Where Are All the Games?

Heyo. Zed here. It’s getting hard to find good games. This is a common statement I make to myself. There’s nothing good these days. I’m going to be honest. I’ve owned two Switches. I’ve never found a single good game for either of them. I’m disappointed. No, not disappointed. Sad. Like, emotionally sad. I wanted Nintendo to do something intelligent for once. Nintendo, I hate you. I really hate you. You suck.

Give me another Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Blue and Red Rescue Team. Give me another Pokemon Gold. Give me another Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door. Give me another Kirby Air Ride. Give me something nutritious. No, I don’t want games made out of just rice paper and corn syrup. Please. You’re an international megacorporation like something out of Shadowrun or Blade Runner and you can’t even figure out what a product pitch looks like. I’m sad. Really sad.

There are better options though. It took me five years to track down but I figured out where all of the game developers and companies who aren’t working with the Switch are going. It’s the Android App store. There are tons of good looking games on there. I don’t just mean Fruit Ninja. I can’t believe the quality and the selection they have. And the best part is most of them are free. There’s even a new Elder Scrolls game called Elder Scrolls: Blades.

Bethesda? Blades? Do you, the mythical giant in the industry, want back into the fantasy RPG market? Bethesda? Could it be true? I’ll look into the dozens of good looking games there later when I have a better grasp of my current Minecraft build. Minecraft is on the Android App store as well. And, right now, it’s on sale for the 15th anniversary of the game. Get it while it’s fresh.

Zed

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