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Torna: The Golden Country Review!

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Let's show 'em a thing or three! It's here, my review of the story expansion for Xenoblade Chronicles 2: Torna, the Golden Country. I've been wanting to do this for a while. I was originally gonna make this review as an update of my old Xenoblade Chronicles 2 review from when Google Plus was still around, but this game is different enough from the main game that it warrants its own review. HISTORY Since this is my first true look at a Xenoblade game, I'll briefly talk about it my history with it. I first heard of Xenoblade when I heard people discussing Shulk being in Smash 4. When Shulk was confirmed for Smash 4, that was when I got interested into Xenoblade. I attempted to buy it at GameStop, only to find out it was till full-priced over half-a-decade later after its release, which was bullshit. I heard about Xenoblade Chronicles X, waited patiently for its release and got it. I remember liking some things about it, but disliking the insane difficulty....

And my next game review is...

The next game I will review has been decided: I will be reviewing Torna: The Golden Country, the prequel story expansion of Xenoblade Chronicles 2. It will be here on the 24 of May.

Mario Kart 8 Review!

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Time to burn some rubber. Well, this is it, my review of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe for the Nintendo Switch. After Persona 5, I wanted to slip into something more simple to tackle, so here we are. Hope you enjoy! HISTORY Regarding the Mario Kart series, I surprisingly haven't played a lot of them. The only ones I ever owned before this title were Mario Kart: Double Dash, Mario Kart 7, and the original Mario Kart 8 for the Wii U. I did play Mario Kart Wii a few times with friends, but never bought it despite owning a Wii. At the every least, each game I did have some fun with, though I remember having a hell of a time beating Mario Kart 7. I liked Mario kart 8, but I felt there were some things a bit lacking in it, especially in battle mode. Besides the anti-gravity feature, there was almost nothing new. When I heard the deluxe version was coming out for the switch, I sold my original Mario Kart 8 copy to get ready for the Deluxe version, but I wasn't able to actually get it un...