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 …

Top 10 Favorite Weapons in Video Games

A loooooooong time ago, in a land far, far away (okay, it's the same place), I made a blog post about my favorite armors in video games. These choices were made for their general aesthetic, usefulness, and all-around badassery. Today, I'm going to take a look at the other side of the equation- the WEAPONS. …

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 …

Top 10 Video Game Series I SHOULD Like

Let's face it- if you're reading this, you probably also like video games. And if you like video games, you probably don't have time to get to all the ones you'd like to play. AND if you don't get to all the games you'd like to play, you PROBABLY have entire series (plural) of games …

Ranking My Top 10 Video Game Series

Adventure Rules recently had me mulling over my favorite video game series of all time, and why it is so special to me. SPOILERS- I picked The Legend of Zelda. However, his question got my brain thinking about my other favorites when it comes to video games, and which ones I have like the most …

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 …

Bioshock Infinite Mini-Review

After purchasing the Bioshock Collection for $12 in 2020 and beating Bioshock the same year, then Bioshock 2 last year in 2021, it felt like the perfect time to wrap up the trilogy and get started on Bioshock Infinite in 2022. Rather than another return to the ocean-buried Rapture, Infinite brings us up into a …