It’ll Do Just Fine. 2017 was the year of Zelda. While the Switch’s continued sales success and Super Mario Odyssey’s rave reviews help further the point that, yes, Nintendo has had a banner year, Breath of the Wild…
Author: David Silbert
David Silbert
David is the founder of The Punished Backlog. He has a problem finishing games he starts. Just beat: Astro Bot, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Working on: UFO 50, Echoes of Wisdom, Persona 5: Royal. Can't wait for: Hollow Knight: Silksong. Follow David on Twitter at @David_Silbert to keep up to date with all things The Punished Backlog.
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La Crème de la Crème of Paris’ Premier Gaming Expo Paris Games Week came and went last month. Amid the noise and fervor caused by Sony’s impressive October 30 PlayStation Showcase (catch up on all…
Celebrating 30 Years in Style Capcom just announced a new installment in the Mega Man franchise as part of the series’ 30th anniversary live stream. Mega Man 11 does away with the 8-bit style of the previous…
Journey Back to Europa Following lukewarm reception to the 2017 spin-off Valkyria Revolution, Sega has announced that Valkyria Chronicles 4 is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch in 2018. The announcement was made via the…
Settling World Affairs Like Actual Gentlemen People’s Chess was perhaps the craziest thing I saw while exploring Paris Games Week 2017’s bustling show floor. A small booth sandwiched between two other independent games, People’s Chess caught my eye…
Out Now on Steam Early Access There were a lot of excellent games to play at Paris Games Week 2017, from Monster Hunter: World to the new Shadow of the Colossus remake. However, among all…
Paris And All Of Its Wonders From November 1-5, Punished Backlog writer David Silbert spent hours exploring the halls of Paris Games Week 2017, taking in the impressive sights and sounds of the big games…
Around the World in 80 Power Moons To say that Super Mario Odyssey had big shoes to fill is an understatement. In 2007, Super Mario Galaxy essentially took the franchise someplace it had never gone before: outer…
Spider-Man, The Last of Us, and So Much More Well, that was thrilling. Sony just finishing giving their 2017 Paris Games Week conference. While the showcase was light in terms of new announcements, Sony still…
Tiny, But Deadly Difficulty in games has had a long and storied history. During the eighties and nineties, a hard difficulty was an integral part of the experience. The Legend of Zelda unleashed players out into…