Words On Wednesday

I needed to restock on bourbon recently and I found a surprisingly decent bottle for surprisingly cheap. Name: Kentucky Gentleman Source:           Barton Distilling Company Style: Bourbon ABV: 40% Price: $8.95 Volume:           750ml Price per oz: $0.35 There’s a time for good bourbon , and there’s a time for cheap bourbon . There is no time for bad bourbon . Friends don’t let friends drink bad bourbon. What I wanted was cheap bourbon. Specifically, I wanted a handle of Evan Williams black label from Costco, but I didn’t feel like driving that far and I wouldn’t be driving back into the office for probably a few more weeks at least. I needed something to tide me over until I could restock the bourbon I actually wanted. The liquor store in the town over with the nice old man who doesn’t drink would have to do. I didn’t want to spend good bourbon money, but I also didn’t want to risk buying a bottle of bad...

  “Devil May Cry” is the first of a long series of action-adventure games. Released in 2001 and originally conceived as a Resident Evil game, it took concepts of Resident Evil and pushed them in a more action-oriented direction. Add in some interesting new characters, and you have the humble beginnings of a very successful franchise. Over two decades later, how does it hold up? My first exposure to Devil May Cry was soon after it originally came out, at least before the sequel came out in 2003. I was far too young to be playing M-rated games, but that’s neither here nor there. Whoever decided it was a good idea that I have the game won out, and I obviously had to get my fill of it. At the time, I was vehemently opposed to playing hard games or playing games on any difficulty harder than the absolute lowest option. Devil May Cry starts you out on normal mode by default. After you beat the first mission, you unlock easy mode. Beating the game on normal unlocks hard mode, and beating ...

“The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom” is the most recently released Zelda game and the very first game in the nearly four decade old series to feature Princess Zelda herself as the main playable protagonist. With 38 years of releases to build on, does this latest game refine a nearly perfect formula or do the unexpected changes ruin the experience? I’ve been watching Echoes of Wisdom since it was first announced. Any new Zelda game is worth paying attention to, and 2D (ish) Zelda games tend to be my favorite. Couple that with the revolutionary decision to make Zelda the main protagonist instead of Link, and you have a very large number of gamers on the edge of their seats. This could be huge. I expressed concern with the first gameplay trailer that it looked gimmicky. Zelda games have traditionally focused very heavily on Link’s swordplay. Removing that as the main method of engaging with enemies was a very bold decision, and one that would force this game to be notably different fr...