Reviews
Retro Review: River City Ransom (NES)
Release Date: April 25, 1989 Developer: Technos Japan Corp. Publisher: Technos Japan Corp. When I wanna wind down from a day of stress, I often look to video games to help me unwind. Recently, I’ve been using The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on my Wii U. I have a review coming up on it. Here’s a small spoiler: it is AWESOME! Back in the day, I would turn to beat-‘em-up games to soothe my fr...[Read More]
Retro Review: Final Fantasy III (SNES)
Release Date: April 2, 1994 Developer: Square Co., Ltd. Publisher: Square Co., Ltd. This Retro Review felt like a cop-out when I decided to write this. I love this game, and it is one of my all-time favorite games. But it’s also a game many 16-bit JRPG lovers already hold in high regard. I had to write it, though, because Final Fantasy XV stuck it in my head. Because of the newer game, I re...[Read More]
Have You Seen…Blind Date?
Release Date: March 27, 1987 Director: Blake Edwards Starring: Bruce Willis, Kim Basinger, John Larroquette, William Daniels, Phil Hartman Favorite quote: “Oh Walter your beautiful car! Oh look on the bright side, what else can happen?” – Nadia Gates I haven’t gone down this well in a while. It’s not been for a lack of desire; real life finds a way to ruin plans. So I figure, why not restart...[Read More]
The Walking Dead Season 7 Episode 10 – The New Best Friend Review
“I couldn’t lose anyone. I couldn’t lose any more of them. I couldn’t lose you.” – Carol Here we are once more. I did miss last week’s episode review, but life happened and I could not make it on time. But at least we have this week’s episode. As usual, there will be slight spoilers ahead. Since Gabriel just left Alexandria, Rick and a few of the crew went to look for him. Well, they f...[Read More]
Retro Review: Castlevania Bloodlines (GEN)
Release Date: March 17, 1994 Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Sorry for not posting anything recently. You know, life and such. I touched on this subject once before with my review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist for the Genesis, but it’s worth repeating again. Nintendo revived the video game market in the mid-to-late 80s. But while the NES was getting all the love from co...[Read More]
John Wick Chapter 2 Review
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Riccardo Scamarcio. Ian McShane, Ruby Rose, Common, Lance Reddick, Laurence Fishburne, Claudia Gerini, John Leguizamo, Bridget Moynahan Director: Chad Stahelski Synopsis: After returning to the criminal underworld to repay a debt, John Wick discovers that a large bounty has been put on his life. Review: This fucking movie!!! OK, that’s it for my review. Good night, everyone! OK...[Read More]
Ghost Recon Wildlands Beta Impressions
The Digital Crack crew put the closed beta for Ubisoft’s Ghost Recon Wildlands through its paces. Two members decided to give their impressions from two different perspectives: single player and multiplayer. Here are their impressions. Single-Player Impressions by Uncle Willy I was unfortunately segregated from my Digital Crack mates when the closed beta for Ghost Recon Wildlands opened up. Each o...[Read More]
Retro Review: Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six (PC)
Release Date: August 21, 1998 Developer: Red Storm Entertainment, Inc. Publisher: Red Storm Entertainment, Inc. This past weekend, I was bombarded by Tom Clancy in effigy. My son gifted me a key to the closed beta for Ghost Recon Wildlands. Around the same time, I found out that Ubisoft set Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege, a game I do not yet own but enjoy, to be free to play for the weekend. For ...[Read More]
Rings Review
Cast: Matilda Lutz, Alex Roe, Johnny Galecki, Aimee Teegarden, Vincent D’Onofrio, Bonnie Morgan Director: F. Javier Gutierrez Synopsis: A young woman finds herself on the receiving end of a terrifying curse that threatens to take her life in 7 days. Review: You know that half-giddy feeling you get when you’re about to be in a serious car crash and narrowly miss? That’s how I felt as I walked out o...[Read More]
Retro Review: Dragon Warrior (NES)
Release Date: May 27, 1986 Developer: Chunsoft Co., Ltd. Publisher: Enix Corporation Sometimes, nostalgia clouds reality for me. The dawn of the JRPG hit me relatively early. It hit me in the form of Dragon Warrior, a game for the NES that was as surprising as it was confusing. I only discovered it when I asked the guy at the video rental store where I rented NES games from if they had any role-pl...[Read More]
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 4 Episode 10 – The Patriot Review
“You know that saying. If a jet crashes in the woods and there’s no one around to hear it, you stay close to the guy with super strength.” – Coulson I know I’m always behind on Agents of SHIELD reviews for some odd reason, but in my defense life’s a bitch…and I kind of forgot also. But no worries, as I did watch episode 9, here is the recap for last week’s episode. As always, the...[Read More]
Retro Review: Baldur’s Gate (PC)
Release Date: 1998 Developer: BioWare Corporation Publisher: Interplay Productions, Inc. My love for role-playing games began with tabletop Dungeons & Dragons campaigns with some like-minded friends in the early 80s. It was a fleeting experience, since the DM ended up moving a couple of weeks after he introduced me to it. But I seriously enjoyed the experience. Fast forward nearly 20 years, an...[Read More]