Game Pickups – March 2022

Recently having felt the need to get out of my house and do something so I can get out of my head I went to my local game store, Phoenix Games, in California’s north bay-area. I’ve been a patron there since I got my first job after moving out to California about five years ago. Even though I haven’t been there in about two years the owner recognized me and we chatted as I browsed around. To be honest it felt really good to have an honest, earnest conversation with somebody else about whatever it is we talked about. Rarely do I relish a chance to conversate but I’ve known him long enough I didn’t feel akward saying what was on my mind. We chatted about games, rising prices in California, other general chit-chat. It goes to show even introverts need socializing.

I was able to find a copy of Dynasty Warriors 3 and Haunted Mansion for PS2, Spider-Man 2 for Xbox, Mutant Football League, Madden NFL ’93, Cyberball, and Revenge of Shinobi for Sega Genesis and finally Killzone: Liberation for PS Vita. Most of these are an attempt to play something from my childhood to re-evaluate them while Killzone is apparently the only FPS worth owning on Vita.