A Green Mushroom

I jumped right into the previous post without actually explaining Blaugust.  So... what is it?  Blaugust is an excuse to get people blogging... in August.  Hence, Blaugust! I'm not the b...

http://www.agreenmushroom.com/2023/08/what-is-blaugust-2023-edition.html

I decided to participate in Blaugust this year for the first time in a few years.  My intention is to write 1-2 posts per week.  I don't have the time in my day to day life for daily blogging a...

http://www.agreenmushroom.com/2023/08/kicking-off-blaugust-with-blog-template.html

This running Games of the Year list has been an interesting experiment.  I decided to start this series right as we were shutting down the Geek to Geek podcast as a way to keep creatively broad...

http://www.agreenmushroom.com/2022/12/games-of-year-2022-in-conclusion.html

Here it is, the final ranked list of every video game I played this year that I found interesting enough to write about! Elden Ring Xenoblade Chronicles 3 FFXIV Endwalker Citizen Sleeper Marvel S...

http://www.agreenmushroom.com/2022/12/games-of-year-2022-final-list.html

It's interesting when I can see that a game has a lot going for it but fails to connect with me personally.  God of War Ragnarök is extremely polished and has incredible production values.Â...

http://www.agreenmushroom.com/2022/12/games-of-year-2022-god-of-war-ragnarok.html

Pokémon Scarlet (and Violet by extension) was the rare Pokémon game that hooked me and kept me interested all the way through. I'm not doing a full review, but I do feel the need to cal...

http://www.agreenmushroom.com/2022/11/games-of-year-2022-pokemon-scarlet-and.html

Marvel Snap is the best digital card game I've ever played on mobile.  In general, it's one of the best digital cards games I've played in years. Their are a few key factors here.  The tw...

http://www.agreenmushroom.com/2022/11/games-of-year-2022-marvel-snap.html

Gotham Knights is an interesting entry on this list.  As much as any game can be measured objectively... this one isn't great.  It feels like a solid 7 out of 10 type of game and it's hard ...

http://www.agreenmushroom.com/2022/11/games-of-year-2022-gotham-knights.html

Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope was an interesting game to play around with.  I made it through the first world and a half before realizing the game wasn't what I was in the mood for.  It ha...

http://www.agreenmushroom.com/2022/11/games-of-year-2022-mario-rabbids-sparks.html

Shovel Knight Dig is a game I almost didn't add here but, in the end, decided to capture some of my thoughts about it. Shovel Knight Dig is a roguelike take on the core Shovel Knight platfo...

http://www.agreenmushroom.com/2022/10/games-of-year-2022-shovel-knight-dig.html

Splatoon 3 is both good and disappointing at the same time.  At its core, Splatoon 3 is a solid game.  It still has lots of fun with squid kids, octolings, and fresh styles. All the fun f...

http://www.agreenmushroom.com/2022/09/games-of-year-2022-splatoon-3.html

Kaichu is a cute and lightweight game about Kaiju dating.  You take on the role of a Kaiju looking for love.  The core premise is that Kaijus date through destroying landmarks together. T...

http://www.agreenmushroom.com/2022/09/games-of-year-2022-kaichu.html

Xenoblade Chronicles 3 blew me away in a completely unsuspecting way.  I love a good JRPG but had previously bounced hard off of the first two games in this series.  This one looked like it...

http://www.agreenmushroom.com/2022/09/games-of-year-2022-xenoblade-chronicles.html

Playdate is a weird one to cover in this list since it's a game system and not a game itself.  But I decided to wrap in all of "Season 1" as an item on this list. If you haven't heard of i...

http://www.agreenmushroom.com/2022/09/games-of-year-2022-playdate-season-1.html

Immortality is a hard one to write about so this may be short.  But, I have to say something about it become it is most definitely interesting. Immortality is an FMV game, but you discover...

http://www.agreenmushroom.com/2022/09/games-of-year-2022-immortality.html

Tinykin is an interesting game that I almost chose not to write about for this list.  You'll see shortly that it ended up near the bottom of my list.  But the more I thought about it, the m...

http://www.agreenmushroom.com/2022/09/games-of-year-2022-tinykin.html

Cult of the Lamb was surprisingly gripping.  It's a cute/horrifying roguelike with town building elements.  There's a lot going on with it and I'm not quite sure if that description does it...

http://www.agreenmushroom.com/2022/08/games-of-year-2022-cult-of-lamb.html

Multiversus is what happens when you take the core gameplay of Smash Bros, give it a slight twist, and then set it in a world of Warner Brothers characters instead of Nintendo characters.  I...

http://www.agreenmushroom.com/2022/08/games-of-year-2022-multiversus-pre.html

I always hesitate to put DLC on a list of games of the year but I had a lot of fun with this one so I felt I needed to include it! The Hot Wheels DLC is the first of at least two new DLC ar...

http://www.agreenmushroom.com/2022/07/games-of-year-2022-forza-horizon-5-hot.html

Stray was both amazing and a disappointment for me at the same time.  This is a great example of a game being a mixed bag for me. The part that's amazing about Stray is the fidelity of the...

http://www.agreenmushroom.com/2022/07/games-of-year-2022-stray.html

Neon White is a first person action platformer with shooting elements.  It's hard to describe, but if you watch a video of some gameplay you can grok it quickly.  Essentially, the game is a...

http://www.agreenmushroom.com/2022/07/games-of-year-2022-neon-white.html

The Geek to Geek podcast had our finale a few weeks ago.  We wrapped it up after about 7 years of episodes.  We covered everything in the episode and I can't do it justice here but it feels lik...

http://www.agreenmushroom.com/2022/06/geek-to-geek-finale.html

  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge is extremely fun for what it is.  It's a brawler in the old 90s arcade style of beat em up games. Don't get me wrong, it has some moder...

http://www.agreenmushroom.com/2022/06/games-of-year-2022-teenage-mutant-ninja.html

  Mario Strikers: Battle League was a mixed bag of a game for me.  The single player experience leaves a lot to be desired but the multiplayer experience was a lot more fun. The single p...

http://www.agreenmushroom.com/2022/06/games-of-year-2022-mario-strikers.html

Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin has a wild and non-descriptive name that you almost instantly forget as soon as you here it.  Which is kind of fitting for a series with spin offs ...

http://www.agreenmushroom.com/2022/06/games-of-year-2022-stranger-of-paradise.html