 is: Donkey Kong Part country wannabe, part 3D platformer with a lot of potential, I dont understand why collecting LOTS of stuff + backtracking is any Getting to the ending was anything but Missed

 
 
Vesalius

Current status: I’ve seen fire and I’ve seen ice

 
 
Whispering Willow

Ive been playing more Guile Hes gone from revenge-obsessed to a rigid, coffee-guzzling One who fears upsetting his Hopefully he listens to classic and not modern Also Laura and Sean are to his

 
 
Exber

#39 Game beaten in 2023 is: Metal Gear Solid The Twin I remembered why I hadnt tried this one before: I wasnt Graphically, is But why all the matrix cinematic choreographies? This doesnt do much to validate its

 
 
bong264

Current Status:

 
 
Sweaty Dungus

Saw Current status

 
 
taterchimp

RAGBRAINS: Monterey Jack cheese, thick-cut slab bacon, Busch Light de burgo sauce + Iowa pico de gallo New specials for the bike ride across Iowa this week

 
 
Dr Mel

Been playing FF12 on new game + for a nice, semi-relaxing Its basically a boosted mode, you start at level You cant kill everything instantly, like the big t-rex in the starting area you still cant kill that A nice way to

 
 
CaimDark Reloaded

Gonna finally check out Bloodstained, a surprise gift from our very own Thanks, man!

 
 
CaimDark Reloaded

Im almost 40, and Im finding I increasingly no longer have the patience for deep, complex games that involve a lot of decisions and mechanics to learn and take a while to learn that I used to love until recently, such as turn-based

 
 
bong264

Average Tuesday Status:

 
 
CaimDark Reloaded

The transition from Nightmare to Torment in Diablo IV was jarring enough that I might be getting close to the why am I even doing this point I inevitably reach in these games and bowing Im fighting enemies 14 levels higher, and though Im still

 
 
Rad Party God

I will forever defend Snake Eaters 3DS port until my last breath for the simple reason that somehow Nintendo ALLOWED to have a Yoshi figurine RIGHT NEXT to a torture Yes, THAT

 
 
ScionVyse

Im still going to post all of my main videos here, for those who want to see My video on Bowsers Inside Story is done, and I think its a pretty good one! Check it out if youve got some time!

 
 
CaimDark Reloaded

I cleared the D4 Nightmare Capstone Dungeon at Died 5 times to the boss, but it was actually a cool fight because I was dying to things I could avoid, so there was a skill Hopefully now Ill start finding useful items

 
 
Exber

#38 Game beaten in 2023 is: New Super Mario The last 2D mario game I played was NSMB2 for 3DS and my experience wasnt the best That changed here, however, as the joy, ingenuity, and fun factor is Wonder has shoes to

 
 
Rad Party God

Okay, it seems the dust has settled a Still unfortunate, but I kinda miss posting random asinine shit in here, I guess Ive been playing a lot of 3DS lately, especially PKMN X and MH3U, still catching up on a LOT of stuff I missed in 10 years!

 
 
Flanx
 
 
bong264

Sunday Evening Status:

 
 
Dr Mel

Sundogday: Close Edition

 
 
CaimDark Reloaded

I wonder what goes through the brain of a thug who thinks hey, this girl single-handedly killed Lilith inside her own home in Hell, shes the perfect mark to lure to a dark alley, murder her and take her

 
 
PhilKenSebben

Oh snap, double post!!! Happy birthday shout out to the sexiest, manliest, old gun nut, this side of a dirty Love you

 
 
PhilKenSebben

Been a minute since I left a post

 
 
Exber

#37 Game beaten in 2023 is: The PS3 had gems even until the release of its Japan Studio (rest in peace) always The creative gameplay, voice acting, and a funny story makes Puppeteer a nice time to be had,

 
 
Lord Spencer

Weekly Update, here are the games I am currently I am going to review those within brackets once completed: - -13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (Switch) -Timespinner (Switch) -Yakuza 6: Song of Life (PS4/5)

 
 
LastKingofHearts

Deals a deal, Reshot an old photo and changed up some Insta - upinsmokeproductions and catch me on occasionally speedrunning Super Castlevania IV

 
 
bong264

The first and probably only mini of the month Its that time of year where it gets too damn hot to paint in my room so Im enjoying the dip while I This guy is from citadel 1982-83 fantasy adventurer Dunno what hell be used for though🤔

 
 
Virtua Kazama

I havent streamed in a month because Im in the middle of But dont worry: Ill be back in So yeah, how about that Tekken 8 CNT, huh?

 
 
The Mars In The Mirror

Well, it seems that Occams got it! Until next time boys and girls!

 
 
Occams

This made me think of Hope he’s doing

 
 
taterchimp

I havent had a good birria taco It sounds so

 
 
Whispering Willow

All hail Let us journey to the island of Zoop and prepare for his

 
 
bong264

Alright, I have concluded my retread of the Wolfenstein Well, from RTCW The New Colossus is still fine, new characters are still unlikeable douchebags and the whole father trauma thing was kinda left field for Current Status:

 
 
Exber

#16 Movie of 2023: Finally! A movie that understands feminism, its funny, direct, and doesnt hold 4 and a half stars out of #17 Movie of 2023: What can I say? I cried during the bomb explosion Not 5, but

 
 
Zoey Handley

Shaved my Metal Slug down to 5 Thats on default difficulty (Level 4), 3 lives, and no I can get it down lower, as some of the lives I dropped were entirely just due to choking at key