Gaming off the Beaten Path

I've come to a realization about the whole "modern vs. old school gaming" debate and I actually came to said realization via one of my other hobbies. You see, I am a big fan of professional wrestling and have been for a long time. I've also had a lot of late nights recently, thanks to my new addition to the family, and I can't always game during those nights. Fortunately, WWE has had the courtesy to put several full matches of past Royal Rumbles on their YouTube, from the federation years to the Attitude Era to the modern matches. It was when I watched the 1995 and 2018 versions back to back that I came to the aforementioned realization. Shawn Michaels and the British Bulldog started the match in 1995 and frankly, no one in the 2018 could match the star power or uniqueness of either man. However, the 1995 version of the match also featured competitors like Mantaur, and no one in the 2018 match could match his level of awfulness. In short, the older match's hig...

It’s been a fun month, but I’m all Final Fantasy’d out. And how do I follow up and entire month of borderline obsessive coverage of a super nerdy RPG?  By covering something even nerdier!  After all, what’s nerdier than Magic: The Gathering? I have played MTG for a very, very long time.  There was a time in my life that I was ashamed of that, but that time has come and gone.  I may not have the time or resources to dedicate to the game that I used to, but I still like to play any way I can.  That usually means playing digitally and unfortunately, I have always found Magic video games to be lacking.  They usually fall into one of two situations, either they require too much of a financial commitment or they deviate too far from the actual game to be any fun.  But now, Thanks to the (pun intended) “magic” of the internet, I have finally found the game I was looking for.  And the best part?  It’s abandonware, so it can be ...

So I figured I would start with one of the PS Plus games of the month for my first Gaming on a Budget column.  I mean, what’s cheaper than free!  Well, technically you pay for the service, but whatever.   Anyway, I always get excited to see which games will be available for download when the end of the month draws near.  Will it be a big time, A-list title?  An obscure hidden gem?  Who knows.  I have to say that for the most part, Sony does a good job.  Hell, in January we got the first three Uncharted games!  Those were all A-list titles and are important parts of Sony’s catalog.  Personally, I don’t love them, but they are good, solid, 8.5/10 games and if you haven’t played them, the price is right.  But everyone already knows about Uncharted, so I am going to focus on the OTHER game this month.   Which is...Goat Simulator?  I remember hearing about it when it was launched, but I thought it was...