Maurith's review of Metroid | Backloggd Metroid is a side-scroller that, with its focus on progression based on acquiring skills/powers, exploration, and backtracking, laid the foundations for an entire subgenre. These three features alone ...

I finished my review of the first Metroid. Frankly, I don't know how I feel about it, but at least I'm glad I finally wrote about such an historically important game

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How cool that you have one of those TVs for gaming! They're a real gem for PS2 games and older.

A little trick if you want better sound is to get an RCA to 3.5 jack adapter, which will allow you to connect the audio to an external speaker

My next reviews will be...

Metroid
Super Mario Bros.
Castlevania Harmony of Dissonance

And I'll probably focus on completing the games I had planned to play before 2026

'100 Days of VGM Challenge Vol. II: Maurith's Quest' a list of games by Maurith | Backloggd 100 Days of Pure Peak 2 Welcome to the 100 Days of Video Game Music Challenge 2 In this challenge youll complete 100 unique categories by selecting a song that fits each theme Whether you participate...

Well, I've finished the second 100-day video game music challenge. I'm satisfied, as I've now managed to include many more songs that I like.

And now that it's over, I have more time and energy to focus on playing and reviewing, so I hope to pick it up again soon.

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Unless they are remakes, this collection will not be good

I only have 20% completion in the list of games I want to play in 2025 💀. Time to get serious, I don't want to fail for the third time in a row.

Tomorrow will be my first day at a new job. I'm a little anxious about it, but also excited to find out how it goes.

I definitely feel a little surprised with my results. I don't know how true many of these characteristics of mine are, although there are some that are accurate

Link to the test: poomang.com/en/t/mycore_...

There is the mute option, which hides all of a person's posts from you, but you can still follow each other, so it's ideal for not hurting anyone's feelings

For some reason I've become obsessed with chocolate chip cookies

'Favorite Water Themed Music' a list of games by Maurith | Backloggd Inspired by QuentTheSlayers listbackloggdcomuQuentTheSlayerlistanappreciationlistofwaterthemes I thought Id put together my own collection of favorite waterthemed tracks which includes derivatives suc...

I've made a list of my favorite water themes in video games... phew, that was a bit time-consuming, although if it's well received, I might make lists of other common video game areas, like ice, fire, sky, castle, etc.

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Okay, time to go back to Warrior Within and finish it too

People who say this style is "boring" are focusing more on throwing hate instead of appreciating the beautiful pixel art of the characters and enemies in these games, which ARE easily distinguishable from one HD-2D game to another

I watched a bit of "VTuber" Zoma's special stream 😂, and the new HD-2D remake looks fabulous, fantastic, incredible 🥹.

It's truly a high-level remake of the game and promises to improve it greatly. I can't wait; it could make DQ2 one of my favorite games, along with the rest that came after it.

I never considered a new DQ3 remake necessary but I'm glad it happened because it paved the way for DQ2 Remake. The only game in the series whose developers always lamented being unable to realize their vision due to time and system constraints

They're giving Dragon Quest II the respect it deserves

If you dislike them, just ignore them—no one’s forcing you to play. Why spread hate about something you don’t care for and that doesn’t affect you?

Those who complain about HD-2D games, saying "there are too many," "they all look the same," act as if there are 100 of them, when there are barely 9 (including unreleased).

It's ironic because many of these critics haven’t even played the games and probably wouldn’t, even if they looked different

I found this "About me: videogames" template on a Discord server.

I've already filled it out, so it's time to share it here too

Complaining about them seems a bit silly to me since they don't hurt anyone and they don't make indie games with traditional pixel art disappear or anything like that

The people who complain the most about the HD-2D style are the ones who haven't even played many (or any) games with those graphics or aren't even interested in those games.

On the other hand, those who follow HD-2D games ask for more, so I think it's good that there are more games like this

Official character art for the Prince of Midenhall from Dragon Quest 2 HD-2D Remake

Official character art for the Prince of Cannock from Dragon Quest 2 HD-2D Remake

Official character art for the Princess of Moonbrooke from Dragon Quest 2 HD-2D Remake

Official character art for the Princess of Cannock from Dragon Quest 2 HD-2D Remake

New official character art for the Dragon Quest II Remake: Hero / Prince of Midenhall, Prince of Cannock, Princess of Moonbrooke, and Princess of Cannock.

It will be released on all modern platforms including PC

So it's a HD-2D Zelda-Like with more focus on combat? I couldn't be happier actually. How cool that Team Asano is making this kind of game

Team Asano's game titles are undercooked as hell. I think even the code names of other games from other companies are better 😂

Well... I ended up making the list, even though I don't feel like its purpose leads to anything or is particularly significant or important. It's certainly kind of strange

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Maybe

It looks like Octopath Traveler 0 will take the story from the mobile game as a starting point to tell a familiar, yet new, tale

Hmm... interesting. It won't be the same story, but at the same time, they'll share a lot in common

Sounds good. I haven't played CotC, but I want to someday

Octopath Traveler 0 announced for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, PS4, Switch, and PC Square Enix has announced Octopath Traveler 0 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC (Steam, Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store). It will launch on December 4 worldwide.

Octopath Traveler 0 announced for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, PS4, Switch, and PC

Square Enix has announced Octopath Traveler 0 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC (Steam, Epic Games Store, Microsoft Store). It will launch on December 4 worldwide.

Square Enix announces HD-2D action RPG The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC Publisher Square Enix and developer Claytechworks have announced HD-2D action RPG The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC (Steam, Microsoft Store). A Switch 2-exclusive "Debut Demo" is available now via Nintendo eShop, which is meant to showcase the game's exploration and battle features. A demo survey is planned for a later date.

Square Enix announces HD-2D action RPG The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales for PS5, Xbox Series, Switch 2, and PC

Publisher Square Enix and developer Claytechworks have announced HD-2D action RPG The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, Switch 2,…

Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake ‘Erdrick’s Legacy’ trailer Square Enix has released a new trailer for Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake dubbed "Edrick's Legacy."

Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake ‘Erdrick’s Legacy’ trailer

Square Enix has released a new trailer for Dragon Quest I & II HD-2D Remake dubbed "Edrick's Legacy."