5 Anime Franchises that Need a New Video Game

I'm going to be honest- this started as a list of general media franchises that should receive a new video game. However, as I began putting my list together, almost everything that came to mind was anime. So here we are!! Anime has experienced a massive surge of popularity in recent years, with prominent athletes …

Welcome to Appleton! My Return to Animal Crossing

It's been a hot minute since I dipped my toes into Animal Crossing. While New Horizons got me through the pandemic with (most of) my sanity and also gave me a lot of joy when I reset it to start up a Zelda-themed island, the truth of the matter is that I haven't experienced much …

Making Myself into an RPG Character

I often find my biggest inspirations for writing when I least expect it. After I took a hiatus from blogging for two years, blog and internet friend Adventure Rules suddenly dropped in with a community challenge to send him questions and he would reciprocate, leading to a mass exchange of questions among friends and fellow …

The Games that Defined Me

Gaming is such a tremendous, expansive hobby, and it's inevitable that each of us are drawn to a wildly different variety of titles. I've met so many people who have never even heard of some of my favorites, and vice versa. But all of us who play share something in common- a journey. There are …

My Pokémon Team for Everyday Life

A while back, I watched one of the adorable PokéToons that were posted on YouTube in recent years and it got me thinking about Pokémon again (Let's be real- it doesn't take much for me). This particular video was titled "The Slugma-Powered Home"- I'll leave the link right here. One of the things that I …

AdventureRules- Charming and Open!

Hello there! I bet you forgot that Brink of Gaming had a blog! 😀 While I no longer participate on the blog front actively, my buddy Adventure Rules is closing down his WP site and wanted to send it off in spectacular fashion: a community writing event! Remember when we used to do those all …

Zelda: The Hero of Time’s Lost History, and the Secret of Majora’s Mask

Featured Image art by Jasqreate The Legend of Zelda is one of the most renowned series in all of gaming. Yet for all its legendary achievements and milestones, there are a few hot topics that remain consistently debated among fans: Which game is the best? Are the 2D games better than 3D? Can anyone rival …

Pokémon 25: Ranking the Generations of Pokémon Games

Pokémon has been a part of our lives for 25 years as of this very day of posting! Am I the only one thinking how crazy that is? It has been a pleasure to revel in my own nostalgia and memories these past few weeks with you all! I truly have no clue how many …

Pokémon 25: My Top 10 Pokémon of Each Generation

Hoo boy... this is going to be one heck of a post! But if you love Pokémon and adore lists (both of which I assume you do if you clicked this link), then you are in for a treat! I've always found it difficult to narrow down my own personal Top 10 Pokémon simply because …

Pokémon 25: If I Had a Pokémon Gym…

(Writer's Note: This is ANOTHER updated version of an older post, mainly to account for team changes due to Scarlet and Violet introducing some awesome new Pokémon!) I was raised in the great Poké-storm of the late 1990s. It was a phenomenon that completely took over children's pop culture with video games, a cartoon, a …