Sonic Chaos holds a special place in my heart as a long time Sonic the Hedgehog fan. However, it would be remiss of me to mention that this game is on the bottom end of my list of favourite Sonic games, especially when it’s stacked against some of the best the series has to offer. … Continue reading Sonic Mega Collection Plus Retrospective – Sonic Chaos
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Super Mario Multiverse – Super Mario Odyssey: An Odyssey of Our Own
Happy Mar10 Day everyone and welcome to a special edition of Games with Coffee! Finally, after much waiting, the day has come! It's the Super Mario Multiverse collaboration, brought to you by my good friend: The Well Red Mage! Picture this: A hundred Mario games and a hundred writers talking about said Mario games. That's … Continue reading Super Mario Multiverse – Super Mario Odyssey: An Odyssey of Our Own
Adventure Map | The Games That Define Us
Ladies and Gentlemen, this is Ryan from Games with Coffee, welcoming you to The Games That Define Us! Brought to you by Matt from Normal Happenings and starting from today, November 1st until December 4th, this ambitious collaboration brings together over thirty amazingly talented bloggers from all different walks of life to talk about the games that have made … Continue reading Adventure Map | The Games That Define Us
Reflecting on Death Through Gaming
"At times of strife and anguish, we turn to our craft in the hope that it will light our way forward." - Unknown Good day and welcome back to another edition of Games with Coffee. It's a sad time for my family as my wife's grandmother, who we all call Aaje (pronounced "Aah-gee"), had passed … Continue reading Reflecting on Death Through Gaming
The Year In Review
Good evening and welcome to the first year-end edition of Games with Coffee! We've come to the close of 2017 and, while the jury may be out on whether this was a good or bad one, it was definitely a year to remember, both for the gaming industry and for myself in general. Let's review … Continue reading The Year In Review
Final Fantasy VII: How the Game and its Protagonist Changed My Life Forever
Good morning and welcome to another edition of "Games with Coffee!" May the delicious brew in your favourite mug give you +1 in both your wakefulness and energy stats! Today's topic is a very special one for me: 20 years ago, on September 7, 1997, Final Fantasy VII was released in North America. I don't … Continue reading Final Fantasy VII: How the Game and its Protagonist Changed My Life Forever
Beginner’s Mindset, Failing Forward and Starting Over: How They Relate To Gaming and Real Life
Good morning and welcome to another edition of "Games with Coffee!" May today reflect the contents of your mug: filled to the brim with hot, delicious goodness! Today, I'm going to talk about having a beginner's mindset, failing forward and starting over. I want to talk about these because several situations have happened at my (now … Continue reading Beginner’s Mindset, Failing Forward and Starting Over: How They Relate To Gaming and Real Life
The Nintendo Switch: Does It Live Up To The Hype?
Hello everyone and welcome to another edition of "Games with Coffee!" Happy Video Games Day! So, as you probably know, either through my recent posts or from my Instagram feed, I got a Nintendo Switch for my birthday! Today, I want to share with you the system itself, my impressions on Nintendo's latest console after … Continue reading The Nintendo Switch: Does It Live Up To The Hype?
“The Quest”: Using Video Games to Fulfill my Dreams
Good afternoon and welcome to a special edition of Games with Coffee. Why special? Because today, July the 13th, is my 30th birthday! And while the jokes start coming around about how I've become practically ancient, I want to talk today about something completely different than the usual stuff I talk about. Today's subject is something … Continue reading “The Quest”: Using Video Games to Fulfill my Dreams
How Mega Man X Gave Me My Artistic Groove
Hey all! Welcome to another edition of Games with Coffee! I hope everyone's weekend (whether it was a long one or not) was well! Today, I'm going to share a personal story about the Blue Bomber himself: Mega Man! Mega Man (A.K.A Rockman in Japan) holds a special place in my heart, along with other … Continue reading How Mega Man X Gave Me My Artistic Groove
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