I played Banjo-Kazooie in 2023, completely fresh, with no childhood attachment. I expected a charming relic of gaming’s past – the kind of game that’s “good for its time” but would feel dated compared to modern design. Instead, I found myself playing something that’s just plain good, full…

I’ve been gaming since 1982 when I opened an Atari 2600 on Christmas morning. I’ve watched the entire industry transition from arcade-focused to home-console dominated to whatever we call this modern era. That perspective teaches you something – sometimes the best thing isn’t the most popular thing. Sometimes…

Right, I need to address something straightaway – Majora’s Mask is divisive, and I understand why. The three-day cycle creates constant time pressure. You can’t just explore freely without consequences. If you want to do everything, you need multiple playthroughs or you need to be ruthlessly efficient about…

Here’s the thing about GoldenEye 007 that people who didn’t live through 1997 don’t understand – everyone said it was impossible. The FPS genre belonged to PC gaming. Doom proved it. Quake proved it. The idea that you could do a competent first-person shooter on a console controller…