Taking On 2013: Top Video Games

Okay! Took us a little while to get back here after running through the TV shows (and still having audio troubles on this new laptop that I need to figure out, which has sadly delayed attempts at podcasting), but we are back! And we're here to talk a little about video games. We had new consoles, the beginning of the 3DS Golden Age (or not, who can say?), and a bunch of previous generation software. So what ended up being the best of the best in this wild year? Let's find out on this edition of the NAMCO High memorial list because that game came out so late in the year!

Losing The Legend: Too Linked To The Past?

We are at the end of days, my friends. Not in the 'watch out for the Rapture' sort of way, more like the 'sorry I ran your Teddy bear through the wash, you probably shouldn't have left him in the hamper with all of the other clothes perhaps you should just pay more attention to where you're playing pretend so that I do not have to go sorting through these filthy rags that keep you decent' sort of way. We are, in fact, on the cusp of the Nintendo Wii's demise. But in one final gasp for air, an attempt to find relevancy in the zeitgeist, a way to rekindle all those old nostalgic flames of glory before the fire is doused and the Wii-U rises from the remains. And in that final breath we are met with a familiar shield, a green tunic, and a whole lot of waggling. Yet as the November release date of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword draws ever closer, an entry in a franchise that I have been enjoying since I was a child, I struggle to garner any sort of excitement for the game. And there has to be something wrong with that.