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Lost Judgment is the latest entry and sequel to the successful entry in the Yakuza spin-off series. Albeit, at the time of writing this review I have yet to complete the original Judgment. However, this game does an amazing job of entrancing new players and old players.

The Ninja Turtles are back!! Shredder's Revenge has come on the scene and the arcade fun from the 80's and 90's returns. If you were a gamer who loved Konami coin-op games such as Simpsons, X-Men, and of course Turtles in Time you will feel right at home. This game creates a rush of nostalgia and great times with your friends as you reminiscence the fond memories of childhood again.

Halo Infinite is the latest entry in the Halo franchise from 343 Industries. Halo holds a special place in my heart as it was the game like many gamers that sold me on the original Xbox. The Xbox when it launched was the newcomer into the console space amongst Sony and Nintendo. It was challenging and entering a multi-billion dollar industry with titans such as Crash Bandicoot, Mario, Sonic, and many other mascots and icons in the gaming industry that had established a presence in the fray.

 

Microsoft was a newcomer in the console and games industry. Halo instantly became the killer app/launch title that made the Xbox what it is today. It revolutionized online gaming building upon the roots of the Sega Dreamcast, the FPS genre in consoles which was predominately owned in the PC space for years with Doom, Quake, and other heavy hitters.

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas to my followers, fans, and lovers of all things gaming, anime, and cool. I hope y’all had a fantastic holiday spending time with loved ones and friends alike.

 

It was a very nice time myself with my girlfriend’s family and finally seeing my family for the first time in 2 years like pre-COVID so very enjoyable and relaxing. I also caught up on many of my favorite shows and anime alike.

 

The games is what you came for am I right? So with my holiday time shared let’s transition into what you came to read about and learn from my travels.

I visited five different gaming stores in Sacramento. It was to my surprise that I came across so many quality stores with retro and current (modern) games. It ranged from Atari to the Xbox Series C/One X to PS4/PS5 so quite the spread. It was lacking in niches like the Neo-Geo or Atari Jaguar. This is not uncommon tho as these systems tend to be highly collectible and more obscure and rare. The pandemic as we know has risen the prices of gaming like inflation to unorthodox levels and I’ve been doing this myself for over 20+ years. It amazes me how much it has changed over the years.

Howdy everyone Life Leveler here with another review and this is one many of my followers on TikTok and other social media avenues have requested heavily. So, without further ado lets get into it.

Tales of Arise arrived September 9, 2021 and I have finally completed the game for review and discussion. I will start with the fact I love RPG's. They are my favorite type of game from the amazing stories, to the characters, the vast connections, and deep intricacies that are interwoven into the stories.

Happy Thanksgiving and God Bless my fellow readers, listeners, followers, and subscribers. I hope you and your families are safe and well! I am sure you all enjoyed good time together and great food over the holiday break. 

It was a different Thanksgiving for me first of all I wasn’t in the process of moving with my partner. This was a nice change of pace enjoying time with my goddaughter in Dallas and enjoying an amazing steak dinner instead of being on the road during the holiday and moving from CA to TX.

So without further ado, let’s get into the games. After, me and my partner enjoy the area and food I went to do some game hunting. I went to three game stores and trust me I barely scratched the surface and I plan to come back again.

During my journey through Spain in Madrid and Barcelona I also came across a couple more stores I wanted to review and highlight. The first is GAME which was the last store I visited in Barcelona before heading back to the United States. It was basically Europe's version of GameStop. The layout, display of games, toys, and even pre-orders from employees lol was encouraged.. It was a solid layout but overall if you have a GameStop in your area then you aren't missing much. They have a great variety of modern games on PS5/Xbox Series X and what you would expect. As for retro and old school the only games I saw of noteworthy would be the PS3 and I believe some Wii games. The employees were nice but definitely felt more corporate like shopping in a GameStop not a terrible thing but nothing glowing and radiant to say.

My girlfriend and me were on vacation this month for about two weeks and Spain was one of our destinations on our travels. I always as a business owner look to connect with other business/game shop owners, do some game hunting, and potentially find new inventory for my own store. So upon our arrival from Lisbon, Portugal we arrived in Madrid, Spain to continue enjoying the art, food, history, churches, architecture, and the charms of Europe.

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