My All Time Favorite Video Game Series

This is the type of thing that may change a bit with time, so I guess it would be better to call this the 2014 version of this list. Anyway, there are a ton of video game series out there that I absolutely love. Some have as few as three games (when I consider it to really be a series), and some have 20+, or even more than that. Here is my list.

Dispelling a Video Game Myth and a Bonus

There has always been one video game myth that has bugged me. As someone who does laugh at how the Call of Duty games really seem to all be the same thing over and over again, when my favorite series is given the same treatment, I will defend that game series with great confidence. The series is the Legend of Zelda, and every time I hear anyone say anything about the games being the same, the first thing that happens is that I totally lose respect for that person, the second thing is that through a civil debate (at least I keep it civil), I make sure that person realizes either how ill informed or just how unintelligent they are, and here's how (some spoilers ahead, although I'll try to make them minimal).

Mario Kart 8 Review and Rankings

On Friday after work the first thing I did was run out and get Mario Kart 8. While I knew that this wouldn't be a huge departure from the rest of the series or anything, it wouldn't be a groundbreaking game in the series or anything, but at the same time, I'd liked every Mario Kart game that I had played before, so of course I was going to like this. Also, this being another game to play on the Wii U doesn't hurt either, a system that I feel is still hurting for games. Anyway, to give you an early hint of what I thought about the game, my right thumb was sore from Saturday through Monday, and I haven't even had a chance to play it for more than 1 cup since Saturday night.

Underrated Games Among Fans of their Series

I've been playing a game lately that will appear on this list, and I've realized that there really is no reason for that game to have as many people in the fanbase for that game series to be saying some of the things that they do. So anyway, I'm going to go over a few of these games and give my reasons for why I think that the fans that say these things are either biased in some sort, or are plain flat out wrong.

Who Are The Most Intense Bands Out There?

I'll start this off with a disclaimer. I have not heard every band in the world, so this list is limited to just bands that I've heard. Anyway, I do have a solid knowledge of music that is out there, and a lot of my friends will sometime ask me who I think are the heaviest, fastest, or just the most intense bands or music acts out there. Well, I'm going to answer a lot of those questions here. My use of genres is really only to allow the reader to imagine what any bands they may not have heard yet actually sound like. It's not for me to pigeonhole a band or anything like that, because a lot of these bands cannot be really pigeonholed into a single genre.

Lesser Known Classic Albums Part 4: Miasma and the Carousel of Headless Horses - Perils

This is probably the first album in this series where there is really no debate rather this is a lesser known album or band at all. Not to say that nobody has heard of them, but if you ask 100 random people at a prog rock show, at a metal show, or at just about any other show based around a certain genre that they touch on (or at least where those fans might enjoy them), you'll find a very low number of people who have ever heard of them. If I had to really narrow them down to a single genre, I'd say that the band is progressive rock, but there are very strong avant garde and experimental elements to the band as well, just really the general base of the band is progressive rock. However, as this album proves, there is so much more to this band.

The Console Wars: What Each System Brings

We've had time now to at least let the initial shots be fired in the current generation console wars. The Wii U has been out for well over a year now, and the PS4 and XBox One have been out for a few months now. While we still have a long way to go to find out how everything turns out, I've had a chance to play around on all three (although I only own one, I've been able to find people with each one, and have played demos). On top of that, I won't be able to own each of the three, I have other interests, and money really only allows me to buy one more (already have a Wii U), and even that probably won't be until price cuts, so I have done more than my share of research so that I get the right system based on what I'm looking for. I'm going to go over each one to try to make this an easier choice for you.