New video, everyone! Sonic Origins recently came out and packages four widescreen remasters of the Hedgehog's 16-bit roots. This should be the definitive way to play each of the included games... but not all is as it seems. We're going over the problems with the collection, and why I am not buying it.
Hope the video is insightful, and thank you so much for your support here on Patreon!
After being gone again for over half a year, the RZ is back... with an epic. This time, it's a re-review of Sonic Adventure 2, where I do an in-depth of the game as usual, but with a specific focus on what makes it so polarizing. After all, a lot of people genuinely love this game, but certainly, less than stellar things have been said about it over the past decade.
I hope you enjoy the review, and thank you so much for your support!
Hey, everyone!
I made a post where I announced that I would be uploading the PSD files for my thumbnails as a new Patreon reward.
After thinking about it a bit more, however, I realize that doing this is legally ambiguous. While my intention was for people to be able to take apart my thumbnails and potentially learn, it could be argued that I'm using somebody else's art for my own financial gain.
Sorry that I walked back on this one so quickly, but I hope you understand.
After a detour with Mega Man X6 and Sonic Colors: Ultimate, we're returning to and by extension wrapping up the modern Ninja Gaiden trilogy. Ninja Gaiden 3 is pretty bad, so we're tearing into why that is, but we're also checking out the significantly overhauled re-release, Razor's Edge, to find out how that version holds up.
I hope you enjoy the review, and thank you so much for your support!
2021-10-04 00:29:21 +0000 UTC View Post
Title speaks for itself. Y'all know what this is about. I got a review code, and so here are my brutally honest thoughts on Sonic Colors: Ultimate. Frankly, Sega should be ashamed they had the gall to release this.
2021-09-06 19:58:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Surprise, we're trying something new on the channel! It's a return to Mega Man X6, only this time we are checking out to see if the game is beatable on Xtreme difficulty, without any Weapons/Techniques, Life-Ups, Parts or Armors. We're testing both X and Zero!
This challenge was a bitch and a half, so I hope you enjoy the video!
2021-08-17 00:36:40 +0000 UTC View Post
What's up, y'all? I've got something new for you! We're looking at the sequel to 2004's Ninja Gaiden revival, as well as its Sigma 2 re-release. This game is a little crazy, both in good and bad ways, so do click that link to find out more.
I hope you enjoy the review, and thank you so much for the support here on Patreon!
2021-07-28 08:19:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello, everybody! It's been a long-ass time again, but I've got a new video out! This time on Ninja Gaiden for the original Xbox, which was later re-released as Ninja Gaiden Sigma on the PlayStation 3. Recently, the game has also been ported to modern platforms and PC with the Ninja Gaiden: Master Collection.
This is a great 3D action game that, hopefully, you may be intrigued to check out after watching the review!
2021-06-21 23:40:47 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey all! It only took me about a year and a half, but I've finally finished a new review for you all to enjoy! It is a beefer, as expected, but I hope you enjoy it. I think it's really interesting to see how far I've come since the original Sonic Adventure review.
The video goes live for everybody to see on Wednesday, but of course you get early access. I've also attached a link below that contains a part of the script I ended up scrapping. It's about the Mission Mode in the DX port and...
2020-03-23 12:46:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey guys, here is the long-awaited X8 review! Enjoy your two days early access! (the thumbnail on Patreon doesn't seem to update, so lol @ Sonic)
2018-08-29 15:17:38 +0000 UTC View PostHey everybody,
This is a very relevant post for you Patrons. I've decided not to continue with the new parts format I was trying out. It's more difficult and limiting to write and structure reviews in that way, and it didn't seem to help performance in any significant way. I also feel it made for a bit of a messy experience on the channel to have multiple parts floating around; I unlisted them a few days ago, and having only the full video listed now is considerably cleaner and easier.
I...
2018-08-04 16:35:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is my review on the Mega Man X Legacy Collections! Better late than never, and it has a PC specific section with advice to improve the experience.
Even though this is not a full RZ review, I am charging for this one as a combo charge for the Final Fantasy video and this. These two combined have taken about the time a full RZ review would.
2018-08-03 19:30:19 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!
Here is the Final Fantasy video I have been working on, where I revisit the two installments of the franchise I grew up with as a teen, and compare the two and see which one holds up the best. It'll go live tomorrow for everybody else.
I also may render out a slightly tweaked version of the video if I can do so in time before tomorrow. It concerns the very last paragraph, where I feel the pacing and cutting of the lines is a bit too fast to convey the sort of emotion I want...
2018-07-20 01:33:54 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey, everyone! Here is the script for my upcoming Final Fantasy IX vs. XIII video. It's finished (although I still may make some adjustments here and there), but due to my throat issues, I am still a little unsure of when I can comfortably record the voice-over without making my situation worse. So, if you'd like to read some of it in advance, you are more than welcome to! Hopefully it won't take too long for the video itself to come out, but yeah.
2018-07-09 15:55:00 +0000 UTC View Post
The Sonic CD retrospective has so much unused/tweaked stuff over the course of its development, it's frankly crazy and I can't really show all of it since earlier stuff is now so unorganized that it's hard to make sense of any of it. So, this was the state of my script before I got to work on the new format, so when it was still Quickies Don't Cut It. All I can say is: hot damn, is it different from the final videos. I think what's most interesting of all is how the writing in the final videos i...
2018-06-01 11:27:33 +0000 UTC View Post
Links for all the parts:
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dZ7Y-DGYMk
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqbfqwLe2vk
Here is the script for Jak and Daxter, and all the material that I've cut in some fashion or another. The link itself explains how to notice what's been and what hasn't been. :)
2018-03-05 14:24:02 +0000 UTC View Post
EDIT: The review is now live!
Howdy! Here is the review for Jak and Daxter: The Precursor Legacy, accessible early for you lovely Patrons!
One thing to note is that the video contains a rendering glitch during the music showcase parts (you'll see what I mean when you get there), and though I don't know WHY it happens, I know WHAT causes it. I will be rendering a fixed version, which is the one that is going to go live for everybody in 24 hours from now, so if you haven't seen ...
2018-03-01 10:59:55 +0000 UTC View Post
Can't believe I hadn't even posted the Mega Man X7 review up here. So here it is now.
2018-01-29 16:38:00 +0000 UTC View PostHi! Thanks to you folks who have been donating despite the lack of content on my channel! It's high time that I'm updating my Patreon, so I've changed the pledges from per month to per creation because it makes far more sense in my case. I've also overhauled the rewards and am still working a bit on those. Keep a look around for any changes and please adjust your donation amount accordingly. :)
2018-01-29 16:35:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Are your bodies up 2 a new review? They'd better be, since this one took forever!
2017-06-07 10:01:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Sonic 3D Blast... A game that isn't Sonic, isn't 3D and isn't a blast. Here is my analysis of it!
2017-02-20 23:55:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Good day, Patrons! Here is the Quickies Don't Cut It for Sonic the Hedgehog!
2016-12-22 07:06:06 +0000 UTC View Post