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Revisiting: Destiny

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I've been on vacation for the past week and a half. My original plan was to bang out some Earthbound and other retro's. That plan lasted 45 minutes on the drive home. Our Geothermal went out so I was contained to my bedroom, with a window AC unit and my XBOX One. So I decided to revisit an old nemesis. Destiny. It's been tough honestly. I put the game down after beating the Crota raid a few times and getting my Hunter up to Level 42. Destiny is one of those games with a ton of different currencies and different items, that honestly gets overwhelming. Its one of those games that if you do not play often, you tend to forget item specifics. Which is exactly what happened to me. Luckily Eric was there to help me along and get some sort of understanding on things (I still dont understand Mote of Light). I still feel like I have no idea what to do on a daily basis to get the most loot, but I guess that will come with time. But I think I realized what makes De

Experiencing Earthbound

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Earthbound is one of those games that I have searched and searched for, but never been able to find. Looking to buy used online has been out of the questions for years now ($200 bucks, no thanks). A few months ago I got Earthbound on the Wii U and honestly, its never felt right to play. I wanted to experience it on the cart, on the Super Nintendo with the SNES controller. A few weeks ago, I came across a reproduction maker on Etsy, selling Earthbound Uncut for $30. $30 bucks is affordable, it doesn't break the bank, and allows me to experience the game like I have always wanted too. I am still experiencing the game, so I will have a full video review up on it once I get done.