Blog Herding – The Best Blogs Of The Community (March 10, 2016)
This week was another exceptional one for Blog Herding, with posts running the gamut of super serious and personal to funny and witty. Dive in!
Community Blogs For March 3 – March 10:
To My Grandmother
Craigaleg gets personal
on us, writing about his grandmother, Pokémon, and death. Our family members
shape us in so many ways that even years later we can feel the ramifications of
such choices. If it wasn't for my mother, I never would have even played a Game
Boy. Or felt what it's like to get crushed in Kirby's Avalanche, relentlessly
and with glee. Thanks, Mom.
My Confusion Over Completion
Percentages
Blogger Rebekah Lang
has a bone to pick with game completion percentages. Specifically, how in the
heck they actually work. The numbers seem arbitrary. Has anyone else ever
wondered about this?
My 5 Best Virtual Friends (BVFF as
I like to call them)
Dalin Briggs presents
us with a list of besties. It is only natural that Dog Meat makes the list. I
mean, look at that cute, cuddly face! Who's a good boy? WHO'S A GOOD
BOY?! Some of my other favorite virtual friends are my Final Fantasy Tactics
warmongers. That group has been through it all.
My Thoughts On The March 2016
Nintendo Direct
Justin Mikos gives his
pennies on the latest round of Nintendo announcements. Overall it was a good Nintendo Direct, but we both wanted to see
more of the upcoming Zelda game. But there were a lot of interesting
announcements and details for even the sternest Nintendo hater.
Books That Should Be Games
Avid reader Jonathon Garrard chooses some books that are in need of a video game
counterpart (or at least a better one, as in the case of "The Hunger
Games"). I'd like to add Brandon Sanderson's recently completed Reckoners
series. I still have all the feels flowing through me from that one.
Writing Challenge Responses:
Community Writing Challenge: The
Unsung Heroes at Psyonix
Cru Hunter writes about
Psyonix. You know it. The dev that made games for 16 years. No? The Rocket
League team. Ah, now you know it. Give this blog a read to see just how
involved this developer has been with a number of heavy-hitting series. I was
definitely surprised.
Community Writing Challenge:
Atlus's Unsung Work
GerardoExber's choice
may seem odd, but chances are you either own every Atlus game, or only know of
Persona. I've been an Atlus fan for a very long time, so this blog is very near and dear to me.
Definitely seek out Kartia: The Word of Fate. It's a classic.
Community Reviews:
Professor Layton and the Azran
Legacy Review – Legendarily Boring
TheDarkestLink takes the professor for a spin and doesn't like it. This is a very
in-depth look at a stumble from the beloved series. The game ultimately disappoints our blogger, which is unfortunate. Here's hoping the next game
reviewed is more satisfying.
Community Writing Challenge:
Let's do what we did once before: ask for community challenges. If you have an idea for a community writing challenge, leave it in the comments below. While I like to think I've got a large, creative bag of challenges that even Nabbit would be jealous of, I want to hear from everyone on what our community should be writing about!
Community Playdate:
This week we'll take a hiatus from playing games. Well, at least together, anyway. Catch up on those backlogs!
I hope you enjoy the blogs! Please contact me via my Game Informer page or on Twitter at @LouisGarcia12 with any blog news or playdate suggestions.
